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About 30 years ago, an Australian farmer began restoring land he had once cleared after his children told him to protect nature; today 24 bird species live on his farm year-round

Fred Perry decided to make changes to his farming practices to conserve environment (Picture: ABC news) King Island in Tasmania, Australia is known for its green farmland, cattle and tourism. But beneath that landscape is a much older story of forests and native vegetation that once covered large parts of the island.Over about two centuries,…

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J&K: Security forces search Kathua forests after locals report suspicious movement | India News

A search op was conducted in forest areas near the in Udhampur-Kathua border in Billawar forests. NEW DELHI: Security forces conducted a search operation in the forested areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday after locals reported suspected movement of unidentified persons, officials said.The search was launched in the Billawar forests near the…

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Scientists create a ‘laundry gun’ that kills microbes on astronauts’ clothes without water, paving the way for Mars missions |

The prototype ‘laundry gun’ in action during a fabric treatment test. Astronauts heading on long missions to Mars could face a surprisingly ordinary problem: how to keep their clothes clean without wasting precious water. Scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, working with NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center, have developed a small device that…

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Spain break 23-year-old international cricket record held by Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh’s Australia | Cricket News

Spain cricket team (left) and Ricky Ponting Not Australia, England, India or Pakistan. Spain have become the team with the longest winning streak in international cricket, breaking the record previously held by Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh’s Australia.Spain are currently playing in the Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifiers in Southern Finland and…

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Scientists discovered four snakes curled together in a burrow for 38 million years as the volcanic ash preserved their remarkable fossils |

Overview of Hibernophis breithaupti (UW11120 on two blocks), showing holotype (UW-11120-A) and paratype (UW-11120-B) specimens as exposed on the surface. Image Credit: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society A snake fossil discovery in Wyoming has given palaeontologists an unusually close look at the lives of these ancient reptiles. Four complete skeletons belonging to a newly…

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‘Illiterate government’: Kejriwal takes aim at Centre over E20 fuel policy, sugar prices | India News

Kejriwal alleged ethanol production from sugarcane had caused a sugar shortage, forcing India to use foreign exchange to import sugar. NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday stepped up his criticism of the Centre’s ethanol policy, linking the use of sugarcane for ethanol production to the recent rise in sugar prices and accusing…

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