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In 1986, Scottish ecologist Alan Watson Featherstone pledged to restore the Caledonian forest; volunteers later helped plant 1 million native treesAlan Watson Featherstone promised to restore Scotland's ancient Caledonian forest in 1986. His initiative, Trees for Life, began planting n...- In 2008, Michigan arborist David Milarch began cloning ancient coast redwoods from old stumps, preserving genetics nearly erased by loggingDavid Milarch clones ancient redwood stumps, preserving vital genetic material. These cuttings grow into saplings through micropropagation ...
- In the 1960s, the US bred up to 150 million sterile screwworm flies a week in Texas and dropped them from planes to protect livestock from a flesh-eating parasiteThe United States faces a renewed threat from the New World screwworm parasite. This pest, a fly larva, infests animal wounds and causes si...
- The Amazon looks untouched. Lasers reveal a lost civilization that was once home to 3 million peopleAncient earthwork centers reveal a sprawling Aquiry civilization once thrived. This society supported millions across a vast Amazonian regi...
- Canadian citizenship by descent: These 2 documents are key for Indian-origin families applying under new IRCC rulesCanada's citizenship by descent rules now prioritize original birth and marriage certificates. Applicants must submit documents issued by t...
- Chinese Proverb of the Day: "If you are planning for one year, sow rice. If you are planning for ten years, plant trees. If you are planning for one hundred years, educate people"; life lessons on long-term thinking, building a lasting legacy and why investing in people creates the greatest futureLong-term success is built through patience, vision and investing in what truly lasts. This ancient Chinese proverb reminds us that while s...
- A 400-year-old English forest could be sacrificed for stone used in Britain's historic landmarksA woodland in southeast England faces quarrying for building stone. Kent County Council approved a plan to extract stone from Oaken Wood. L...
- Ladakh grants protected monument status to 23 key heritage sitesLadakh's Lieutenant Governor approved 23 heritage sites as protected monuments. This initiative safeguards ancient petroglyph fields, rock ...
- 300 mysterious paintings in a cave with no sunlight: For 1500 years, Native Americans kept returning to this site. Now scientists know whyA new study has revealed why Native Americans kept returning to Missouri's Picture Cave for nearly 1,500 years. By radiocarbon dating pigme...
- Scientists uncover a lost Amazon civilization hidden beneath the rainforest using lasers, may have been home to 3 million peopleAncient earthworks discovered using LiDAR technology reveal a large Aquiry civilization. These geometric structures suggest extensive human...
- In 2012, NASA's Curiosity Rover discovered a home, now that 96-mile wide Gale Crater is sparking claims of finding doorway to a long lost civilization in MarsNASA, the European Space Agency, and other international partners continue planning ambitious explorations of Mars, including efforts to re...
- At Kenya’s Lake Turkana, 21 ancient footprints from 1.43 million years ago don’t fit the known hominins, and the size clues point in two directionsThe unveiling of 1.43 million-year-old fossilized footprints near Lake Turkana, Kenya, has left researchers in a conundrum. The prints do n...
- 268 feet tall, 1,600 years old: Meet the second-largest tree in the world. Travellers can hike through towering giant sequoias to reach this natural marvelThe General Grant Tree, located in Kings Canyon National Park, California, stands as the world's second-largest tree, over 1,600 years old....
- Musango matusadonaensis: 210-million-year-old dinosaur challenges what scientists knew about ancient AfricaA new dinosaur species, Musango matusadonaensis, was discovered in Zimbabwe approximately 210 million years ago. This early sauropodomorph ...
- In 2015, scientists linked a 650-year drought to the fall of a once-thriving ancient Mesoamerican city of CantonaAncient Mesoamerican civilization: A 2015 study suggests drought caused Cantona's decline. This ancient city once housed ninety thousand pe...
- 40,000 years ago, our closest ancient human relatives did something that changed the manifestation of relationship, bonding foreverKiss may last only a moment, but its evolutionary history could span millions of years. That simple gesture—today associated with love, fri...
- Nature's first cat! Every time your cat purrs, it echoes 30-million-year-old legacy that began with predator scientists call the world's first true catFirst Cat Proailurus: Long before modern cats evolved, an ancient feline called Proailurus roamed the forests of Europe and Asia around 30 ...
- Centuries Ago, a Hidden Catastrophe Shaped One of America's Most Dangerous Volcanoes That Still Matters TodayMount Rainier remains one of America's most iconic mountains, attracting hikers, climbers and nature lovers from around the world. Yet its ...
- In 1776, a rare declaration was created by America. Britain quietly preserved it. Nearly 250 years later, it was found by accidentFor Americans the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the discovery carries particular symbolic value. It reminds us that...
- 24-million-year-old Kewra fossil found in Assam: CM Sarma says it reveals how this fragrant screw-pine first reached the Indian subcontinentA 24-million-year-old fossil of the Kewra plant was recently discovered in Assam's Tinsukia district. This significant find offers new insi...
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