In 2010, conservationists began releasing captive-bred wētāpunga after the species survived naturally on one island; 15 years and 11,000 releases later, four generations are established on two islands/Image: Getty Images A giant insect that can grow to nearly 10cm and weigh as much as a mouse is showing signs of recovery after decades of decline.The…

Archaeologists collect deep soil samples from Turkey’s Mount Ararat site in the search for Noah’s Ark. (Photo: Getty Images) The long-running Noah’s Ark mystery has taken a new turn after researchers drilled into the Durupinar formation, a boat-shaped geological site near Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.The formation has attracted researchers and Noah’s Ark enthusiasts since…

William and Elizabeth Kent/Image: National Park Service A stretch of California redwood forest that could have been logged and turned into a reservoir became one of the country’s best-known protected forests after William and Elizabeth Kent chose to give much of their land to the federal government.The Kents bought 611 acres in Redwood Canyon in…

Swiss startup Sun-Ways installed 48 removable solar panels between active railway tracks in 2025. (Photo: Sun-Ways) A Swiss startup has spent more than a year testing an unusual way to generate renewable energy: placing removable solar panels directly between the rails of an active railway line.At a pilot project in Buttes, Switzerland, more than 11,000…

Northern lights may return across parts of the US and Canada overnight October 8-9 as a CME reaches Earth. The northern lights could put on another show across parts of the United States and Canada this week as a coronal mass ejection (CME) linked to a long-duration M1.4 solar flare heads toward Earth.NOAA’s Space Weather…

File photo: New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani attends a vigil marking the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement marking the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel has drawn criticism from…