Metal detector (representative image by Canva) An amateur prospector spent several days swinging a metal detector across the red dirt of Mount Stuart Station near Tibooburra, New South Wales, before a faint signal stopped him in his tracks. What he uncovered was a quartz-flecked gold nugget weighing 1,218 grams, with testing showing about 940 grams…

A representative image (credit: Canva) A forest’s conservation also means the conservation of everything that depends on it, especially its wildlife. A forest is much more than a stretch of land covered with trees. But there are some landscapes whose importance goes beyond what is immediately visible. According to a news release by Environment and…

El=Sayed says Michigan is the capital of Arab-America. Erika Kirk says there is not Arab-America. Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and CEO of Turning Point USA, has criticized newly elected Michigan Senator Abdul El-Sayed after he described Michigan as the “capital of Arab America”, triggering a debate over immigrant identity, cultural…

In Ketchum, Idaho, an extensive restoration initiative at Warm Springs Preserve is now attempting to reverse some of the changes that took place over the years, bringing the surrounding floodplain and stream habitats back into the picture after they were lost. This project, which brings together the City of Ketchum and the Wood River Land…