In 2017, a total solar eclipse changed animal behaviour as scientists watched 17 species react to sudden darkness

In 2017, a total solar eclipse changed animal behaviour as scientists watched 17 species react to sudden darkness

On 21 August 2017, the afternoon light at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina, began to fade. For the people gathered there, the approaching darkness was an astronomical spectacle. For the animals living outside in the zoo’s enclosures, it was something rather different: daylight was suddenly behaving as if evening had arrived. Researchers had prepared…

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The last woolly mammoths survived for 6,000 years after the Ice Age. In 2024, scientists challenged the idea that inbreeding caused their extinction

The last woolly mammoths survived for 6,000 years after the Ice Age. In 2024, scientists challenged the idea that inbreeding caused their extinction |

For years, the disappearance of the last woolly mammoths seemed to have a straightforward explanation. A tiny population became isolated, interbred for thousands of years and eventually reached a point where its own genetics made survival impossible. That idea found its way into documentaries, textbooks and scientific discussions alike. A study published in Cell, titled…

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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

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

A 14-year-old Georgia student has turned a common kitchen concern into an award-winning science project. Sirish Subash, a ninth grader from Snellville, built PestiSCAND, a handheld device designed to detect pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables. As reported by USA Today, his invention earned him the title of America’s Top Young Scientist in October 2024,…

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Billionaire Ken Griffin's $250 million superyacht wouldn't fit at his mansion, so he built a 3.7-acre private marina in Miami. Now he wants a private helipad and fly in to avoid rush-hour traffic

Billionaire Ken Griffin’s $250 million superyacht wouldn’t fit at his mansion, so he built a 3.7-acre private marina in Miami. Now he wants a private helipad and fly in to avoid rush-hour traffic

Because his 308-foot-long superyacht won’t fit at his mansion, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin is building a 3.7-acre private marina in Miami that will house his $250 million yacht Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin has already gotten permission to build a private marina (Waterfront facility) for his 308-foot superyacht on Miami’s Terminal Island. Now he…

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Jharkhand cancels 22 recruitment exams including JSSC CGL, orders CID probe into 17 tests since 2014; selected JSSC CGL candidates protest cancellation

Jharkhand cancels 22 recruitment exams including JSSC CGL, orders CID probe into 17 tests since 2014; selected JSSC CGL candidates protest cancellation

Demonstrators stage a protest outside Jharkhand secretariat after cabinet decided to cancel Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level examination, in Ranchi. (PTI Photo) JSSC CGL exam cancelled 2026: The Jharkhand government has cancelled 22 competitive examinations, including the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC CGL) examination, following a prolonged agitation over alleged irregularities…

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Workers building a dam uncovered stone structures in Angola; archaeologists cleared landmines and raced to excavate 15th-century burials before the site vanished

Angola: Workers building a dam uncovered stone structures in Angola; archaeologists cleared landmines and raced to excavate 15th-century burials before the site vanished

Tumuli illustration and photographs. Credit: D’Olivera et al. A hydroelectric dam under construction in Angola has led archaeologists to one of the country’s most important historical discoveries. Before the area disappears beneath the dam’s reservoir, researchers uncovered Angola’s oldest radiocarbon-dated burials. These burials are the earliest known stone structures in central Angola and the country’s…

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