Indianapolis has begun removing the Emrichsville Dam from the White River, ending more than a century of disruption to the river’s natural flow and aquatic habitats. According to The Indianapolis Star, the project is intended to improve conditions for wildlife and make the waterway safer for people. The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the…

Five women of Trump world who dominated headlines. Anthony Scaramucci served as White House communications director for 11 days, from July 21 to July 31, 2017. The record of the shortest tenure in the Trump world is likely to be broken by Katie Zacharia, the new press secretary who was panned on the very first…

A conservation group in California has filed a lawsuit to stop plans for permanent roads and utility lines across a newly created 402-acre nature preserve. The legal action comes four years after the land was saved from housing developers. Placer Land Trust filed the lawsuit to block infrastructure construction through Clover Valley, an area of…

Archaeologists working with Indigenous rangers have documented two underwater sites off Murujuga in Western Australia, uncovering evidence of how First Nations communities used the landscape before rising sea levels submerged it thousands of years ago. The findings, reported by ABC News and detailed in a new study published in Quaternary Science Reviews, expand on earlier…

Consular posts in India are asking for recently dated employment verification letter from H-1B visa applicants. Immigration lawyer Gnanamookan Senthurjothi alerted Indian H-1B visa applicants with long-pending administrative processing that the consular posts have been requesting some documents from some applicants while seeking their passports for final adjudication. He advised not to misrepresent anything at…

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has officially reopened its two historic Palm Houses after a complex five-year restoration project costing £23.5 million. The work included replacing every single pane of glass in both buildings. The reopening is a major milestone in the garden’s 356-year history. It also marks the completion of an important stage in…

A Miami high school senior who chased down and helped detain a man accused of theft despite being pepper-sprayed has received a hero award from Miami Police for his brave actions, 7News reported.The Good Samaritan, identified as Harry Cossyphas, was on his way to a grocery store in Brickell when he heard a woman shouting…

A historic building on North Carolina’s Ocracoke Island has entered a new chapter after years of restoration transformed the former Island Inn into a public cultural and community space. According to The Ocracoke Observer and The Borehamwood Post’s broader coverage of historic preservation projects, community-led efforts can play a crucial role in protecting local heritage….

A historic mansion built for a prominent timber businessman in the years following San Francisco’s devastating 1906 earthquake has returned to the real estate market after nearly three decades. Known as Doe House, the 1908 residence in the city’s prestigious Pacific Heights neighbourhood is listed for $27 million, according to SFGATE and its Sotheby’s International…