1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (795+ words) Across the planet, islands are homes to species of animals that cannot be found anywhere else. Isolated from the mainland, these species become genetically different from close relatives simply because of how they have evolved over time. Not surprisingly, isolation…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (548+ words) Highgate Cemetery in London, the final resting place for figures such as Karl Marx, Lucian Freud, and George Michael, has secured a significant "6. 7 million grant to combat the escalating threats posed by climate change. The National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago  (19+ words) Petrified Forest National Park Service (. gov) Official websites use. gov Secure. gov websites use HTTPS Petrified Forest National Park...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (70+ words) University of Victoria Dr. Matthew Ayre collaborated with a group of researchers in a fascinating study of historical documents revealing details of the environmental impacts of commercial whaling from the 1700s to early 20th century. Department of History University of Victoria P. O. Box…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago  (583+ words) Pima County is a special place. As one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, the Sonoran Desert is home to incredible beauty, deep human history, iconic plants, animals, grasslands, mountains, and riparian areas. Critical habitats and biological corridors, riparian…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (525+ words) The'Mid Cornwall Moors'is today (Wednesday 27 May) declared'the 14th'site in the King's Series of National Nature Reserves'(NNRs),'bringing together'over 1, 100 hectares of moorland, more than doubling the area of land managed for nature in this historic landscape. This declaration celebrates places…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (563+ words) A unique Cornish moorland landscape shaped by thousands of years of history becomes a National Nature Reserve for local people and visitors to enjoy Castle an Dinas (Credit: Cornwall Heritage Trust) The'Mid Cornwall Moors'is today (Wednesday 27 May) declared'the 14th'site in…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (554+ words) AI in therapy and food benefits. States grapple with new tech A century ago, a Norwegian-born mariner nicknamed "Herring Pete" and his Austrian-born wife operated a fox farm on a scenic, remote and mountainous Kenai Peninsula island. Now that 24-acre…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (189+ words) Local News | Major habitat work at state park in O'Brien County O'Brien County, Iowa (RI) " There's been some major landscaping on a dam built nearly a century ago to form a lake for recreation in northwest Iowa. The dam on…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (440+ words) A derelict torpedo testing station could become a hotel and holiday homes under new redevelopment plans. The former Ministry of Defence site on the banks of Loch Long in Arrochar, Argyll & Bute, has been out of use since 1986, and the…...