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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….

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…

Police said the shooting began after two men got into an argument, apparently over a parking space. (AP) A 12-year-old girl was killed after being caught in the crossfire between two men who allegedly opened fire during an argument over a parking space at a Baltimore park where a youth football game was being played.Officers…

Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues/Image: Getty Images A federal judge has blocked further construction of border barriers in Texas’ Big Bend region after landowners and local groups warned that…

As per the probe till now, Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was stabbed by Omani co-pilot Hammam al-Hammam with an axe The stabbing on Indian pilot Smit Machchhar by Omani co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami on flydubai flight has now brought six countries officially into the fold. The attack on September 30 was on a flight flying from…

A Texas city will pay at least $175,000 after the SpaceX site it owns pumped 128 million gallons of groundwater above permitted limits over three years; the settlement includes monitoring payments for 25 years/Image: Facebook City of McGregor A groundwater dispute involving SpaceX’s sprawling Texas operations has left the city of McGregor facing at least…

Indian-origin US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. Indian-origin US lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi, along with Congressman Adam Smith, has introduced two bills aimed at helping immigrant and internationally trained healthcare professionals overcome licensing and training barriers and join the US healthcare workforce amid rising shortages of medical workers.The Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act and the Internationally…

For Andernacht, the tournament has become an example of what can happen when people turn personal hardship into collective action. A hockey tournament born from a family cancer diagnosis has grown into a decade-long fundraising effort, turning a group of friends, a few teams and a shared love of the game into a million-dollar community…

Sandra Bullock has an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and, in 2010 and again in 2014, was ranked as the highest-paid actress in the world. Ask her where her money did the most good, and the answer is not a film deal.It is a flooded high school in New Orleans. Bullock has backed Warren Easton…