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The wider project also examined how woody debris could be used in different coastal settings. At Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, the storm had carved steep, eroded faces into the dunes. After a powerful winter storm stripped away sections of Maine’s coastline in December 2022, an unlikely form of coastal protection began taking shape on the…

Serge Boghossian. Image Credit: INSAUGA Mississauga/Website 16-year-old Serge Boghossian has turned a problem he faced while looking for work into a platform designed to help other teenagers find their first jobs. The Mississauga student taught himself to code and built Jobbli, a free online service connecting local teenagers with businesses offering part-time work. The idea…

Scientists have developed and optimised python-specific environmental DNA (eDNA) markers to detect Burmese pythons through water samples collected in southern Florida. The work focuses on Stormwater Treatment Areas, the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, and nearby rivers and canals connected to waterways previously sampled. The interconnected canal and river network can help non-native and invasive species…

A fugitive who was wanted in Wyoming on an attempted murder charge spent more than four decades living under the identity of a deceased former college classmate, according to the US Department of Justice. Stephen Craig Campbell, 76, assumed the identity of Walter Lee Coffman, who died in 1975 at age 22. Campbell first applied…

File photo: Israeli tourists leave a FlyDubai plane that departed from Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and landed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP photo) A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an incident on board, with reports pointing to…

Researchers are installing 3D-printed artificial reefs on the deep seabed to see whether damaged cold-water coral habitats can be restored. Twenty-three of these structures have been placed off the south-west Porcupine Bank, off Ireland’s west coast, and in the Bay of Biscay, France. The work forms part of the Horizon Europe project REDRESS, which stands…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A case from Michigan is among several Social Security fraud cases announced by the US Department of Justice as part of a nationwide enforcement effort targeting the misuse of federal benefits. According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Laura Whisenant allegedly misused nearly $121,000 in Social Security benefits belonging to her…

For Indian investors, the change means thousands of dollars in additional government filing costs. The US is sharply increasing fees for its EB-5 immigrant investor programme, raising the cost for foreign nationals seeking a Green Card through investment. The new fee structure, finalised by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), takes effect on November 30.For…

Most teenagers who cannot find the clothing they want simply give up and buy something else. Ethan Eriksen, a sixteen-year-old junior at Barron High School in Wisconsin, chose a different route. Unable to find high-quality ski pants covered in flames, he made his own and launched Shredrz Attire. Months later, he stood before a panel…