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California scientists poisoned invasive Argentine ant colonies with two common baits; one sent workers roaming before death, the other made them stop searching for food and cluster near water

Aj Mix Editor August 19, 2026

Argentine ants are invasive ants commonly found in homes and gardens in Southern California Seeing more Argentine...

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African honeyguide birds recognise local calls from honey hunters to help find hidden bee nests |

Aj Mix Editor August 19, 2026

Deep in the forests of Mozambique, finding a wild bee nest can begin with a sound. Yao...

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Coffee beans found in Civet poop used to make one of the world’s most expensive Kopi Luwak coffee which costs thousands of dollars per kilogram |

Aj Mix Editor August 19, 2026

Asian palm civet. Image Credit: Bernard DUPONT/Wikipedia Kopi luwak is one of the world’s most unusual coffees...

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Antarctica holds more than 60% of the world’s meteorites, but warming could make thousands disappear into the ice |

Aj Mix Editor August 18, 2026

Antarctica holds more than 60% of the world’s meteorites, but warming could make thousands disappear into the...

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Meet Arya Gurumukhi, the Texas student developing a ‘Bionic Leaf’ that uses sunlight, water and bacteria to make fuel |

Aj Mix Editor August 18, 2026

A power cut in Texas left Arya Gurumukhi and her family without heat for days during the...

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Dutch plant turns 420,000 tonnes of poultry manure into renewable electricity for 45,000 households while recycling the leftover ash into fertiliser |

Aj Mix Editor August 18, 2026

A Dutch plant is turning a huge agricultural waste stream into renewable electricity and fertiliser. BMC Moerdijk...

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Meet Ella Lu, the 17-year-old North Carolina student who taught AI to recognise how Impressionist painters arranged objects in their paintings |

Aj Mix Editor August 18, 2026

Ella Lu. Image Credit: Chris Ayers/Society for Science Ella Lu, a 17-year-old student from Chapel Hill, North...

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In 1986, a 29-year-old teacher spent 55 days crossing the Arctic and became the first woman to reach the North Pole |

Aj Mix Editor August 18, 2026

PC: Guinness World Records In 1986, Ann Bancroft set out across the Arctic as a 29-year-old elementary...

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In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails; it later became linked to the decline and extinction of native island snails

Aj Mix Editor August 18, 2026

In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails An aggressive...

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In 1937, Australian scientists released infected rabbits on an island to test a virus that would later transform rabbit control across the continent |

Aj Mix Editor August 18, 2026

A European rabbit in Tasmania. Image Credit: JJ Harrison/Wikipedia In 1937, Australian scientists took an unusual step...

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