In 2009, Illinois poured 2,200 gallons of fish poison wrapped in red dye into a canal protecting Lake Michigan to block Asian carp from Lake Michigan; thousands of fish died, but crews found only one Asian carp |

In 2009, Illinois poured 2,200 gallons of fish poison wrapped in red dye into a canal protecting Lake Michigan to block Asian carp from Lake Michigan; thousands of fish died, but crews found only one Asian carp |

Representative image of a canal treatment operation using red dye to track rotenone as crews worked to control invasive Asian carp. Image Credits: Chat GPT. In December 2009, Illinois took an extraordinary step to protect the Great Lakes from an invasive fish that had been moving through the waterways of the Mississippi River basin. During…

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Flood-rescued elephant Joymoti airlifted and shifted to Anant Amabani’s Vantara for specialised care | India News

Flood-rescued elephant Joymoti airlifted and shifted to Anant Amabani’s Vantara for specialised care | India News

Joymoti, a 53-year-old female elephant rescued from the devastating floods in Nagaland and Assam in July, was airlifted and moved to Vantara, Jamnagar, where she has already begun receiving immediate and specialised veterinary treatment.The elephant was swept away by floodwaters in Nagaland during the second week of July and was subsequently rescued by local communities…

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A British artist collected more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an artificial island with a house, ponds and a waterfall | World News

A British artist collected more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an artificial island with a house, ponds and a waterfall | World News

PC: Richart Sowa / Facebook British artist Richart Sowa spent years collecting plastic bottles for a project most people would never attempt: building an entire island to live on. The result, called Joyxee Island, floated roughly 30 yards off the coast of Isla Mujeres, a small island off Mexico’s Caribbean coast, with its base built…

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In 1934, an Arizona father began gathering rejected objects and desert Stone; 11 years later, the salvage had become an 18-room castle for his daughter | World News

In 1934, an Arizona father began gathering rejected objects and desert Stone; 11 years later, the salvage had become an 18-room castle for his daughter | World News

In 1934, an Arizona father began collecting discarded objects and desert stone. Eleven years later, his salvaged materials had been transformed into an 18-room castle built for his daughter. Image Credits: Flickr, Wikipedia In the foothills of Phoenix’s South Mountain, an extraordinary house was built from materials most people would have thrown away. Between the…

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In 1981, scientists poured fluorescent dye into Kentucky sinkholes to map Mammoth Cave’s hidden plumbing; they found about 60% of its aquifer extended beyond park boundaries |

In 1981, scientists poured fluorescent dye into Kentucky sinkholes to map Mammoth Cave’s hidden plumbing; they found about 60% of its aquifer extended beyond park boundaries |

Representation of fluorescent dye tracing the hidden underground water pathways of Mammoth Cave’s aquifer. Image Credits ChatGPT. Rain that falls miles beyond the national park can sink into the ground through sinkholes, travel through hidden underground passages and eventually emerge within the Mammoth Cave system. A major groundwater-tracing programme helped scientists uncover this hidden connection,…

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In 2022, Johns Hopkins researchers discovered that bonobos and chimpanzees can remember old companions; 26 years after separation, Louise still favored her sister’s face |

In 2022, Johns Hopkins researchers discovered that bonobos and chimpanzees can remember old companions; 26 years after separation, Louise still favored her sister’s face |

Composite image of chimpanzee (left) and bonobo (right). Credits – Wikimedia Commons A bonobo named Louise at a sanctuary in Japan helped document the longest-lasting social memory recorded outside our species. When shown a photograph of her sister Loretta, whom she had not seen in more than 26 years, Louise stared intently at the familiar…

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In 1994, Steve and Terri Irwin bought 3,500 acres to restore dwindling Koala habitat, then planted 44,000 Eucalyptus trees and added 1,630 more acres | World News

In 1994, Steve and Terri Irwin bought 3,500 acres to restore dwindling Koala habitat, then planted 44,000 Eucalyptus trees and added 1,630 more acres | World News

In 1994, Steve and Terri Irwin bought 3,500 acres to restore dwindling Koala habitat. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons. In 1994, Steve and Terri Irwin made a conservation investment that began with a simple idea: if koalas were losing habitat, protecting the animals alone would not be enough. That year, Australia Zoo bought 3,500 acres at…

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In 1931, a bankrupt farmer abandoned 4,000 sheep on a sub-Antarctic island: Decades of isolation produced a flock with rare inherited traits

In 1931, a bankrupt farmer abandoned 4,000 sheep on a sub-Antarctic island: Decades of isolation produced a flock with rare inherited traits

Campbell Island landscape | Wikimedia Commons Sheep farming collapsed on Campbell Island in 1931, and about 4,000 animals were left behind on one of the most remote islands in New Zealand’s territory. The farm’s final leaseholder, John Warren, had taken over the operation only a few years earlier, but falling prices and severe transport problems…

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He scored 54% in Class 10 and just 41 marks in maths; three years later, Jainendrajeet cracked JEE Advanced with AIR 349 and reached IIT Bombay

He scored 54% in Class 10 and just 41 marks in maths; three years later, Jainendrajeet cracked JEE Advanced with AIR 349 and reached IIT Bombay

Image Courtesy: Youtube/jai.IITBombay A 54% score in Class 10, including just 41 marks in Mathematics and 48 in Science, became a difficult chapter for Jainendrajeet. He had also spent nearly 40 to 50 days on bed rest before his board exams because of health issues, leaving him with little time to prepare. When the result…

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