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In 2015, trees covered just 1.9% of these Ethiopian drylands; nine years later, helping old roots regrow pushed forest cover above 22%

Evaluating the impact of assisted natural regeneration and afforestation on soil erosion dynamics using high-resolution imagery in semi-arid Ethiopia In 2015, trees covered just 1.9% of these Ethiopian drylands; nine years later, helping old roots regrow pushed forest cover above 22%.A comprehensive study evaluating land restoration in the Kembata Tembaro district of central Ethiopia shows…

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North Carolina: North Carolina spent 25 years rebuilding an elk population that had disappeared from the state; in 2027, it will allow its first limited hunt with just two permits

Elk were once found across much of North Carolina but disappeared from the state many years ago For the first time since elk were reintroduced to western North Carolina 25 years ago, the state will allow a limited elk hunting season. The decision comes after wildlife officials said the elk population has recovered enough to…

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King Charles III emerges from Tardis in ‘Doctor Who’ moment at Commonwealth Games 2026 opening | World News

King Charles III and Queen Camilla/Image: Getty Images King Charles III made a dramatic surprise entrance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, stepping out of a life-sized TARDIS, the iconic blue time machine from the long-running British television series Doctor Who.Accompanied by Queen Camilla, the monarch emerged from the replica…

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Marcus Aurelius: 1,800-year-old Roman camp linked to Marcus Aurelius found in Slovakia; possible soldiers lay in pits and wells with armour left behind

Researchers found skeletons and parts of skeletons in shallow graves. (Picture: ArU SAS) Archaeologists in Slovakia have uncovered the remains of a large Roman military camp that may have been used by the army of Emperor Marcus Aurelius during wars against Germanic tribes nearly 1,850 years ago. The discovery is unusual not only because of…

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Mohammad Shahabuddin: Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin resigns ahead of Sheikh Hasina’s planned return, reports of rift with govt

Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin resigns Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin resigned on Friday, nearly two years before the end of his five-year term, Reuters reported citing local media.His resignation comes amid reports that the government was no longer comfortable with his continuation in office because of his perceived ties to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.Shahabuddin’s resignation…

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Ireland has recovered the remains of 99 infants from the former Tuam mother and baby home; DNA analysis may help restore some of their identities

Photo credit: Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam Ireland has now recovered the remains of 99 infants and children from the site of the former Tuam mother and baby home in County Galway, a place that has become a symbol of one of the darkest chapters in the country’s institutional history. The new…

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The Manhattan Project town of Los Alamos now has America’s highest share of doctorate holders. Nearly 1 in 5 adults has a PhD and almost 70% hold a bachelor’s degree | World News

J. Robert Oppenheimer and Major General Leslie R. Groves inspect Ground Zero after the Trinity Test in New Mexico, July 1945 (left), Members of the Los Alamos National Laboratory team behind the design, assembly and testing of the Autonomous Ion Mass Spectrometer (AIMS) Sentry instrument (right). Hidden among the mesas of northern New Mexico lies…

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Scientists discover a surprising ‘brain’ hidden inside the heart: Formed by neurons, it controls the heartbeat and protects the organ during stressful situations |

A surprising new scientific study has revealed that the heart has a small network of neurons capable of controlling essential bodily functions. The research conducted at Yale University in US, was published in July 2026 in the scientific journal Cell. It revealed that this nervous system participates in regulating heartbeats and also protects the organ…

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