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Nathan Gael Montelongo, the La Joya, Texas seventh-grader who turned restaurant shellfish shells into chitosan (Image Credit: Society for Science) A fishing trip along the Rio Grande led a La Joya, Texas, seventh-grader to investigate whether discarded shellfish shells could help remove pollution from water. Nathan Gael Montelongo became interested in the problem after a…

In 2021, Australian engineers mixed shredded single-use face masks with processed building rubble for road bases; the material met engineering standards, and 1 km of two-lane road could use about 3 million masks/Image: RMIT University About 3 million single-use face masks could be used to build the base of a one-kilometre, two-lane road, according to…

LONDON: Two 17-year-old teenagers have been jailed for 10 years in the UK for an arson attack at an Indian restaurant in London in August last year, leaving multiple diners seriously injured.On August 22, 2025, the two, along with a third accomplice, all masked, had stormed the eatery, Indian Aroma, ordering customers to remain in…

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….

A Romanian flea-market seller thought an old machine was a typewriter and let it go for €100; the buyer, a cryptography professor, recognized a World War II Enigma I and sold it at auction in 2017 for €45,000/Image: Reuters In 2017, a machine sold for €100 at a Romanian flea market turned out to be…

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 shooting took place at around 1:25 am during a large gathering attended by more than 1,000 people. Two people were killed, and at least 25 others were injured after gunfire erupted at a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, early Sunday, The Guardian reported citing authorities.The shooting took place at around 1:25 am during…

Residents oppose plans to turn the former hotel and wedding venue into 42 studio apartments for 65 people. (Photo: SWNS) Residents in Maidstone, Kent, have voiced strong opposition to plans to convert a former hotel and wedding venue into a 42-unit co-living development, saying they fear the proposal could put additional pressure on parking, local…

Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation helped fund the veteran housing project. Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Foundation helped fund a housing project that turned part of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, into homes for formerly homeless veterans. The project opened in 2019 with 77 permanent supportive housing units.According to the foundation,…

A student walks by a sign at the entrance of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. (File Photo) A woman who has alleged that she was drugged and raped by several Cornell University fraternity members has been threatened with harm if she does not withdraw her civil lawsuit, her lawyer said on Sunday.Thomas Giuffra, who…