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An airport in central Australia is preparing for its summer snake season after reports of dozens of sightings around its terminal, including inside an airline lounge and staff offices. According to reports by Kids News and the NT News, snake catcher Rex Neindorf has removed several reptiles from Alice Springs Airport, prompting renewed attention to…

Sixteen-year-old Ethan Yan has developed an affordable artificial intelligence system that helps clinics identify acute myeloid leukaemia in bone marrow samples. His project, ‘ALLocate’, works as a microscope plugin, allowing medical professionals to detect abnormal cells without relying on expensive whole-slide scanners. The system identifies key regions in a sample and counts abnormal cells on…

PC: Lost Peatlands of South Wales project Peatland restoration across South Wales has shown positive results, with rising water tables at some sites, changes in vegetation and increased wildlife activity recorded at restored sites. The findings come from a monitoring programme conducted between 2021 and 2025 to understand how these landscapes respond to restoration and…

Black-bellied whistling ducks, once largely confined to a few counties in South Texas, now breed in 90% of Texas counties as their range expands across the United States. Native to Mexico, Central America and South America, the tropical birds have spread along the Gulf Coast, up the Eastern Seaboard and across the Midwest. Researchers point…

Representative Image of a drone tracking a large Burmese python in the lush wetlands of the Everglades ecosystem (AI-generated image) A 16-foot Burmese python weighing 147.9 pounds was included in a US Geological Survey test of drone technology being evaluated for tracking invasive snakes in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. In material published September 23, 2026,…

Archaeologists working with Indigenous rangers have documented two underwater sites off Murujuga in Western Australia, uncovering evidence of how First Nations communities used the landscape before rising sea levels submerged it thousands of years ago. The findings, reported by ABC News and detailed in a new study published in Quaternary Science Reviews, expand on earlier…

Black Smoker at Hafa Adai. Image Credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration Since scientists first documented the Hafa Adai hydrothermal vent field in 2016, an underwater chimney has fallen over in the Pacific Ocean. When researchers returned in 2025, they discovered a smaller chimney growing in its place, a dramatic example of how rapidly the deep-sea landscape…

BENGALURU: Isro has successfully completed a series of Crew Module–Service Module (CM-SM) separation tests for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme, validating the system that will separate the crew capsule from its service module before re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.“The tests were conducted using a specialised setup at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram. The…

Buffalo Mountain protects forests, scenic views and outdoor recreation opportunities. There are landscapes that become part of a place’s identity long before they receive an official designation. Buffalo Mountain, with its rounded summit, expansive views and deep Appalachian forests, has long been one of Southwest Virginia’s most recognisable natural landmarks. Now, more than 2,200 additional…

A family hike sparked an idea that has since taken 13-year-old Advaith Atulasimha into the world of engineering. Worried about how someone could be found after getting lost in an area without mobile phone reception, he began exploring a way to power a tracking device without relying on a conventional battery. With guidance from his…

The Neanderthal’s left shoulder blade had a circular hole about 15mm wide. (University of Cambridge photo) A Neanderthal who lived around 75,000 years ago survived a serious facial injury for at least a year before suffering what researchers believe was a fatal spear wound. The discovery, made at Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, could provide…

Many young people fill their free hours with video games, team sports, and time with friends. Ji-Hong Wu chose a different path. While in Grade 10 at Holy Trinity Catholic High School, he taught himself how to build an invention that converts hand gestures in the air into music. Today, that idea is a patented…