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A study using turkey tail mushrooms as a natural filtration system has successfully removed E. coli from a polluted river in Devon, England, and the approach is already being put into practice.
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A UK wildlife park has welcomed Sumatran tiger cubs, a significant moment for a critically endangered subspecies with only around 400 individuals left in the wild.
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NASA has been testing new autonomous driving and navigation capabilities for rovers designed to explore the Moon and Mars, bringing crewed and robotic exploration closer together.
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Fewer than 10,000 fishing cats remain in the wild, and the species 'borders on myth.' But trail cameras in Cambodia just caught one prowling rest…
May 5, 2026 · nature · conservation
A landmark study tracking over 9,000 people for 14 years has found that higher optimism is linked to a significantly lower risk of developing dem…
May 5, 2026 · health · science
Once hunted to extinction in Germany, Europe's largest deer species is crossing the border from Poland, where 30,000 moose now thrive thanks to d…
May 5, 2026 · nature · conservation
In Kerala, India, lifelike mechanical elephants are being donated to Hindu temples so that ancient ceremonial traditions can continue without ani…
May 5, 2026 · world · technology
Finland's longest bridge is dedicated entirely to pedestrians, cyclists, and trams — no cars allowed. Over 50,000 people crossed the stunning 1,1…
May 5, 2026 · world · environment
After disappearing from Wellington's hills over a century ago, New Zealand's beloved kiwi birds are being brought home by a grassroots project. T…
May 5, 2026 · nature · conservation
Seeds from the Moringa tree can remove over 98 percent of harmful microplastics from drinking water, performing as well as or better than chemica…
May 5, 2026 · science · environment
A species once declared extinct in the wild in Australia is making a remarkable comeback — and its return is helping restore entire ecosystems th…
May 5, 2026 · nature · conservation
In one of the most dramatic wildlife recoveries ever recorded, Kazakhstan's saiga antelope population has surged from fewer than 50,000 to over f…
May 5, 2026 · nature · conservation
In one of conservation's greatest success stories, the IUCN has upgraded giant pandas from endangered to vulnerable status, with the wild populat…
April 14, 2026 · nature · conservation
In a landmark public health achievement, Chile has been officially verified by the World Health Organization as having eliminated leprosy — the f…
April 14, 2026 · world · health
A groundbreaking treatment using stem cells from a mother's own placenta to repair her baby's spine in the womb has shown extraordinary results, …
April 14, 2026 · health · science
Once choked with plastic and barely flowing, a 3-km canal in Tamil Nadu, India, was cleared, restored, and lined with mangroves, offering a model…
April 14, 2026
After a Texas ban on rainbow crosswalks went into effect, a Dallas man took matters into his own hands and repainted a dozen of them in just a fe…
April 14, 2026In a major medical breakthrough from January 2026, scientists have developed a new anti-aging drug that successfully regrows knee cartilage in pr…
April 9, 2026 · health · anti-agingReported in February 2026, a revolutionary new spray powder has been developed that rapidly seals and heals life-threatening wounds. This breakth…
April 9, 2026 · health · medical breakthroughVineyard Wind 1, the first large-scale offshore wind project in US history, completed construction of all 62 turbines on March 13, 2026. Once ful…
March 22, 2026 · offshore wind · Vineyard WindUCSF researchers published a breakthrough in Nature on March 18, 2026: a single injection that reprograms T cells into cancer-killing CAR-T cells…
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