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Representative Image of the Humanitix logo symbolizing charitable contributions through ticket bookings ( AI Generrated Image) A ticket booking fee can help fund more than an event. Humanitix, a not-for-profit ticketing platform, says it has directed US$13.8 million in profits to charitable causes, supporting work in education, healthcare, poverty alleviation and other areas. The company’s…

The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the first litters born under Project Obscurus, an international recovery programme for the New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake. According to the Los Angeles Zoo’s press release on 1 September 2026, a litter of five was born on 18 August and a single neonate on 28 August, making six neonates. The…

Image Credit: Wildlife Vagabond Six cheetahs have returned to Zambia’s Greater Luangwa Ecosystem after nearly three decades without confirmed sightings. The 3 males and 3 females were moved from South Africa to a remote part of North Luangwa National Park in July 2026, beginning a carefully planned effort to rebuild a wild population. The project…

Ancient glass sponge reefs thrive beneath the cold waters off British Columbia’s Pacific coast. (Photo: DFO, Sally Leys, University of Alberta, CSSF ROPOS) Far beneath the cold waters off British Columbia, an extraordinary ecosystem is thriving in near-total darkness, a vast network of reefs made not from tropical coral, but from animals whose skeletons are…

According to the online report, the dispute could ultimately extend beyond negotiations. Zelenka is concerned that ATC could pursue eminent domain if property owners refuse to accept the proposed terms. For more than three decades, Jerry Zelenka and his wife have built their Wisconsin property piece by piece, turning raw land into a home surrounded…

A storm cut off an Outer Banks couple from most of their wedding guests; they posted an open invitation online, and more than 400 strangers showed up with food, music and cameras to celebrate/Image: Gwenyth Airhart with GwenyGrace Photography Kimberly Laprad and Jayden Sink thought their wedding might end up as little more than a…

Representative Image of eggshells being processed to extract calcium carbonate for bacterial growth experiments in a laboratory (AI Generated Image) A seventh grader from Palatine, Illinois, has turned eggshells into calcium carbonate crystals and used them to investigate whether the mineral can affect bacterial growth. Shrikari Punjala, a student at Quest Academy, is one of…

Georgia police aircraft allegedly destroyed $37,000 worth of legal hemp in 2021. (Photo: Getty Images) The Georgia Supreme Court has revived a legal battle over whether the government must compensate property owners when law enforcement operations damage their property, ruling that the state cannot automatically avoid the Georgia Constitution’s just-compensation requirement simply by invoking its…

PC: Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum An American elm in Oklahoma City has survived more than a century of change, including one of the city’s darkest moments. Foresters believe the tree was planted around 1920. By 1947, it had grown into a mature tree in the backyard of a family home. The house later…

A 3,000-year-old horse has been discovered buried inside an ancient Egyptian fortress. (Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the carefully buried remains of a horse dating back around 3,000 years inside an ancient military fortress in the western Nile Delta, a rare discovery that is offering new clues about…