Representative Image (AI-generated) A restoration project in northern California has shown how structures designed to mimic the work of beavers can create better conditions for threatened coho salmon, particularly during drought. According to a July 2026 study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, juvenile coho salmon survival in one restored creek increased from a…

Saw Mill River, Yonkers, New York For decades, a section of the Saw Mill River in downtown Yonkers, New York, ran underground beneath a parking lot. The river had once helped the city grow into an industrial town, but as land became scarce, parts of the waterway were squeezed into smaller spaces and eventually covered.The…

Abu Dhabi offers free entry visas for eligible Indian passport holders. Indian travellers have a new reason to plan a UAE holiday, with Abu Dhabi offering free entry visas for eligible Indian passport holders under a three-month tourism programme, Gulf News reported.The programme will run from August 1 to October 31, 2026, and will initially…

A health worker in protective gear looks on at an Ebola treatment centre. (Photo: AP) Congo’s confirmed Ebola death toll has risen to 2,011, with the second 1,000 deaths recorded in about three weeks compared with roughly nine weeks for the first 1,000, as the country battles the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.The latest government…