Sudan planted Acacia senegal across drylands; years later, older plantations had more carbon but grasslands still held more soil moisture |

Acacia Senegal. Image Credit: Wikipedia Planting trees in Sudan’s drylands changed the soil in ways that became clearer as the plantations grew older. Acacia Senegal gradually built up more organic carbon and improved the soil’s ability to hold water for plants. A 2018 study titled ‘Changes in soil hydraulic properties, soil moisture and water balance…

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Pakistan ministers warn of energy crisis; Shehbaz government struggles as fuel prices break records

Shehbaz ministers warn of energy crisis as Pakistan fuel prices surge Pakistan is facing a widening energy crunch as disruptions around key Gulf shipping routes push up global oil prices, fuel costs surge and the government weighs measures to curb petroleum consumption.Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government is facing pressure on multiple fronts, with ministers…

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Meet John Moretti: The Texas palaeontologist who put on a wetsuit to search an underwater cave and found Ice Age animals beneath the water |

Paleontologist John Moretti (left) and caver John Young after exploring Bender’s Cave. Image Credit: John Moretti The discovery beneath Bender’s Cave in central Texas began in an underground stream where fossils lay hidden beneath the water. John A. Moretti, a palaeontologist at the University of Texas in Austin, and caver John Young investigated bones preserved…

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Scientists rebuilt oyster reefs in Florida; within 18 months, the wider marine animal community began returning |

Restoring damaged oyster reefs can bring back the small marine animals that depend on them. A study examined restored, living, and dead oyster reefs in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon to track how their macroinvertebrate communities changed after restoration. The researchers collected 20,087 marine invertebrates representing 41 species from 14 families. Over time, the communities on…

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Meet Tanishka Aglave, the 17-year-old Valrico, Florida student who built a curry leaf treatment, steam system and AI tool to fight citrus greening; she won $50,000

The research was started by Aglave as a freshman and took over 300 hours to complete, often working two hours in the laboratory every other day after school. For Tanishka Aglave, citrus greening isn’t simply a problem that exists in textbooks or agricultural research papers. She watched it take a toll on Florida citrus growers,…

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Pakistan government struggles as fuel prices break records; Shehbaz ministers warn of energy crisis

Shehbaz ministers warn of energy crisis as Pakistan fuel prices surge Pakistan is facing a widening energy crunch as disruptions around key Gulf shipping routes push up global oil prices, fuel costs surge and the government weighs measures to curb petroleum consumption.Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government is facing pressure on multiple fronts, with ministers…

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Will Smith’s iconic ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ mansion returns to market with a 25% price cut; famous TV home now listed at $22.95 million and could be demolished

While Will Smith may have quickly shifted from Philadelphia to Bel Air, the move is not as easy as it seems for everyone. His opulent home in ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ is back on sale after a king-sized price cut. Earlier this year, a listing priced the mansion at $30 million which attracted a…

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Meet Brooke Sumpter, the 11-year-old who learned to sew at 4 and has now become the first child to design an American Girl fashion collection

Meet Brooke Sumpter, the 11-year-old fashion designer who went from learning to sew at four to creating an American Girl collection. (Photo: Mattel) Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) and Mattel have joined hands to launch the American Girl x Harlem’s Fashion Row Cherry Blossom Couture Collection, a new fashion line designed by 11-year-old designer and Brooke…

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Built in 1976, Diane Keaton bought her Laguna Beach home for $6.6 million in 2021, transformed and sold it for $7.9 million a year later; her final renovation project now hits market for $10.3 million

Diane Keaton’s transformed Laguna Beach home is back on the market for $10.3 million. (Photo: Realtor) Diane Keaton’s passion for architecture and interior design continues to live on through the homes she renovated during her lifetime. Now, one of the late ‘Annie Hall’ actress’ final renovation projects is heading back to the market, with an…

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Saudi Arabia released 313 desert gazelles; 20 years later, both species had established in a vast protected desert | World News

Across one of Saudi Arabia’s largest protected desert landscapes, a conservation experiment that began in the 1990s is still visible two decades later. A total of 313 captive-bred Arabian and sand gazelles were released into Uruq Bani Ma’arid, where their movements were first followed with radio tracking. When researchers returned in 2015–2016, a large camera-trap…

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