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In 1961, researchers at Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire harvested a final crop of barley from a four-hectare agricultural plot known as Stocking Close, ploughed the soil and walked away. They did not plant a single tree, build a fence or protect young saplings with plastic tubes.

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Every year, nearly 1,900 of the nation's most promising high school seniors submit original research to the Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS), the oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition in the United States. According to the Society for Science, which runs the competition, the Regeneron STS recognises and empowers young scientists who are developing ideas that could solve society's most urgent challenges.

Jane Goodall spent decades studying chimpanzees in the wild before becoming one of the world's most recognisable voices for wildlife conservation and environmental protection. Her work changed how scientists understood chimpanzee behaviour and helped demonstrate the importance of protecting animals and their habitats.

For years, South Korea's steel industry has produced large quantities of slag, a mineral-rich byproduct of steelmaking that can be reused in construction and other applications. A 2026 study published in the Journal of People, Plants and Environment tested whether steel slag could also be used as a soil amendment for rice while avoiding concerns about heavy-metal contamination.

A year-long experiment in Puerto Rico's Luquillo Experimental Forest produced an unexpected result. Researchers from the U.S.

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Anthropic says Claude can now do more than chat and code; it can design protein binders and analyse chemistry lab data. The company says the AI completed tasks that can take scientists hours or even weeks, hinting at a much bigger role for AI in research.

For those who don't know, CERN is Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire (European Council for Nuclear Research). It is the world's largest particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland (near Franco-Swiss border).