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scienceblog.com > j-1999-2006-channel-islands-foxes-santa-cruz-55-to-3086

From 1999 to 2006 crews moved 44 golden eagles off the Channel Islands and cleared more than 5,000 feral pigs from Santa Cruz; that island's fox count rose from 55 to 3,086 by 2024

1+ day, 36+ min ago   (323+ words) What looked like a conservation dead end became the fastest mammal recovery ever recorded—all by removing the predators and competitors that nearly erased an island fox from existence. By Lab Report · Edited by Justin Brown Published September 12, 2026 · How we…...

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scienceblog.com > m-in-1955-disneyland-went-up-in-366-days-and-the-asphalt-on-main-street-was-still-soft-when-the-gates-opened-because-it-had-been-laid-the-night-before-the-temperature-neared-100-degr

In 1955, Disneyland went up in 366 days, and the asphalt on Main Street was still soft when the gates opened because it had been laid the night before. The temperature neared 100 degrees, 28,154 people walked in, and women's heels sank into the fresh surface.

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (617+ words) Walt Disney's grand opening became a cautionary tale the moment the gates opened: five times the expected crowd arrived, mostly wielding forged tickets, on a sweltering day when nothing—not even the pavement—was ready. By Science Blog Editorial Team…...

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scienceblog.com > d-in-the-early-1970s-volunteers-and-county-crews-sank-up-to-2-million-tires-off-fort-lauderdale-to-build-a-reef-broken-straps-corroding-clips-and-storms-scattered-them-and-cleanup-crews-hav

In the early 1970s, volunteers and county crews sank up to 2 million tires off Fort Lauderdale to build a reef — broken straps, corroding clips and storms scattered them, and cleanup crews have since hauled more than 600,000 back up

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (582+ words) What began as an environmental triumph—dumping millions of tires to build an artificial reef—became one of the ocean's most stubborn cleanup nightmares. Published September 10, 2026 · How we edit On 22 April 1972, a Goodyear blimp hung over the water off Fort…...

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scienceblog.com > t-coral-growth-rings-400-days-year

Coral growth rings from 400 million years ago record about 400 days in a year, because Earth spun faster then and the day lasted closer to 22 hours

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (919+ words) Daily and annual growth bands in fossil corals helped reveal a faster-spinning Earth. About 400 days fitted into a year, putting each day near 22 modern hours. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit A fossil…...

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scienceblog.com > j-by-early-2022-a-program-involving-georgia-dnr-had-sunk-more-than-3500-recycled-christmas-trees-into-lake-allatoona-over-16-years-and-volunteer-jimmy-moore-had-spent-about-six-years-build

By early 2022, a program involving Georgia DNR had sunk more than 3,500 recycled Christmas trees into Lake Allatoona over 16 years — and volunteer Jimmy Moore had spent about six years building bamboo pyramids as fish attractors alongside them

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (329+ words) By early 2022, more than 3,500 recycled Christmas trees had been placed in Lake Allatoona to create fish habitat. Volunteer Jimmy Moore strengthened the program by building durable bamboo pyramids that carried the trees into deeper water. By Lab Report · Edited by…...

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scienceblog.com > d-slime-mould-has-no-brain-no-neurons-and-no-central-control-yet-when-scientists-placed-food-at-36-locations-matching-cities-around-tokyo-it-grew-a-network-strikingly-similar-to-the-rail-system

Slime mould has no brain, no neurons and no central control, yet when scientists placed food at 36 locations matching cities around Tokyo, it grew a network strikingly similar to the rail system — with comparable efficiency, cost and resilience

4+ day, 31+ min ago   (462+ words) A single-celled organism with no brain solved a transportation puzzle that took human engineers decades to perfect. Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit A brainless yellow blob spread across a wet plate in a Japanese lab and, meaning nothing by it,…...

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scienceblog.com > j-florida-keys-4h-coral-restoration-foundation-coral-tree-nurseries

Around 2000, a Florida Keys father and daughter started a 4-H coral project; by 2007 it had become the Coral Restoration Foundation, and its coral-tree nurseries now grow corals across the Keys and a wider network

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (670+ words) In 2001, Florida Keys tropical-fish collector and live-rock aquaculturist Ken Nedimyer launched an ocean-based coral farm with his daughter Kelly as her 4-H project, according to a Divers Alert Network profile. Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit The chronology matters because the…...

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scienceblog.com > d-researchers-invited-11-people-to-cuddle-two-holstein-steers-at-a-new-york-sanctuary-and-the-animals-developed-a-striking-preference-they-were-far-more-engaged-with-the-women-than-the-men

Researchers invited 11 people to cuddle two Holstein steers at a New York sanctuary, and the animals developed a striking preference — they were far more engaged with the women than the men

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (455+ words) A surprising finding from a cuddling study challenges assumptions about which humans animals instinctively trust. Published September 8, 2026 · How we edit Magnus is the extrovert. Callum needs a minute. Both are Holstein steers weighing roughly as much as a small hatchback,…...

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scienceblog.com > d-a-university-professor-spent-100-days-living-in-a-100-square-foot-habitat-22-feet-beneath-a-key-largo-lagoon-and-when-he-finally-surfaced-he-measured-half-an-inch-shorter-after-spending-the

A university professor spent 100 days living in a 100-square-foot habitat 22 feet beneath a Key Largo lagoon — and when he finally surfaced, he measured half an inch shorter after spending the entire mission under elevated pressure

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (494+ words) Joseph Dituri went into the water at 73 inches tall. He came out, 100 days later, at just over 72. The final measurement came on a Key Largo dock in June 2023, in front of family, friends and strangers who had followed… Published September…...

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scienceblog.com > t-mars-3-first-soft-landing-14-5-seconds

In 1971, the Soviet Union’s Mars 3 became the first spacecraft to soft-land successfully on Mars—but it transmitted for just 14.5 seconds before falling silent, giving it the shortest successful surface mission in Martian history.

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (897+ words) Mars 3 achieved the first soft landing on Mars, then lost contact within seconds. The surviving records distinguish a successful arrival from a surface investigation that never developed. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 8, 2026 · How we edit…...