Ireland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picnic tablesIreland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picni...
Fight at 36,000 feet: Viral video shows two men fighting aboard Bangladesh airline, T-shirt tornTwo passengers were involved in a physical altercation aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight travelling from London to Bangladesh, with...
Between 1997 and 2005, officials removed 282 buildings from California’s Giant Forest; the project gave 231 acres back to giant sequoiasGiant Forest sequoia grove underwent extensive restoration efforts. Commercial activity and 282 buildings were removed from the grove. Ecol...
'MG Windsor EV drives on its own': Ludhiana viral video of locked self-driving car sparks debateA viral video from Ludhiana allegedly shows a locked MG Windsor EV moving without its owner in control, sparking a social media debate over...
Africa's richest man's first business was selling sweets at school, now Aliko Dangote is wealthier than China's Jack Ma and Amazon co-founder MacKenzie ScottAfrica's richest man, Aliko Dangote, saw his net worth significantly increase after the Dangote Refinery IPO. The massive oil facility is n...
Mahesh Bhatt bribed me at age 7: Kunal Kemmu says Alia Bhatt’s father used a Samurai video game to make him skip school picnic’, calls it “worst” dealKunal Kemmu news: Actor Kunal Kemmu shared an amusing childhood film industry anecdote. He recalled missing a school picnic for a film shoo...
In 2010, New York spread 2 million tons of clean soil over a former landfill. 7 years later, the site reopened as a 258-acre park with wetlands, woodlands, ponds and trailsNew York City transformed a former landfill into Brookfield Park. This extensive project involved capping and remediating the site for publ...
Texas couple donated 50 Acres of their land for a public park. 25 Years later, a $9.2 million expansion is taking shapeDuhacsek Park in Sugar Land, Texas, is set for an exciting $9.2 million overhaul, with plans to add new cricket fields and dog parks. Const...
In 2009, Harry Potter star Rupert Grint bought the £5.4 million Kimpton Grange estate; 17 years later, he won approval for a 15-home eco-village described as carbon neutralActor Rupert Grint has received the green light for his ambitious eco-village initiative, turning his Hertfordshire estate into a home for ...
In 1991, Berkeley transformed a landfill into Cesar Chavez Park. 35 years later, the former dump is a scenic waterfront park with an annual kite festival for localsAtlas Obscura identifies César Chávez Park as a former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival and notes that the Berkeley Kite Festiva...
Just 25 km from Indore: Anand Mahindra shares a stunning hidden destination where you get valley, lake and pink blossomsAnand Mahindra recently shared a stunning video of Lotus Valley, a hidden gem situated around 25 kms from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. This mesm...
In 2015, Cullinan Ranch crews breached levees, bringing tidal flows back to 1,200 acres. 11 years later, migratory birds and fish now use the restored Napa River habitat in CaliforniaTidal marshes are valuable coastal wetlands that support wildlife, protect shorelines, filter polluted water and provide other ecosystem se...
Melinda French Gates’ NASA connection: How her aerospace engineer father, Apollo missions and women in STEM shaped her journey in tech and philanthropyMelinda French Gates’ childhood was shaped by her father Raymond Joseph French Jr.’s aerospace career during the NASA Apollo era. Her fathe...
In 1913, lead turned Picher, Oklahoma, from farmland into a town of about 14,000; by 2010, only 20 residents remained, and chat piles covered parts of Ottawa CountyPicher, a small town in northeast Oklahoma, transformed into a mining hub after the lead and zinc discovery in 1913. However, this rapid gr...
In 2014, East Bay Regional Park District began restoring Dotson Family Marsh, creating channels that reconnected it to the San Francisco Bay. 6 years later, tidal wetlands had returnedHistory of Dotson Family Marsh helps explain why its recovery matters. The broader 150-acre property was acquired by the East Bay Regional ...
‘Picnic in the sky': Indian family eats homemade food on IndiGo flight, video sparks etiquette debateA video shared on X showing an Indian family eating homemade food during an IndiGo flight has sparked an online debate over public behaviou...
Madhya Pradesh: Two teachers, student drown during picnic in RatlamTwo teachers and a 15-year-old student drowned in a pool beneath a waterfall near Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday, while three other stud...