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Australian scientists started a forest experiment but forgot about it. The trees kept growing; 30 years later, researchers were shocked by the resultsA decades-old forest experiment in Victoria, Australia, was largely forgotten after funding cuts ended its main monitoring. When researcher...
Crews spray green slurry across bare slopes, using wood fiber and binder to help protect soil from erosion while vegetation regrowsHydromulch, a green spray, helps stabilize hillsides after wildfires. This mixture of wood fiber and glue prevents soil erosion and mudslid...
Scientists thought the world's tallest trees would be the first to die in drought; New study reveals astonishing survival secret hidden inside their trunksA new study has revealed that giant dipterocarp trees have evolved highly efficient water transport systems that help them move water throu...
Passengers hang their legs out the window on a special Australian train. A journey that should be on every traveller’s bucket list.Travel vlogger Saniya Zaveri shared a unique railway ride in Australia. The Puffing Billy Railway, Australia's oldest steam train, allows p...
Winter storm warning: Heavy snow, near-whiteout visibility expected across US - check if your area is impactedA powerful winter storm is spreading across wide areas of the United States, triggering cautions and advisories in over a dozen states. It ...
What is Yellowstone Park’s supervolcano, and is it on the verge of erupting? Rumors swirl as fears explode onlineYellowstone National Park wildlife is not fleeing the park, despite viral videos suggesting a mass migration due to a possible Yellowstone ...
God as generator, organiser, destroyerHindu mythology uses Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva as metaphors for understanding human behavior related to hunger, fear, and contentment. Brah...
45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted, it's rumbling yet againForty-five years ago, Mount St. Helens erupted, causing immense devastation and loss of life. The eruption, triggered by an earthquake, des...
Los Angeles faces another wildfire as two other blazes smolder; over 50,000 ordered to evacuateOver 50,000 people were evacuated as wildfires ravaged areas north of Los Angeles. The Hughes Fire rapidly spread and burnt a vast area nea...
Is Kamala Harris' house in danger of being burned down as the Palisades fire expands to the Brentwood community? Here's what reports are sayingProperty worth billions of dollars was reported to be destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires as firefighters struggled to control the infer...
30,000 people under evacuation orders as wildfire whips through Los Angeles hillsidesFirefighters in Los Angeles battled a fast-moving wildfire fueled by fierce winds in hillsides with celebrity homes, forcing the evacuation...
Communal joys of following a Test match on OBOI love the inclusiveness the OBO engenders. You have people from all parts of the world - each of whom is unable to watch the Test live - f...
How to rejuvenate a forest? Women in an Odisha village show the wayTheir forest is lovely, dark and green, a stream flowing through it, birdsong echoing down the hill to their homes and fields, and the wild...
Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 13The death toll from a sudden, spectacular eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru has risen to 13, disaster officials said Sunday, as rescuers...
Californians hit hard hard with weekend of wildfire fearsFueled by strong winds and bone-dry vegetation, the Dixie Fire grew to become the largest single wildfire in state history. People living i...
Tour of the galleries of Yad Vashem: Hard-hitting archives make the Holocaust almost tangibleThe word Holocaust is derived from ‘holokauston’ in Greek – holos (whole) plus kaustos (burnt) – or a 'burnt sacrifice offered to God'.
David Attenborough lobbies for new park to save rare possumOne of the world's most famous naturalists, Sir David Attenborough is leading the charge for a new national park to be created in the Austr...
Nirvana ShrineAccording to an inscription, Pramodhawardhini, inaugurated this massive complex in the year 841. It was then called Jinalaya.
- Sectacular Finland
Prakash Dubey was drawn once again to the spectacular autumn colours spreading like a delicate russet blush across Finland.
- Magic mountain: What is mystery behind Fuji-san
Such is the mystique of this nearly perfectly shaped volcano that it is worshipped as a sacred mountain.