Indian-origin New Jersey student Mira Trivedi said, “If we don’t protect our sacred symbols, then who will?” New Jersey’s Mira Trivedi grew up seeing the ‘swastika’ symbol used on every sacred occasion. When she was studying the Holocaust in eighth grade, her teacher referred to Hitler’s symbol as ‘swastika’. Trivedi said she always knew that…

Life along the American coastline has always involved living with changing tides, storms and shifting shorelines. What is beginning to concern planners far more is the steady background rise in sea level that quietly increases the impact of every flood event. Nasa analysis reveals that using decades of satellite observations suggests the pace of that…

Federal judge blocks Pentagon ruling which requires journalists to be escorted by officials A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Pentagon rule requiring journalists to be accompanied by official escorts while inside the building, ruling the policy violates the First Amendment.Judge Paul L Friedman of the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued…

A proposed 69,000 sq ft data centre beside Nashville Zoo in Nashville, Tennessee, has triggered a huge public campaign, with nearly 600,000 people signing a Change.org petition opposing the development. The project, proposed by digital infrastructure company DC BLOX, has raised concerns at the zoo over potential noise, artificial light and other impacts from round-the-clock…

Pearly razorfish begin life as females before some naturally transition into males.- National Geographic photo Fishing is known to reduce fish populations and change the size and age of fish found in the wild. But a new study suggests that the effects may go much beyond.Researchers have found that heavy fishing may be changing the…