Lead contamination in water is being studied through different approaches, including the use of waste materials that can help remove metal ions from water. Apple pomace, the residue left after juice production, was among the waste materials researchers examined for its ability to remove lead ions from water in laboratory experiments.Researchers compared untreated raw apple…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Britain’s coastal waters are home to more shark species than many people might expect, but scientists still know surprisingly little about how several of these animals move, feed and reproduce. In a report by The Guardian, researchers outlined plans for a new three-year project that will combine modern electronic tracking with decades…
An international team of biologists, chemists and physicists has used sophisticated 3D X-ray technology to investigate the tooth at an unprecedented level. A unicorn may be a mythical creature, but nature made something very similar under the Arctic ice. Wondering what? Well, the narwhal has a strange tusk that can reach nearly 10 feet long…
For the uninitiated, now in its seventh year, the SYD100 Scholarship was set up to support people from underrepresented backgrounds in aviation including women and young people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. For Angel Marino, the life-changing journey began thousands of feet in the air. Her first flight was at the tender age of…
What began with a $40 cleaning kit and one littered New York City block eventually turned into a neighbourhood effort to clean, garden and reclaim public space. David Clarke, a 24-year-old New Yorker behind the grassroots project Trash Talk NYC, spent 100 days cleaning the area around West 171st Street between Broadway and Fort Washington…
Roundthwaite Common, Tebay An ambitious upland restoration project in Cumbria has turned a once-bare area of sheep-grazed fell into a thriving habitat, bringing back lost native woodland and attracting 11 new breeding bird species since 2016. The project at Tebay Common began in 2012 through a partnership between local farmers, landowner Lonsdale Estates, and the…
In President Donald Trump’s telling at a White House event on Tuesday, two firefighters bodily lifted him to safety from a site near an unstable building after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks. “And I’ll never forget,” Trump said, “we thought it was coming down on top of us, and two firemen, big strong guys –…
Tasmania introduced brown trout from England for sport More than 160 years after Tasmania introduced British brown trout to create a major recreational fishery, conservation workers are building artificial barriers and clearing entire waterways to save a tiny native fish from extinction. The Swan galaxias (Galaxias fontanus), a small, scaleless freshwater fish found only in…
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have reduced the asking price of their longtime Los Angeles family home by $550,000, just three months after putting the property on the market. PEOPLE first reported the price cut, while Realtor.com provided additional details on the sprawling Mandeville Canyon residence. The couple has now lowered the asking…
British Columbia unveils new border signs in a blunt message to the US amid the ongoing US-Canada tariff war. British Columbia has put up a pointed message for Americans arriving from the US: “Welcome to British Columbia, Canada. Strong, proud, and will NEVER be the 51st state. Sorry!” The message, displayed on new signs at…
