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Quote of the day by Agatha Christie: 'Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he's in love with her...' - Life lessons on what love teaches about trust, deception, emotional attachment and how being emotional can cloud judgment by the iconic British author- Why Wyoming’s Yellowstone Park stop feeding bears? How garbage dumps once became an attraction
- In 2007, satellite images, radar, and ground surveys revealed Angkor as the world’s largest preindustrial settlement complex
- In 2023, a satellite-image model led archaeologists to 13 previously unknown Amazon geoglyphs, including one 444 metres acrossIn 2023, a groundbreaking AI model trained by researchers unveiled the locations of ancient geoglyphs hidden in the Amazon rainforest. This...24 Sep, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
- In 2018, researchers used satellite imagery to identify 81 ancient earthwork sites in the Amazon, providing evidence of pre-Columbian settlementsRecent archaeological discoveries in the Amazon rainforest reveal that advanced civilizations flourished in this region long before Europea...23 Sep, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
- In 2024, Arup invested £1 million in a UK wildland project. Its funding supported restoration across 71.24 hectares and secured 10,000 tonnes of carbon removal creditsIn 2024, Arup invested £1 million in Nattergal’s Boothby Wildland project in Lincolnshire, supporting restoration activity across 71.24 hec...23 Sep, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
- In 1905, Beatrix Potter used Peter Rabbit royalties to buy threatened farmland in UK; the result protected 4,000 acres and 14 farms, preserving the Lake District’s working countrysideWhen Beatrix Potter bought Hill Top Farm in 1905, she was doing much more than investing her book royalties. She was starting a quiet, deca...20 Sep, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Anne Frank: ‘It is utterly impossible to build my life on the foundation of chaos and suffering...’; Young diarist’s timeless lesson on finding light in dark timesAnne Frank’s diary remains a powerful record of life during Nazi persecution. In one poignant passage, she described the suffering, destruc...20 Sep, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
- Meet Tom Hodgdon, a California rancher who built a two-story cabin in 1879; 81 years later, the National Park Service moved it to Wawona’s Pioneer Yosemite History CenterThe Hodgdon Homestead Cabin, constructed in 1879, found its new home in Yosemite National Park after being meticulously disassembled. This ...19 Sep, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Hilary Swank: 'You only have one life and if you’re not doing what you love, what’s the point?' Life lessons from inspirational quote on choices, passion, purpose, existence and fulfillmentQuote of the day by Hilary Swank focuses on choices, passion, purpose and fulfillment. Her words encourage people to think about how they s...19 Sep, 2026, 06.09 AM IST
- Banff used 6 vegetated overpasses to curb highway wildlife collisions along 82km of road; the result transformed fragmented wilderness into connected animal corridorsBanff used 6 vegetated overpasses to curb highway wildlife collisions along 82km of road. The crossing system includes six overpasses, 38 u...19 Sep, 2026, 05.38 AM IST
- In 1968, Richard Proenneke built a 12-by-16-foot cabin beside an Alaskan lake by hand; 39 years later without electricity, his wilderness home earned a place on America’s historic registerFor thirty years, Richard Proenneke thrived in solitude, constructing his Alaskan cabin entirely by hand with natural resources. Rejecting ...19 Sep, 2026, 02.05 AM IST
- This giant animal once vanished from Britain 6,000 years ago. Now it is back as a ‘forest engineer’European bison have returned to Britain after being absent for around 6,000 years, with conservationists releasing them into Kent’s woodlan...18 Sep, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
- Self-taught programmer from Maryland who built Fortnite began buying North Carolina wilderness in 2009; today, his land holdings exceed 54,000 acres as he works with conservation groups to save them from developersTim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games, has quietly acquired over fifty thousand acres of North Carolina land. He began purchasing vulnerab...17 Sep, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
- In 2009, Edward Norton ran the New York Marathon to back a Kenya conservation trust; its work now directly protects 283,000 acres of Maasai landWildlife protection, however, is rarely straightforward. The 2022 report describes a year marked by severe drought, increased poaching pres...16 Sep, 2026, 08.36 PM IST
- Ken Smith spent four decades living in a log cabin in the Scottish Highlands; a filmmaker’s patient visits eventually brought his secluded world to the screenDocumentary filmmaker Lizzie MacKenzie dedicated years to forging a bond with Ken Smith, a reclusive hermit residing in a remote area. Her ...15 Sep, 2026, 01.45 AM IST
- Meet Enos Mills, a teenager who built his own cabin near Colorado’s Longs Peak; decades later, he helped secure the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915Enos Abijah Mills developed a lifelong connection with the Rocky Mountains after moving from Kansas to Colorado as a teenager. Although he ...15 Sep, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
- How a 133-year-old tree signed for Yellowstone Forest Reserve stalled a helicopter missionPlans to helicopter a historic inscribed tree from Wyoming's wilderness are paused. Public opposition arose after land managers failed to c...14 Sep, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
- In 1969, Robert Redford bought 5,000 acres in Utah to protect wilderness. 57 years later, 3,343 acres remain protected from development at Sundance Mountain Resort todayRobert Redford’s connection to Utah’s wilderness began with a motorcycle trip and grew into the creation of Sundance Mountain Resort and a ...11 Sep, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
- American author Anne LaBastille built a 12-by-12 cabin with no electricity, running water, telephone or road and lived life on her own terms. The place is now protected foreverAmerican author and wildlife ecologist Anne LaBastille built a tiny 12-by-12-foot log cabin deep in New York’s Adirondack wilderness, livin...08 Sep, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
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