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For Puri, the Davidson Fellowship marked recognition of a project that connected engineering with a cause she cared deeply about. Her work demonstrates how looking at a familiar problem differently can open up new technological possibilities. For Puri, the Davidson Fellowship marked recognition of a project that connected engineering with a cause she cared deeply…

Image: Left/Davidson Institute/Right/Elizabeth Hanechak/LinkedIn Many young people are still working out how to change the world, but Elizabeth Hanechak has already started with the plastic choking our planet. At eighteen, the student from Russell, Massachusetts, designed a microbial system that uses an engineered enzyme and microscopic algae to break plastic waste down into drinkable water…

AI representation/ChatGPT You are sitting beside a friend on a Sunday evening. Both of you are in the same room, wearing similar clothes, and neither is doing anything to attract mosquitoes. Yet, by the next morning, your arms and legs are covered in itchy bumps while your friend has barely noticed a bite. Why does…

The research examined more than 450 snake species from around the world. Rather than looking at colour in isolation, researchers considered how snakes appeared against the backgrounds of their natural habitats. In the wild, survival often depends on staying out of sight. But for some snakes, the opposite may be true. A flash of red,…

At least five of the Grand Canyon’s eight species of native fish were historically found in Bright Angel Creek. However, these species that are uniquely adapted to the characteristics of the Colorado River and its tributaries have suffered serious declines over the years due to human-caused changes to their habitat. The creek once supported a…

Iris ShenPhoto: Society for Science Iris Shen, a 17-year-old student from The Woodlands, Texas, has earned third place and a $150,000 award in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search for an unusually creative approach to blood-cancer research. Instead of relying only on conventional laboratory models, Shen tested a potential cancer drug in clams to determine…

According to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC), Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual maximum extent for the year on September 14. On the date, the ice covered an estimated 17.59 million square kilometres, making it the third-lowest maximum on record. It has fallen a million square kilometres or almost…

Scientists have discovered a deep-water bamboo coral forest in the South China Sea, where tall, whip-shaped coral colonies grow alongside sea fans, sponges and other marine animals. The forest lies at depths of 1,200 to 1,380 metres near the Xisha Islands, also known as the Paracel Islands. The discovery was made during a research expedition…

Over the past decade, Indonesia has lost an estimated 12.5 million hectares of forest. The decline has put the country under significant environmental pressure and contributed to increased coastal erosion, reduced biodiversity and heightened vulnerability to climate-related disasters. Observing the growing environmental challenges in the country, 14-year-old Harley Fatahillah Yodhaloka Sunoto began exploring ways to…

PC: Journal of the California Native Plant Society, Fremontia California’s Stanislaus National Forest is home to the Bennett Juniper, a remarkable tree known for its enormous trunk and great age. It is the largest known example of the Sierra juniper, described as the world’s largest juniper species. The tree stands 24 metres tall and has…