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Bangladesh PM’s proposed India visit conditional on Hasina extradition, officials say

Bangladesh PM’s proposed India visit conditional on Hasina extradition, officials say

Bangladesh has said PM’s proposed visit to India will depend on the extradition of Sheikh Hasina, urging New Delhi to expedite the process. Bangladesh has said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India will depend on the extradition of former premier Sheikh Hasina.Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that Dhaka had urged New Delhi…

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Hawaii’s 34,000 acres of managed eucalyptus plantations could become a local source of lumber for homes and infrastructure

Hawaii’s 34,000 acres of managed eucalyptus plantations could become a local source of lumber for homes and infrastructure

Hawaii imports much of the lumber used to build its homes, schools and infrastructure, but a new University of Hawaii at Mānoa research project is asking whether some of that material could instead come from trees already growing on the islands. More than 34,000 acres of managed eucalyptus plantations exist across Hawaii, yet much of…

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In 1905, a 13-year-old crawled through a tiny Tennessee cave passage and found a hidden underground lake

In 1905, a 13-year-old crawled through a tiny Tennessee cave passage and found a hidden underground lake

In 1905, a 13-year-old boy exploring Tennessee’s Craighead Caverns squeezed through a narrow, muddy passage and stumbled upon something far larger than he could have imagined: a vast chamber containing an underground lake. His name was Ben Sands, and his discovery would eventually become known as the Lost Sea, today recognised as the largest underground…

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Manhattan’s got a hairy situation! Giant 10-foot hairball ‘Tumblehair’ takes over the streets of NYC

Manhattan’s got a hairy situation! Giant 10-foot hairball ‘Tumblehair’ takes over the streets of NYC

Nothing fazes New Yorkers, or at least that’s what they thought, until they stepped out onto Manhattan streets and encountered a 10-foot sphere of real human hair rolling towards them! A giant 10-foot hairball called Tumblehair rolled through the streets of NYC, leaving pedestrians both repulsed and unable to ignore it. What was the giant…

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At 20, Finnish immigrant Maggie Walz arrived in Michigan with just ; in 1903 she claimed 160 acres on a Lake Huron island and the colony she founded grew to five settlements with around 1,000 people

At 20, Finnish immigrant Maggie Walz arrived in Michigan with just $7; in 1903 she claimed 160 acres on a Lake Huron island and the colony she founded grew to five settlements with around 1,000 people

Maggie Walz Photo credit: National Park Service Born Margareeta Johanna Konttra Niiranen in Tornio, Finland, in 1861, Maggie Walz came to the United States at the age of 20 with almost nothing, just $7 in her pocket and a determination to build a new life. According to the National Park Service (NPS), Walz arrived in…

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In 1948, scientists left a giant fossil on an Arctic island because they could not carry it; 78 years later it became a record-size new predator

In 1948, scientists left a giant fossil on an Arctic island because they could not carry it; 78 years later it became a record-size new predator

The fossil of Arctobatrachus urdensis as documented in 1948 (A–C), its skull as it appears today (D), and a reconstructed illustration (E). Scale bar: 10 cm. Credit: Schoch et al., 2026. Nearly 80 years ago, a British expedition discovered the battered remains of a giant fossil on the peak of an Arctic island. Unable to…

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Fur traders introduced Arctic foxes across Alaska’s Aleutian Islands to produce pelts; by killing seabirds, the foxes helped turn lush grasslands into tundra

Fur traders introduced Arctic foxes across Alaska’s Aleutian Islands to produce pelts; by killing seabirds, the foxes helped turn lush grasslands into tundra

The foxes reduced seabird populations, which meant less nutrient-rich guano reached the islands. Arctic foxes introduced to more than 400 Alaskan islands for fur changed far more than the local wildlife. According to a study published in journal Science, by preying on seabirds, they disrupted the flow of nutrients from the ocean to land and…

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