Task Force Iron Gate in “full force” in Iran, says Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that ‘Task Force Iron Gate’ was operational against Iran, claiming that the US naval blockade had severely restricted the movement of goods into and out of the country.Taking to Truth Social, Trump said, “Task Force Iron…
In 1990, Richard Phillip Eckert and Virginia Eckert Garrett donated a cave in Mason County, Texas, to The Nature Conservancy in honour of their father and grandfather. The gift ensured the bats would be permanently protected. According to the Conservancy, about four million female Mexican free-tailed bats now use the Eckert James River Bat Cave…
Image Credits: Mac Stone taken via South Carolina Forestry Commission In fantastic news for climate activists, South Carolina has permanently protected more than 62,000 acres of forestland in one of the state’s biggest conservation efforts. The project, which spans three river basins, is a major win for wildlife, local communities and the environment. More importantly,…
Meet Jacob, Founder of The Tomato Cart. Image Credit: The Shropshire Seaweed Jacob Mann, 14, from Norwich, England, has turned his love of gardening into a growing business selling tomato plants, growing kits and tomato merchandise. It all started from humble beginnings with a few seedlings and a home-made bicycle trailer, and has grown into…
Image Courtesy: Institute of Science and Technology of Austria Light is something we rarely think twice about. It enters our homes through windows, illuminates the streets at night and helps us capture everything from a beautiful sunset to the tiniest details under a microscope. But what if the light reaching our eyes isn’t as simple…
A son of businessman Richard Norman Scott lost his High Court challenge over promises he said his father made about the family farm. Adam Scott, Richard’s second oldest son, argued that he was entitled to land after spending much of his life working on the farm. He also disputed the validity of two wills made…
A Brooklyn Heights mansion once described as a “derelict eyesore” is back on the market after a decade-long reconstruction, alongside its neighbouring carriage house, with the two properties seeking a combined $20.99 million, the New York Post reported. The adjoining but legally and physically separate properties are being marketed together as Monroe Place Estates, with…
Prince George’s County and the Boris L. Henson Foundation, founded by actress and mental health advocate Taraji P. Henson, are partnering on a $30 million Healing Arts Integrative Wellness Hub in Temple Hills, Maryland. According to the Prince George’s County Council, the county will renovate the Temple Hills Community Centre into a facility combining creative…
Inspired by modernist glass houses, the Pasadena residence combines expansive glazing with timber framing for added warmth. Some houses are built to make a statement, others are built to blend in with their surroundings. One midcentury modern residence in Pasadena, California pulls off both. The glass-and-wood home was built in 1965 for about $45,000 by…
Noah Duckett and Wyatt Ehrhardt started their food drive in 2024, the same year they finished high school. Two years later, the initiative they began in a Wisconsin town has grown into a national network and earned one of the most prestigious youth honours in the world. Duckett and Ehrhardt, both now college sophomores, have…
