October 18, 2026

Science

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In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range

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In 1990, a small bird became an unlikely symbol of one of America’s fiercest environmental battles. The...
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A Chicago physicist proposed a way to create quantum images 20 years ago; after two decades waiting for experimental proof, superconductors have finally produced the effect he predicted

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Representational image of quantum imaging showing electron waves around an atom. (AI photo) Dirk Morr, a physics...
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NASA has tested a navigation system that lets satellites determine where they are without GPS by treating other spacecraft and debris as landmarks, while refining more than 200 object orbits in three days

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Starling tested GPS-free navigation using onboard cameras to track space objects. (Credit: NASA) NASA has tested a...
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Insect Fossil Texas 324 Million Year: A 324-million-year-old fossil from Texas preserves an early insect with 24 legs and paddle-like limbs on its abdomen, suggesting insects did not leave water for land in one sudden evolutionary jump

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Palaeoecological reconstruction of the Carboniferous stem-insect Chosha praecursor. (Image by NIGPAS) An international research team has identified...
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In 2009, Minnesota treated Pickerel Lake with fish poison to remove common carp; afterward water clarity rose nearly 600% and plant cover climbed from 4.6% to 90%

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For decades, Pickerel Lake in Minnesota struggled with poor water quality, heavy algal growth and extremely low...
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Researchers piecing together ancient tablets, inscriptions and a statue argue that three forgotten kings ruled Assyria more than 2,700 years ago, potentially changing part of the empire’s accepted chronology

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Representative Image (AI-generated) For more than 2,700 years, the story of Assyria’s kings has survived through fragments...
Read More Read more about Researchers piecing together ancient tablets, inscriptions and a statue argue that three forgotten kings ruled Assyria more than 2,700 years ago, potentially changing part of the empire’s accepted chronology