Someone has been repeatedly targeting mature pine trees at Burnt Cedar Beach in Incline Village, Nevada, on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, with investigators documenting 28 affected trees since 2022. Six trees were damaged in 2022, another six in 2024 and 16 more were targeted in 2026. At least 10 of the trees have…
For years, Bikini Atoll has been associated with the destructive legacy of nuclear weapons testing. Stanford University reported that between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 23 nuclear devices across the Marshall Islands atoll, forcing its residents from their homes. The explosions left behind radioactive contamination that prevented permanent resettlement. Yet decades later, the…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A conservation campaign in North Carolina has secured the first 200 acres of land around Tuckertown Reservoir, preserving public access to a stretch of shoreline and forest that has been available to outdoor users for decades. The Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT), which is leading the Save Tuckertown campaign, announced the completion…
Asian elephants can abandon a familiar way of reaching food when it stops working, as per a new study conducted in Thailand. In tests with 16 animals, researchers found evidence of inhibitory control, the ability to hold back an unhelpful response and switch to a successful one in seconds.The research, published in PLOS One on…
Camp Mystic has been in the news since 2025. The camp was the site of a catastrophic flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025 that led to the death of 28 people, including 25 young campers, two teenage counselors and the camp’s co-owner and director, Dick Eastland. A year later,…
Twitch streamer RaKai has responded to serious childhood abuse allegations made by fellow streamer Reggie, also known as Lil Rodney Son. In a statement shared on X, RaKai denied ever being abused or touched inappropriately while growing up. He later repeated his denial during an Instagram Live session, asking people not to believe everything they…
Rendering of the proposed US Pavilion for Expo 2031 in Minnesota. (Minnesota Star Tribune photo) Minnesota has selected Lakeville as the planned host city for Expo 2031, a six-month international exhibition focused on horticulture. According to Minnesota Star Tribune, organisers have signed a purchase agreement for nearly 57 acres of land near Interstate 35 and…
Two Nvidia-branded trailers belonging to autonomous-trucking company PlusAI were stolen from outside its warehouse in Fremont, California, on September 23, 2026. The trailers were associated with PlusAI’s work with Nvidia on autonomous-driving technology, but instead of carrying GPUs, servers or other expensive AI equipment, each contained about 20,000 pounds of sand. The pair therefore carried…
Representative Image of a vibrant topiary garden featuring living sculptures shaped like trees, fish, and abstract forms in Bishopville (AI Generated Image) A cleared cornfield in Bishopville, South Carolina, became the setting for one of America’s most distinctive topiary gardens. In the early 1980s, Pearl Fryar began transforming the land around his home without any…
The forest includes northern mixed hardwood, forested wetlands and meadows A Wisconsin family will continue to own and manage nearly 1,800 acres of forest in Langlade County after the state moved closer to securing a $1.6 million conservation easement on the property. The agreement would prevent the land from being developed while allowing timber production…
