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The anniversary, tenth Starmus festival of science and music is taking place in Tenerife. The week-long event, themed 'The Search for Truth', brings together Nobel laureates, astronauts, conservationists and artists, including Queen guitarist Brian May and keyboardist Rick Wakeman.
Javlon TursunovOn October 21, the Tashkent Botanical Garden will host the science festival Formula 35, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence. Guests will enjoy nine interactive science zones, chemistry experiments, astronomical observations, quests and quizzes. Entrance to the garden will be free on the day of the festival.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to the Naked Science ranking, based on the Nobel organization's open database, as of October 17 it listed 1,000 individuals and 28 organizations. Laureates were distributed by place of birth taking modern borders into account: the US — 300, the UK — 111, Germany — 86, France — 65.
Madina UsmonovaThe 2026 Nobel Prize laureates were announced from October 5 to 12. The week of awards opened with the Physiology or Medicine Prize, awarded for discoveries in optogenetics and light-controlled ion channels. In honor of the prize's 125th anniversary, the award amount was raised from 11 to 12 million Swedish kronor.
Madina UsmonovaAn international team led by a scientist from the University of California, Santa Barbara studied 40 elephant carcass sites and found that the remains alter soil composition and animal behavior for years. Ammonium concentrations near fresh remains were on average 31 times higher than in control plots, and impalas and lions fed there about three times more often — an effect that lasted more than seven years.
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