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Australia’s catastrophic rabbit invasion sparked by a few dozen British bunnies Six kilometres south of Norfolk Island lies a striking volcanic island with red cliffs, where one of the Pacific’s most impressive environmental recoveries is taking place.Phillip Island, part of Norfolk Island National Park, was left almost completely bare after 150 years of grazing by…

Roughly 5,000 discarded toilets have been repurposed as artificial reef structures beneath the water. The initiative, run by New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection alongside the Billion Oyster Project, converted old porcelain fixtures from public schools into a foundation for oyster growth. According to the Jamaica Bay reef project, instead of ending up in…

Detroit was once built for two million residents, but the population today stands at under a million. That shift left behind a vast amount of unused space, and rather than let it sit idle, residents began reclaiming it. What started with small community gardens on scattered plots has grown into one of the strongest urban…

Quote of the day by Emma Watson Emma Watson was nine years old when she was cast as Hermione Granger. For the next decade, audiences watched her grow up on screen. When the Harry Potter films ended, many assumed they already knew the course of her life. She had become one of the world’s most…

Neighbourhoods in Chicago that lost more tree canopy also recorded higher mortality rates. (Representational photo) Tree canopy loss in cities may be linked to higher death rates, according to a new study. Researchers have found that Chicago neighbourhoods that lost more tree cover over 11 years also recorded higher mortality, especially in areas with hotter…

Every morning, children in Harford, Cheshire, a quaint village 2 miles southwest of the town of Northwich, would go on a treasure hunt. They look for the mysterious gifts hidden in a zip-lock bag that can appear almost anywhere: in gardens, on doorsteps, tucked into hedgerows like gifts from some benevolent fairy tale. One may…

Along with Russia, the United States possesses nearly 90% of all nuclear weapons on Earth. The country has over 5,044 total warheads and is known to have the most balanced and heavily maintained strategic triad delivery systems. While it has no need to amp up on developing more nuclear weapons, it needs to urgently clear…

French streamers Owen Cenazandotti, known online as Naruto, and Safine Hamadi have received suspended prison sentences for repeatedly attacking and humiliating Jean Pormanove during livestreams. A court in Nice, France, gave Naruto a two-year suspended sentence and a €15,000 fine, while Safine received an 18-month suspended sentence and a €5,000 fine. The court also banned…

It’s so hot in Japan that the country invented a word for it, really. Deadly heat waves have transformed a major part of the world into a plot of a sci-fi movie where people are cooping up at homes and fighting for air conditioners at marts. Large parts of East Asia have been gripped in…

Patrick McGee remembers talking to the woman sitting beside him as his Southwest Airlines flight approached Phoenix. His next clear memory was waking up in an ambulance.Somewhere between Omaha, Nebraska, and Phoenix, the 77-year-old grandfather suffered a major cardiac emergency. His heart stopped, and fellow passengers had to perform CPR in the narrow aisle of…