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In 1965, a couple began counting pigeons in Queensland. Three years later, numbers fell from 4,692 to 1,451, beginning a 60-year conservation story |

Aj Mix Editor August 11, 2026

A couple, Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne, travelled north from Queensland’s Gold Coast to Hinchinbrook Island, a place...

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In 2022, Nasa crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid at 14,000 mph and changed its orbit by 32 minutes |

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

In September 2022, Nasa carried out a mission that had never been attempted before: deliberately crashing a...

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German scientists made a sponge-like material that pulls drinking water from air as dry as 18% humidity, producing up to 1.8 litres per kg each day |

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

Representative Image of water harvesting technology collecting and storing water (AI-generated image) Researchers at Kiel University in...

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Quote of the day by Benjamin Franklin: “What is more valuable than gold? Diamonds. Than diamonds? Virtue.” |

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

Benjamin Franklin (Image: Wikipedia) Two people can spend a lifetime accumulating whatever they consider valuable and end...

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America is turning decades-old radioactive waste into strontium-90 power systems that could keep underwater sensors running for decades |

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

America is quietly building a network of nuclear-powered nodes on the ocean floor that could charge drone...

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Quote of the day by Alexander Graham Bell: “Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds” |

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

Alexander Graham Bell is best remembered for helping develop the telephone, an invention that transformed how people...

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Archaeologists in Málaga uncovered a 13-metre megalithic tomb more than 5,000 years old; ivory, amber and seashells point to long-distance exchange networks

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

Photo credit: University of Cádiz Archaeologists working near Teba in Málaga, southern Spain, have uncovered a remarkably...

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Earth’s core contains most of the planet’s gold, and scientists now find evidence that some core material is leaking into the mantle |

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

Earth’s core holds far more gold than anyone can reach. More than 99.999 per cent of the...

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Meet Sirish Subash: The 14-year-old who invented an AI-powered pesticide detector for fruits and vegetables and won $25,000 |

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

A 14-year-old Georgia student has turned a common kitchen concern into an award-winning science project. Sirish Subash,...

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In 2013, honeybees were trained to find land mines left behind by the Balkan wars, turning their extraordinary sense of smell into an unlikely detection tool |

Aj Mix Editor August 10, 2026

Croatia was still dealing with the hidden legacy of the Balkan wars when scientists began looking to...

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