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500-year-old lava rock in Hawaii collapses into Pacific Ocean. How earthquakes, waves, erosion brought down the 90-foot-tall sea archThe stunning Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park has met its end, collapsing into the ocean after more than 550 years of exi...- Granular district data on unincorporated sector will help create plans to raise productivityIndia’s unincorporated sector is highly concentrated but varies sharply across districts, according to the first district-level estimates f...
- The nickel still costs more to make than its face value; the U.S. Mint shipped about 600 million in 2025 at 13.31 cents eachFor the past twenty years, the production of nickels has been unprofitable, with costs surpassing their actual value. Increasing metal pric...
- In 1977, Rich Man, Poor Man star Peter Strauss paid about $225,000 for a run-down 64-acre California ranch; 10 years later, it became a National Park Service sitePeter Strauss purchased a ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains in 1977 and sold it to a state agency in 1983. The land has a rich history, i...
- Bimal Patel sworn in as judge of International Tribunal for the Law of the SeaIndian jurist Bimal Patel has officially taken charge as a judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg. P...
- Are banks open tomorrow on October 2 for Gandhi Jayanti? Check government, private bank holiday statusBanks will be closed across India on October 2, 2026, as branches observe Gandhi Jayanti, including SBI and banks in the public, private, f...
- Measles outbreak: Check symptoms, illness, as Pennsylvania, other parts of U.S. grapple with highly contagious diseaseMeasles causes fever, respiratory symptoms and skin rashes. In some cases, it can also lead to more severe complications, including pneumon...
- California Flooding: Hurricane Polo’s remnants bring heavy rain and dangerous flood threat across the SouthwestHurricane Polo's remnants are pushing significant tropical moisture northward, exacerbating flood risks in several states. Areas in Texas, ...
- Mary Zmudowski was a California schoolteacher when she donated 155 acres of coastal land to the state in 1950; today it is a 220-acre state beach bearing her nameZmudowski State Beach, a treasured spot north of Monterey, owes its existence to Mary Zmudowski's generous donation in 1950. While facing t...
- Government working with ADB to create grading, rating framework for warehouses and cold chains: DPIIT Joint SecretaryDPIIT’s logistics division is also drafting guidelines for multimodal logistics parks (MMLPs).
- Texas couple refused to give up their land for a national park; the government eventually paid them $55,000 and let them stay for lifeIn 1970, a Texas couple refused to sell their land for the proposed Guadalupe Mountains National Park and demanded $1 million. After condem...
- Fat bear week 2026: Chunk returns to defend his title as 16 brown bears compete for the crownFat bear week 2026: Fat Bear Week has returned to Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, where 16 brown bears are competing for the an...
- New York Shocking Crime: Man arrested after woman found dead in city’s Central Park with multiple stab wounds; probe onA 63-year-old woman's body was discovered in Central Park, indicating foul play. The NYPD identified 36-year-old Jonathan Robles as the mur...
- Yvon Chouinard attended 2017 Chile land donation signing; a year later, the deal added 10 million acres to national parklandsYvon Chouinard joined a significant conservation effort in Chile which led to the creation of new national parks. In March 2017, an agreeme...
- Xi Jinping says he expects to see Donald Trump again as he wraps Washington visit with a peek at the ConstitutionDuring a significant three-day state visit, President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington. Together, th...
- He spent 50 years protecting Yosemite, then dug his own grave and planted Sequoias around itGalen Clark arrived in Yosemite seeking health benefits and became its first guardian while promoting conservation efforts. He measured the...
- Boston Light has stood since 1716 and was automated in 1998, but Congress kept a keeper on it; when Sally Snowman retired in 2023, the US lost its last oneBoston Light, located in Boston Harbor, was the last manually operated lighthouse in the United States. The light became automated in 1998,...
- Why Wyoming’s Yellowstone Park stop feeding bears? How garbage dumps once became an attractionYellowstone National Park experienced significant challenges in managing bear-human interactions due to improper waste management. In the l...
- A Utah parking lot exposed 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils. Bones and surrounding rock weighing 3,000 pounds were removed.3,000 pounds of fossils and rock were removed from a Utah parking lot construction site. Paleontologists assessed the excavated remains, an...
- Franklin D. Roosevelt’s father bought this 110-acre New York property for $40,000 in 1867; the estate kept expanding until it covered nearly 1,600 acres when the president died in 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt estate: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s family estate in Hyde Park, New York, began with his father’s purchase of the propert...
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