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		Coronal mass ejections from the Sun can cause geomagnetic storms that may damage technology on Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO – By Dagomar Degroot, Associate Professor of Environmental History, Georgetown University Published: 2025 Oct 28 – In May 2024, part of the Sun exploded. – The …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		The humble kiwi comes out on top for gut motility.  Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Oct 26 – For the first time, scientists have used evidence-based research to rewrite the advice on what to consume to relieve constipation, doing away with the broad …	
	        
        				
						
			            			
																												
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		An active ingredient in cardamom seeds acts as a natural antiviral. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Oct 25 – A humble kitchen spice could pack a powerful antiviral punch. Researchers have found that compounds in cardamom seeds can trigger the body’s virus-detecting systems, …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Pumpkin patch excursions have become a fall staple in many U.S. households. Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images – By Shelley Mitchell, Senior Extension Specialist, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University Published: 2025 Oct 24 – October in much of the U.S. …	
	        
        				
						
			            									
																						
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		One of the impressive camel paintings, believed to indicate to passing humans that water was nearby.  Maria Guagnin – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Sep 30 – Large rock-face murals scattered across the desert in northern Saudi Arabia represent one of the most ambitious – …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Studying the remains of several beached dolphins the research found significant signs of neurodegeneration. Public Domain – By Pranjal Malewar 2025 Oct 14 – In 2022, scientists examined the brains of 22 stranded marine mammals and found something astonishing: Alzheimer’s-like pathology in dolphins. And …	
	        
        				
						
			            															
																
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		These animals live underground for around 37 years.  John Brighenti/Wikimedia Commons/(CC BY 2.0) – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Oct 12 – What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades. Now scientists …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles that can smash into Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO via WikimediaCommons – By Yeimy J. Rivera, Researcher in Astrophysics, Smithsonian Institution And by Rosa Tatiana Niembro Hernández, Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Institution And by Samuel Badman, …	
	        
        				
						
			            																					
										
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		For the first time, scientists have documented the extent of the urban gully crisis. Matthias Vanmaercke – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Oct 02 – Nearly 3,000 growing chasms have opened up in dozens of towns, swallowing up roads and houses in their path. Known …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Jane Goodall appears on stage at 92NY in New York on 2023 Oct 01. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP – By Mireya Mayor, Director of Exploration and Science Communication, Florida International University Published: 2025 Oct 01 – Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the …