A remarkable home in Huron, Ohio, has gone on the market for $850,000 with a design that makes it look as though the landscape has swallowed the house. Built into the side of a hill, the earth-sheltered property is about 90% underground, according to listing agent Laurie Brill. Its concrete roof is covered with dirt…
A few snakes disappearing into a backyard mulch pile had seemed like a worrying but manageable problem for a family in Sydney’s west. Then snake catchers started digging through it. At a property in Horsley Park, the reptiles had been slipping into the mulch for about two weeks, prompting the homeowners to call professionals after…
After being absent from the grounds for approximately 160 years, the American bison has made a grand comeback to the landscapes of Coahuila, Mexico. According to a report by AS, the reintroduction of dozens of bison in part of the Chihuahuan Desert is positively impacting the surrounding ecosystem in numerous ways, said the body that…
Mahua Moitra moves Supreme Court over eviction NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Supreme Court alleging that the Nadia district administration in West Bengal evicted her from her official constituency accommodation at the Circuit House in violation of court orders.The matter was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and…
Spanish investigators are examining whether visa appointment and document-processing companies helped a network prioritise applicants who paid bribes. Indian company BLS International has been drawn into a Spanish National Court investigation with links to alleged visa fraud network at Spain’s consulate in Algiers.The probe, led by Judge María Tardón, was expanded to examine the role…
She struck gold literally. An hour and a half into her first excavation, an American archaeology student found an artefact extremely valuable for Britain’s history. Dating back to the ninth century, the small, ornate artefact is believed to have had a ceremonial purpose.Yara Souza, a Florida-native and an undergraduate at Newcastle University in northern England,…
Romanian firefighters work to prevent a wildfire from reigniting as they tackle smoldering ground following a fire in the Deliblato Sands nature reserve in Serbia. (Photo: Reuters) Wildfires are stretching firefighting capacity across Europe, forcing countries to move aircraft, helicopters and crews across borders as several blazes burn at the same time. Serbia is using…
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday played down the buzz around TVK supporters projecting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay for a larger role in national politics, saying that becoming Prime Minister requires the backing of at least 272 MPs.Chidambaram was responding to Vijay’s participation in the 31st Meeting of…
On small islands scattered across the Pacific, changes in wildlife can be surprisingly easy to notice. A few more birds along the shoreline, coconut crabs appearing where they had become scarce, or native animals moving through places they once avoided can all point to a shift in the balance of an ecosystem. In Tuvalu, that…
Washington County Sheriff said the investigation was unlike anything she had encountered. (Photo: @WCSOOregon) Five people and several domestic animals were found dead at a rural property in Oregon, with authorities investigating the deaths as a complex homicide case. The suspected killer was later found dead inside his vehicle in neighbouring Washington state.Washington County Sheriff…