For generations, prairie dogs were often treated as a problem rather than an ecological asset. Their burrows were blamed for competing with livestock, while their colonies were targeted through shooting and poisoning across large parts of their former range.But removing them had consequences far larger than the disappearance of one small mammal. Scientists studying black-tailed…
Zac’s summer project was a custom wheelchair designed for a 21-month-old girl. (News 4 Utah- screengrab) While many children his age were on summer break, 13-year-old Zac Waters spent about 300 hours working on a very different project. The Lehi, Utah, boy used his 3D printing skills to build a custom mobility chair for a…
Since February 2022, the UN human rights office has documented 129 executions of Ukrainian PoWs. (File Photo) More than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war interviewed by UN monitors reported being tortured or otherwise ill-treated in Russian captivity, a senior UN human rights official said Monday, as Russia rejected the allegations and accused Ukraine of…
The royals across the world are known to pull numerous extravagant moves with an aim to impress. While Cleopatra made guests dine on gold plates, King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France built temporary palaces of brick and glass for a meeting. But in modern times, such grand gestures have been…
Bashar al-Assad gets death sentence by local Syrian court Syria’s former president and ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib, the former head of political security in the southern province of Deraa, have been sentenced to death by a criminal court in Damascus.According to the Daily Mail, the court on Tuesday convicted Assad of “crime…
The sea can feel distant even to people who live hundreds of miles from a coastline. It sits beyond the horizon, beneath ships and far below the surface, largely hidden from ordinary view. Sylvia Earle spent much of her life trying to make that hidden world less remote. Born in New Jersey in 1935, she…
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate. US prosecutors have opposed the release of social media influencers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate from federal custody, arguing that thebrothers pose a “heightened flight risk,” as they fight extradition to UK. The brother’s face 59 charges including rape and human trafficking.The prosecution filed its response on Monday, three…
A Finnish boat builder has demonstrated what solar-powered sailing could look like by building an 11-metre yacht from scratch and taking it on a voyage of more than 3,000 nautical miles using electricity generated from the sun. The yacht, designed and built by Lukas Sjöman, relies on solar panels and batteries instead of conventional diesel…
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, has published the final category list for MPharm admissions 2026-27. Candidates seeking communal reservation can check their category status online and download the category invitation letter through the MPharm Candidate Portal. The list follows the review of objections submitted against the provisional category list. CEE Kerala MPharm final category…
For years, Ray Patel’s Golden Key Hotel stood on a busy stretch of Colorado Street in Glendale, California, surrounded by a city that was changing quickly. According to the Los Angeles Times, then came the Americana at Brand, a roughly $400 million mixed-use development that brought shops, restaurants and homes to the area. Patel’s 55-room…
