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How 280,000 volunteer-planted trees transformed New Zealand’s Tiritiri Matangi from a degraded island into a conservation sanctuary

Rangitoto framed – Tiritiri Matangi Island Off the coast of Auckland, in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, lies an island that looks like a slice of untouched wilderness. Dense native forest blankets its hills, rare birds call from the canopy and visitors walk along quiet tracks surrounded by ferns and flowering shrubs. Yet just a few…

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How a curious middle school student turned an everyday ant trail into a scientific breakthrough

Representational image. Generated through AI. Great discoveries rarely announce themselves with fanfare. More often, they begin with a moment so ordinary that almost everyone else overlooks it.For California middle-school student Seungah Chung, that moment arrived while watching ants march purposefully across the ground. Like countless others, she had seen the tiny insects carrying food and…

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‘Samudra Manthan’: Cabinet approves Rs 84,084 cr scheme for oil & gas exploration – top things to know

Samudra Manthan is projected to help add more than 600 million metric tons of oil Equivalent (MMTOE) to India’s reserves. Samudra Manthan scheme: Amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, India has announced a Rs 84,084 crore scheme for oil and gas exploration. PM Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet approved the ‘Samudra Manthan’ National Offshore Exploration Scheme…

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Watch: Messi’s reaction after Argentina players find England goalkeeper’s secret penalty notes | Football News

Argentina players reportedly inspected Pickford’s water bottle after their England win, with Messi and teammates reacting to the goalkeeper’s penalty notes/ Image:X Argentina’s dramatic 2-1 victory over England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final produced another memorable moment after the final whistle, as Lionel Messi and several teammates were filmed inspecting Jordan Pickford’s water…

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Hockey World Cup: ‘Show a bit of composure’ — Fulton’s message to India ahead of must-not-lose Pakistan clash | Hockey News

Team India (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India head coach Craig Fulton has urged his side to show greater composure and sharpen their defensive discipline against Pakistan after England exposed their weaknesses in a 2-4 defeat in their second Pool D match of the Hockey World Cup on Monday.India produced a strong first half…

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Florida laboratory tests exposed endangered Caribbean corals to predatory bacteria; more than half showed no bleaching beyond the infection site

Representative Image (AI-generated) Coral reefs are often called the rainforests of the sea, but across the Caribbean, many of them are struggling to survive. Along with warming oceans and habitat loss, bacterial diseases have become a growing threat, capable of wiping out large sections of coral in a short time. Now, researchers in Florida have…

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Microsoft to sales team on how to make customers ‘dump’ OpenAI and Anthropic: Tell them everyone else is selling …

Microsoft is reportedly telling its sales team to highlight what it sees as the weaknesses of rival OpenAI and Anthropic as the competition in the AI market intensifies. According to a Bloomberg report, the software giant has asked its employees to position Microsoft’s AI offerings as a complete end-to-end platform while arguing that competing products…

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The world celebrated Simone Biles’ for Olympic glory, but few knew the fear she carried all alone; NFL star Jonathan Owens’ love became a safe place for the legend who once said, “I have a fear of….” | NFL News

Simone Biles’ journey to Olympic greatness was shaped by hardship, while Jonathan Owens became her constant source of support. (Image via Getty) Simone Biles has spent years making history in gymnastics. The world knows her as the Olympic champion who delivered unbelievable routines, won multiple gold medals, and became one of the greatest athletes of…

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