The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps The United States has moved a step closer to deep-sea mining after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposed auctioning two massive seabed lease areas near American Samoa for mineral…
Colombia intercepted a boat near the Malpelo sanctuary carrying 1,764 pounds of marine animals; officials are investigating illegal fishing Colombian authorities have intercepted a fishing vessel carrying approximately 1,764 pounds of suspected illegally caught marine animals believed to have been taken from the protected Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, bringing renewed attention to illegal fishing…
Man reunited with lost wedding ring after 10 years as 9-year-old niece makes incredible discovery in Minnesota lake A Minnesota man has been reunited with his wedding ring nearly a decade after losing it at the bottom of a lake, thanks to an unexpected discovery by his 9-year-old niece during a family vacation.According to the…
Tamil Nadu LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin NEW DELHI: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday reacted strongly to his detention over an alleged “distasteful double-meaning remark” made during a protest against the Vijay-led government in Tamil Nadu. The remark was made in response to the public chant of an actress’s name at a gathering in Thanjavur.Udhayanidhi, himself…
Representative Image of a long-lost California wildflower found again after decades (AI-generated image) A small, yellow-flowered California native plant that had not been documented in nearly seven decades has been rediscovered in the hills of eastern Contra Costa County. The caper-fruited Tropidocarpum, last recorded in 1957, was found on March 3, 2025, by botanist Heath…
A 10-year-old student from Japan has captured worldwide attention after his fascination with butterflies led to a remarkable scientific study that is challenging long-held assumptions about insect memory. Jo Nagai, an elementary school student from Kobe, spent years carefully observing the Asian swallowtail butterflies he raised at home. His curiosity was sparked when he noticed…
I too was denied a ministerial berth, but didn’t resign, said DK Shivakumar after 2 Congress MLAs quit. NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday downplayed the resignation of two Congress MLAs who quit the legislative assembly after being left out of the state cabinet expansion, saying “it is a part of politics.“Shivakumar…
60 venomous snakes, cocaine, guns and 22,000 dollars in cash seized during New Mexico drug raid; inland taipan among reptiles found Federal agents investigating an alleged cocaine trafficking operation in New Mexico made a shocking discovery after uncovering 60 snakes, half a pound of cocaine, three firearms and 22,000 dollars in cash during a raid…
NEW DELHI: A CRPF officer allegedly shot dead two of his colleagues and injured another before killing himself at a camp in Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday, police told news agency PTI.The incident took place at the CRPF’s 34 Battalion camp in Katimari, Nagaon, at around 7 am, when Assistant Sub-Inspector (GD) Ballani Premabaram, who…
Representative Image of thawing Arctic permafrost releasing ancient carbon into coastal waters (AI-generated image) As Arctic permafrost thaws and coastlines erode, enormous quantities of ancient carbon that has sat frozen in the ground for thousands of years are being carried into the sea. Scientists have long worried that microorganisms in the ocean would break this…