Greenland’s ice sheet lost an estimated 105 billion tonnes of ice during the 2024–25 season. On its own, that figure is large enough to attract attention. Yet the number is only part of what researchers have been watching. Across sections of the ice sheet, particularly during late summer, satellite images have revealed growing areas of…
There is something slightly unusual about an island sitting inside a lake. Unlike ocean islands, these pieces of land are enclosed by freshwater, often hidden within vast inland landscapes that many people never associate with islands at all. Some are remote wildernesses, others support towns, roads and centuries-old communities. A few are so large that…
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., has been drained again for cleaning and repair work weeks after a $14 million renovation came under scrutiny over visible deterioration and alleged vandalism, Reuters reported.President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that authorities emptied the pool to repair damage he attributed to…
Abandoned farmland restored to wildflower meadow without sowing seeds A five-acre piece of Norfolk (England county) farmland left to recover naturally has turned into a stunning wildflower meadow. It showed that nature acan rebuild lost habitats without the need for expensive commercial seed mixes. And that mother nature always finds a way.The former farming field,…
Mugshot of perpetrator (Source: Ocean County Jail) A New Jersey woman has been arrested on child sex crimes charges after a former roommate discovered disturbing video footage on a cellphone showing her sexually assaulting a young boy who was young enough to be in diapers, according to court documents.Victoria Anne Cranmer, 25, was identified by…
Trump administration sued for removing harm definition from Endangered Species Act rules. Nine environmental organisations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its decision to withdraw a long-standing interpretation of the Endangered Species Act that treated habitat destruction as a form of harm to protected wildlife, Reuters reported.The case, filed in a federal…
Indian truck driver Jashanpreet Singh A 21-year-old Indian national who was living in the United States illegally has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for a devastating truck crash in Southern California that killed three people and injured several others.Jashanpreet Singh, who entered the United States illegally under the Biden administration,…
Visitors heading to parts of the New England coastline this summer are being asked to pay closer attention than usual to what has washed up along the shoreline. Beaches that are typically known for calm walks, family outings and swimming have recently seen an unusually large number of lion’s mane jellyfish, prompting warnings from local…
Rice fields in Bali (Image Credit: Canva) For centuries, Bali’s iconic terraced rice fields did much more than produce food. They formed part of an ingenious irrigation network that distributed water across the island, sustained farming communities and helped maintain ecological balance. Today, however, that centuries-old system is under increasing pressure. As tourism expands and…
On most nights, streetlights are just background—small circles of brightness cutting through the dark. But for a tiny, overlooked group of creatures living close to the ground, those circles of light can become something far stranger: a kind of glowing trap that draws them into huge, synchronized “death spirals.”That’s what researchers in Israel discovered when…