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The ‘suicide tree’ of Kerala: How an innocent-looking fruit became linked to hundreds of deaths and a forensic puzzle
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Kentucky collected about 5,000 discarded Christmas trees in 2026 instead of sending them to landfills; officials sank 1,700 in a single lake to replace lost underwater shelter for fish
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In 1975, Kodak began operating a uranium-based research device beneath its Rochester laboratory; 31 years later it shut down, and a new account explains why it was never a self-sustaining nuclear reactor
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Radio tags reveal how giant green anacondas hide underwater in the Amazon; researchers spotted them at just 17.7% of tracked locations |
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Scientists discover a giant fungus in China that grows up to 50 cm tall, weighs 2.2 kg, and traces its origins to 65 million years ago |
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South Wales rewetted damaged peatlands; monitoring recorded expanding water-vole signs alongside recovering bog plants and wildlife |
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In 1942, a wartime mistake by Harry Coover created the secret formula for super glue |

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A failed experiment in 1942 led to the accidental discovery of super glue. Scientist Harry Coover was trying to develop clear plastics for military gun sights. The substance proved difficult to work with, sticking to everything. Image Credits: White House, via Wikimedia Commons In many cases, we find a little bottle of super glue somewhere…

The ‘suicide tree’ of Kerala: How an innocent-looking fruit became linked to hundreds of deaths and a forensic puzzle

Kentucky collected about 5,000 discarded Christmas trees in 2026 instead of sending them to landfills; officials sank 1,700 in a single lake to replace lost underwater shelter for fish

In 1975, Kodak began operating a uranium-based research device beneath its Rochester laboratory; 31 years later it shut down, and a new account explains why it was never a self-sustaining nuclear reactor

Radio tags reveal how giant green anacondas hide underwater in the Amazon; researchers spotted them at just 17.7% of tracked locations |

Scientists discover a giant fungus in China that grows up to 50 cm tall, weighs 2.2 kg, and traces its origins to 65 million years ago |

South Wales rewetted damaged peatlands; monitoring recorded expanding water-vole signs alongside recovering bog plants and wildlife |

In 1942, a wartime mistake by Harry Coover created the secret formula for super glue |