Two Virginia retirees are turning their farms into wildlife corridors. Transformed nearly 2,500 acres are now protectedIn Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, retired farmers are revolutionising private lands into essential wildlife corridors that reconnect isolate...
20 Sep, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
In 2008, Virginia began paying fishermen to pull ‘ghost traps’ from Chesapeake Bay; six years of cleanup helped unlock an estimated $21 million in extra crab catchesVirginia's six-year program removed thousands of lost crab pots from Chesapeake Bay. This cleanup effort generated an estimated $21.3 milli...
17 Sep, 2026, 01.08 AM IST
In 2012, Kevin McCloud built a tiny woodland home from salvaged materials; a year later, he moved and upgraded it on a Somerset cliff using waste-powered electricityBritish designer Kevin McCloud has crafted an off-grid cabin utilizing salvaged materials, long before the tiny home trend gained traction....
10 Sep, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Microsoft is funding a bet on mud: Inside the race to rewet 23 square miles of North Carolina peat before it dries out and burnsNorth Carolina's peatlands, vital carbon stores, are being restored by Pantheon Regeneration. These ancient ecosystems hold twice the carbo...
09 Sep, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
In the 1830s, America imported autumn olives from eastern Asia to stop erosion and reclaim mines; now the plant infests much of the United StatesAutumn olive, introduced from Asia, was used for erosion control and land restoration. This shrub's nitrogen-fixing ability and rapid growt...
02 Sep, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
Let data reign: Trump's data center gospel meets a growing American backlashDonald Trump supports data centers, linking them to jobs and prosperity. He warns communities rejecting them face economic decline and pove...
02 Sep, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
In 1831, a volcano raised a new island from the Mediterranean; four powers rushed to claim it, but the sea erased it before anyone could winThe year 1831 saw the emergence of a fleeting island in the Mediterranean, catching the attention of four competing nations. While the isla...
06 Aug, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
In the 1980s, Niger regrew 200 million trees across five million hectares without planting them: farmers revived the "underground forest" beneath their fieldsNigerien farmers successfully regrew millions of trees by protecting existing underground root systems. This farmer-managed natural regener...
25 Jul, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
New Maps Show Why Some Land Slowly Sinks Over TimeThe ground beneath us is sinking, a phenomenon called land subsidence, revealed by advanced satellite mapping. This slow, often invisible m...
10 Feb, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Quote of the Day by George Washington: ‘Truth will ultimately prevail where there is…’George Washington, the first U.S. president, was born in 1732 and developed interests in military arts and western expansion. He took offic...
16 Dec, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
US President Donald Trump, in Miami, brags about the economy despite an election-night rebukePresident Trump highlighted economic successes at the America Business Forum. He spoke of lower prices and a strong economy. This occurred ...
06 Nov, 2025, 07.44 AM IST
Fighter jet landing on USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier goes overboard, forcing pilots to ejectAn F/A-18 fighter jet went overboard the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea during a failed landing, prompting the pilots to eject with min...
07 May, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
Southeast Atlantic Coast Faces Major Climate Risks: $1 Trillion in Property Could Be Lost, 14 Million Americans at RiskThe Southeast Atlantic Coast is rapidly becoming one of the most vulnerable regions in the United States due to climate change.
07 Dec, 2024, 08.22 AM IST
JD Vance slams Kamala Harris during his solo campaign debut as the GOP vice presidential nomineeThe Ohio senator campaigned at his former high school in Middletown before an evening stop in Radford, Virginia, two venues intended to pla...
23 Jul, 2024, 06.46 PM IST
Emotional response to climate change affects policy preference to tackle it31 Mar, 2024, 10.56 AM IST
- Orbital ATK to build NASA's next Landsat satellite
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) NASA has awarded aerospace and defense technology major Orbital ATK a contract to build Landsat 9, an advanced land...
26 Oct, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
US launches major operation to aid HaitiTeams of civilian and military experts began landing in Haiti as US aircraft searched for survivors and tried to assess the damage.
14 Jan, 2010, 03.44 AM IST