Children of Qatari mothers, Qatar-born expats can join national service: Requirements, how to apply | World News
Qatar has expanded eligibility for its national service programme, allowing children of Qatari mothers and…
In 2020, Minnesota funded a $1.918 million Shell Rock River habitat program; by 2025, it had protected or restored 588 acres
Shell Rock River Watershed District (Image Credit: www.shellrock.org) In 2020, Minnesota approved $1.918 million for the Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program – Phase IX. According to a 2025 final report from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, the program ultimately protected, restored or enhanced 588 acres of habitat in the Shell Rock River watershed,…
A Texas homeowner thought they had a snake problem. Then more than 20 rattlesnakes emerged from beneath the house
A routine wildlife-removal call in Aledo, Texas, turned into a startling discovery when specialists found more than 20 rattlesnakes living beneath a home. The homeowners had initially sought help with what appeared to be a typical animal-removal problem, but snake wrangler Sheila Taber soon realised the situation was far more serious. As the team worked…
ICE slams New York judge for releasing deported immigrant after fourth drunk-driving conviction
Federal immigration officials have criticised a Suffolk County judge after a Salvadoran national, who was previously deported from the US, was released without bail following his fourth felony drunken-driving conviction.Pablo Aguilar-Alvarez, 36, was found guilty on Friday of felony driving while intoxicated and faces up to seven years in prison at his October 2 sentencing.According…
A remote Alaska village is slowly sinking as the frozen ground beneath it thaws, releasing ancient carbon locked away for thousands of years
A remote village on Alaska’s North Slope is facing a growing threat from beneath its feet. In Point Lay, also known as Kali, thawing ice-rich ground is causing the land to sink unevenly, damaging buildings and essential infrastructure. Researchers studying the community have documented widespread ground subsidence and found that large quantities of ice are…
Oregon’s Siletz Bay is restoring 37 acres of tidal wetland this summer, digging new channels where more than a century of diking turned marsh into pasture
Drift Creek Unit of Siletz Bay National Wildlife (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Oregon’s Siletz Bay is undergoing a major wetland restoration effort this summer, with crews working to bring back natural tidal flows to land that was dramatically altered by more than a century of diking and land conversion. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
Trump admin plans to spend $900m on White House ‘modernisation projects’: Report
Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House. (AP Photo) The Donald Trump administration is planning to spend at least $900 million on construction and modernisation projects across the White House grounds, a significantly higher figure than previously reported, according to an exclusive report by…
A hidden wonder in Yosemite was disappearing for more than 100 years, in 2023, a massive restoration began filling a 3.5-mile erosion gully with 162,000 cubic yards of soil and woodchips, restoring 94 acres of lost wetlands
In the heart of Yosemite National Park, where granite cliffs rise above ancient forests and waterfalls cascade into deep valleys, lies a quieter kind of wonder: Ackerson Meadow. One of the largest mid-elevation meadows in the Sierra Nevada, and the largest in Yosemite, it is a place of stillness, wildlife and ecological importance. But for…
Florida homeowner Abigail Mwaungulu let a Wendy’s worker named Dara eat lunch on her porch; their chance meeting became a friendship and raised over $13,000
Sometimes the smallest acts of kindness create the biggest ripples. For Abigail Mwaungulu, a Florida homeowner, it began with a simple “yes” to a stranger’s unusual lunch request. For Dara, a Wendy’s employee having a difficult day, it began with a doorbell ring and a hopeful question. What followed was a friendship neither expected, a…
US man calls 911 after killing wife, 4 children in Kansas; dies by suicide
The case is being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide. A 53-year-old Kansas man fatally shot his wife and four young children before calling 911 to say he had killed his family and was preparing to take his own life, authorities said. The case is being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide.According to the New York Post,…
The United States removed 100 outdated dams in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 river miles across 30 states and setting a single-year record for upstream habitat
Dam removal on the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Washington (American Rivers photos) The United States removed 100 dams across 30 states in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 miles of rivers, according to a report by the organisation American Rivers. The organisation said it was the largest number of upstream river miles reconnected through dam removal…
