Science

Ankith BurkiPhoto: Society for Science For Ankith Burki, the global water crisis was not an abstract classroom topic but a challenge worth trying to solve. The seventh-grader from BASIS Independent Silicon Valley in San Jose designed an atmospheric water generator that pulls moisture from humid air, then tested whether sound could make it more effective….

Bailey Quinn FrankPhoto credit: Society for science When Bailey Quinn Frank learned that scientists can identify species from genetic material left behind in the environment, she saw an opportunity to apply the same idea to public health. The eighth-grader from Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale designed a simple air sampler using small fans and…

The debt conversion was supported by several private funders, including the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation was among the private funders that backed a deal helping Seychelles use debt financing for ocean conservation. The deal helped the island nation increase the area of its ocean under protection from just 0.04% of its Exclusive Economic…

Jeryl Lynn comforts her crying sister Kirsten during a 1966 vaccination with the Jeryl Lynn Strain. In 1963, vaccine researcher Dr Maurice Hilleman was working to develop a safe and effective vaccine against mumps when his five-year-old daughter, Jeryl Lynn, developed the disease. One night, Jeryl Lynn woke Hilleman and showed him her swollen cheeks,…

A routine infrastructure project in Oceanside, California, has uncovered a glimpse of a world that existed tens of millions of years before humans. The City of Oceanside first announced the discovery on September 22, while reporting from the Los Angeles Times, NBC 7 San Diego and the San Diego Union-Tribune provided additional details about the…

At 14, Juan Sebastian Avila Perez is using technology to make it easier for deaf people to experience and identify birds through their calls in Colombia. Sebastian began his conservation work five years ago with a campaign focused on protecting Colombia’s avian biodiversity and preventing species extinctions. During birdwatching activities and environmental education sessions, he…

US biologists searching the Mojave Desert have discovered six previously unknown population groups of the Mojave poppy bee, giving scientists a broader picture of the tiny insect’s distribution and helping the US Fish and Wildlife Service conclude that the species does not currently require protection under the Endangered Species Act, the agency said in an…

Representative Image of a prototype tyre made from discarded orange peels, showcasing breakthrough environmental technology (AI Generated Image) A teenage researcher in Brazil has developed a prototype tyre using compounds extracted from discarded orange peels, in an effort to address pollution associated with tyre wear. Isabela Silvério, from São José dos Campos, Brazil, entered the…

Maryland has restored hundreds of acres of oyster reef in Harris Creek as part of a larger effort to rebuild oyster habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. As of the end of 2024, Harris Creek had 343 acres of healthy oyster reef, with 2.49 billion oyster seeds planted there. The restoration is part of a broader…

Domestic cats can be effective hunters, and devices designed to reduce their success have increasingly been used as a way to limit predation on wildlife while allowing cats to remain outdoors. One such device is the CatBib, a neoprene bib attached to a cat’s collar and designed to interfere with the pouncing movement used during…