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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...- In 1870, a book was borrowed from a library in Australia. 150 years later, it was found behind a fireplaceA library book borrowed in the 1870s has returned to Kiama, Australia. It was discovered sealed inside a fireplace during recent home renov...
- US NSF backs India-US AI project to boost soybean breedingA joint India-US project will develop smart farming systems for soybean breeding. The National Science Foundation awarded over half a milli...
- Buy, scan, destroy: AI firms are shredding millions of books to train their chatbotsAI companies are buying, cutting apart and scanning millions of physical books to train chatbots, according to a Washington Post report bas...
- Researchers trained 182 pet dog teams to find spotted lanternfly egg masses; successful teams later detected live egg masses 92% of the timeA new study shows pet dogs can detect invasive spotted lanternfly egg masses. Researchers trained 182 dog-owner teams to identify these hid...
- In the 1930s, a Florida nurseryman scattered Australian tree seeds from an airplane to dry wetlands; the trees later invaded more than 400,000 acres of Florida wetlandsIn the 1930s, melaleuca trees were introduced to Florida's Everglades. These trees were intended to drain wetlands for development and farm...
- Want to watch Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 in India? Crunchyroll's limited-time plan costs almost Rs 1 a dayDemon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 is now streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll for Indian fans. The anime film is not available on other ...
- In 2001, a USDA scientist released beetles to destroy an invasive tree, but they eliminated 94% of an endangered bird's habitat along one riverAn invasive beetle introduced to control tamarisk trees has devastated flycatcher nesting grounds. This beetle, released by the USDA, succe...
- BJP-led NDA Parliamentary Party to hold weekly 'Mangal Milan' meeting todayThe NDA Parliamentary Party will hold its weekly 'Mangal Milan' meeting on Monday ahead of a discussion on the anti-paper leak Bill. The ne...
- Prime Video India signs multi-year deal with CJ ENM to bring over 100 Korean showsPrime Video India and CJ ENM have signed a multi-year distribution deal. This agreement will bring more than one hundred Korean shows to In...
- In the 1930s, the Dust Bowl devastated America but Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive tree-planting project is still protecting US farmland nearly 90 years laterThe Dust Bowl is one of the worst environmental disasters in American history, but it also sparked one of the country's largest conservatio...
- An American gambler spent $90 million buying 54,000 acres of logged Florida land; 8 million longleaf pines later, a lost forest is returningM.C. Davis transformed 54,000 acres of Florida Panhandle land into a longleaf pine forest. This ecosystem, once widespread, had nearly vani...
- In 1869, a French entomologist breeding European moths for an American silk industry let some escape; their descendants defoliated entire forestsAn amateur entomologist's escaped moths in 1869 led to widespread forest defoliation across America. This invasive insect has since damaged...
- How a fair price shop in Tamil Nadu became a gateway to educationVelu Chinnasamy transformed a fair price shop in Kolapakkam into a community hub by adding a small library, reading corner and essential fa...
- US says it will lift ban on imports of Mexican cattleThe United States will restart importing Mexican cattle after a year-long ban. This halt had previously driven American beef prices to reco...
- Brazilian scientist who defied a dictatorship bought 63 African queen bees in 1956; a year later, 26 escaped and became one of America's most notorious invasive insectsTwenty-six African queen honey bees escaped a Brazilian apiary in 1957, beginning a continental spread. These bees, known as Africanized ho...
- People keep using plastic cutting boards for years, but experts warn they could be making your food toxicPlastic cutting boards are widely used because they are affordable and easy to clean, but experts say years of chopping can cause them to r...
- Health experts explain why every kitchen should have two cutting boards and when to replace themHealth experts recommend keeping two separate cutting boards in the kitchen, one for raw meat and another for fruits, vegetables and bread,...
- Amit Shah inaugurates India’s first immersive language museum ‘Shabdalok’ in KolkataIndia's first immersive language museum, the Museum of Word, has opened at the National Library. This initiative by the Ministry of Culture...
- Wheat soars as Ukraine attacks on Russia seen as export riskWhile it’s not yet known if Russia’s grain flows were impacted, prices for wheat gained as much as 4.8%, the most since mid-May.
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