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Yellow and blue G:link tram operating on the Gold Coast Light Rail system traveling through Surfers Paradise with high-rise buildings in the background.

Queensland Cancels $9.8B Gold Coast Light Rail Extension

The Queensland government has cancelled plans to extend the Gold Coast light rail from Burleigh Heads to Coolangatta, citing massive cost increases and strong community opposition. Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie announced the

Govind Tekale

September 1, 2025

Fresh produce display at Sydney Fish Market featuring onions, potatoes, ginger, and garlic with price signs in Australian dollars.

Agriculture·Australia·Business·News

ACCC Chair: ‘Protecting Competition Extremely Important’ as Vegetable Suppliers Face $50M Cartel Penalties Over Price-Fixing

Australia’s competition watchdog has launched Federal Court action against four major vegetable suppliers and three executives for allegedly fixing prices on everyday staples sold to ALDI stores across the eastern states. Veggie

Sunita Somvanshi

September 1, 2025

Representative Image. Ñaupa Iglesia cave shrine in Peru showing ancient stone architecture built into a natural rock formation with windows and niches carved into the mountainside.

Archaeology·News

3,800-Year-Old Toad Sculpture Reveals Climate Collapse That Destroyed Ancient Peruvian Civilization

Archaeologists have discovered a small sculpture of two toads that tells a powerful story about climate change from nearly 4,000 years ago. The find helps explain how an ancient Peruvian civilization collapsed

Govind Tekaleand

Karmactive Staff

September 1, 2025

Delta Air Lines Boeing 777-200 aircraft with registration N862DA flying against a blue sky, showing the distinctive red and blue Delta livery with white fuselage.

Aviation·Health·News·USA

Delta Pays $78.75M Settlement After Jet Fuel ‘Rained’ on 38,000 LA Schools

Fuel fell on Park Avenue Elementary School in Cudahy on January 14, 2020. Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $78.75 million to settle claims from thousands of Los Angeles residents affected

Sonali Tiwary

September 1, 2025

Dramatic rainfall falling over mountainous terrain with dark storm clouds, showing intense precipitation sweeping across a Scottish landscape.

Climate·Weather

Climate Change Makes Fatal Rain Events 15-20% More Likely

Climate change has made intense rainfall events 15-20% more likely, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh. The study examined weather patterns similar to those that contributed to the fatal

Rahul Somvanshi

September 1, 2025

Fluorescent microscopy image of orange-red cancer cells growing in media containing ribohistatin, showing their clustered structure against a dark background.

Health

Squeezed Cancer Cells Become More Invasive, Less Treatable

Physical pressure inside tumors can force cancer cells to dramatically change their behavior, according to new research published in Nature. When squeezed into tight spaces, melanoma cells switch from rapid growth to

Tejal Somvanshi

September 1, 2025

Business·News

Volkswagen Hit with $30M Fine for Amazon Slave Labor Practices

A Brazilian labor court has ordered Volkswagen to pay $30 million for subjecting workers to slave-like conditions on a company-owned farm in the Amazon rainforest during the 1970s and 1980s. The ruling,

Sunita Somvanshi

August 31, 2025

Aerial photograph of Ventnor City, New Jersey shoreline showing beach, ocean waves, residential buildings, and a fishing pier extending into the Atlantic Ocean, taken in 2017.

Disaster·Nature·Weather

Hurricane Erin Offshore Waves Carve 6-Foot Sand Cliffs at Jersey Shore, 12 Beach Paths Closed

Hurricane Erin kept its distance but left Jersey Shore beaches battered and bruised. Crews are working at low tide to reopen paths before Labor Day visitors arrive. Beach entrances turned treacherous after

Karmactive Staff

August 31, 2025

Colorful infrared image of the Butterfly Nebula's center showing a bright central star surrounded by greenish nebulosity and looping structures in cream, orange, and pink colors, captured by Webb telescope and ALMA.

Astronomy·Discovery·News·Science

Webb Telescope Exposes 400,000°F Star in Butterfly Nebula

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of the Butterfly Nebula, revealing hidden details that could help explain how Earth-like planets form. Located about 3,400 light-years away in the

Rahul Somvanshi

August 31, 2025

Laboratory equipment and monitoring system at IIT Madras used for aerosol and climate interaction study.

Climate·India·Science

Human Activities Alter Cloud Formation: IIT Madras Study Shows 80-250% CCN Increase After Lockdown

A study from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras measured how human activities affect cloud-forming particles along India’s coast. Published in ACS ES&T Air (August 2025), the research tracked cloud condensation nuclei

Rahul Somvanshi

August 31, 2025