TOP 10 INNOVATION UPDATES

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla unveils BHEEM concept for setting up habitat on other planets

Scientists infect 6,000 young elms in bold bid to bring iconic trees back

Removing rats helps native tree seedlings surge on Palmyra Atoll

In 2003, Nasa found freshwater snails reproduced in space with 50% larger statoconia

In 2005, Nasa sent five geckos into space for 16 days without food or water

California’s toxic yellow weed covered 2.34 million acres until beetles fought back

California and Arizona turned old tyres into reefs and found 20 times more fish

Meet Prakhar Purohit, who found a way to make tiny batteries from dirty water

13-year-old turned his grandmother’s fall into a $25,000 invention

Centuries-old plaque on eight people’s teeth preserved a surprisingly detailed menu of what they ate in Osaka

A floating wind turbine off Spain became an underwater farm for four species

How 3,000 giant tortoises are rebuilding Española after near extinction

Northern spotted owl once became a symbol of America’s logging wars; now scientists say it is already functionally extinct

Chicago physicist’s 20-year-old quantum imaging theory gets experimental proof using superconductors

NASA tests GPS-free navigation using other satellites and space debris as landmarks

How a diamond hit at hypersonic speed can turn into graphite in microseconds

Three forgotten kings may change the accepted timeline of ancient Assyria

Scientists spent 100 years discovering animals, reshaping where we see Earth’s biodiversity hotspots

The Dead Sea has been building a salt floor for years; scientists reveal how it happens