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Victoria’s Endangered Birds: Conservation Efforts Triple Helmeted Honeyeater Numbers to 250 in the Wild

Victoria’s threatened birds are showing signs of recovery through practical conservation work that combines new technology with on-ground action. Government teams, researchers, and local volunteers are working together to protect four key

Govind Tekale

January 17, 2025

Praxair is the leading manufacturer of industrial gasses such as nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon, hydrogen, helium and acetylene.

Australia·Energy·Hydrogen

Australia’s $3.4B Natural Hydrogen Discovery: A Clean Energy Game-Changer

Scientists have found natural hydrogen and helium beneath the ground across New South Wales, pointing to a cleaner energy future. This discovery, made by Geoscience Australia working with NSW researchers, adds new

Sunita Somvanshi

January 17, 2025

Conservation·Wildlife

U.S. Proposes 760,071 Acres of Critical Habitat for California’s Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed protecting 760,071 acres of land for California’s foothill yellow-legged frogs. These small amphibians, known for their yellow belly and underside of their rear legs,

Rahul Somvanshi

January 17, 2025

This fossil, preserved roughly 47 million years ago, has a such a strange assortment of features that scientists were unable to find a plant family, living or extinct, to which it might belong. Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage

Archaeology·Discovery

47-Million-Year-Old ‘Alien Plant’ Fossil in Utah Defies Classification, Puzzles Scientists

Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old plant fossil in Utah that’s unlike anything seen before. The specimen doesn’t match any of the over 400 known plant families, either living or extinct. “This fossil

Govind Tekale

January 17, 2025

Conservation·Nature·Travel·Wildlife

Study Reveals 1 in 34 Grizzlies in B.C. Ecotourism Zones Had Human Conflicts Linked to Salmon Scarcity

Between 2019 and 2021, Kate Field lived in a camper van surrounded by electric fencing in British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, tracking grizzly bears through dense forest habitat. Her research, just published

Tejal Somvanshi

January 17, 2025

Representative image. Coal mines. Photo source : hangela (pixabay).

News

BAPE Rejects Falco’s Horne 5 Mine Proposal; Stock Drops 25.8% to $0.23

The Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) believes that Ressources Falco’s new underground mine project (Horne 5) in Rouyn-Noranda is “not acceptable” in its current form. In its 281-page investigation report, the

Sunita Somvanshi

January 16, 2025

Australia·Disaster

NSW Landholders Can Now Access 100,000 Litres for Firefighting

Property owners in New South Wales can now access water from nearby streams and rivers without a license during fire emergencies. This change removes a major barrier that once slowed down fire

Govind Tekale

January 16, 2025

representative image of Bryan Johnson , Photo Source : Bryan Johnson (Instagram)

India·Pollution

Bryan Johnson’s Mumbai Visit Reveals Air Pollution 20x WHO’s Safe Limit

Air quality monitoring took center stage as tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson shared his Mumbai experience through a detailed video on X. Inside his Mumbai hotel room this December, even with air purifiers

Rahul Somvanshi

January 16, 2025

a piece of chocolate partially dipped in melted chocolate.

Canada·Health

Milka Chocolate Bars Recalled in Canada Over Undeclared Hazelnuts

A major chocolate recall has hit Canadian stores after hazelnuts were found undeclared in Milka brand Bubbly Alpine Milk “Chocolat” bars. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued the recall on January

Tejal Somvanshi

January 16, 2025

Representative image.Measles Virus Particle. Photo Source: NIAID (Flickr)

Health

Quebec Measles Outbreak: 11 Cases Confirmed; Thousands Exposed at Carrefour Laval Mall

The recent surge in measles cases across Quebec has reached 11 confirmed infections, with health officials warning of widespread exposure at Carrefour Laval mall. The latest case from January 7 has put

Tejal Somvanshi

January 16, 2025

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