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On the day his mother died, a Wyoming rancher promised their family land would never be developed; 8 years later, he protected the 2,506 acres forever

On the day his mother died, a Wyoming rancher promised their family land would never be developed; 8 years later, he protected the 2,506 acres forever

Pic credit: Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust Eight years ago, David Ellsbury stood at his mother’s deathbed. She only had one request. Her final wish was that their family ranch would never be developed. She didn’t want a developer to carve it up the way they had everywhere else. And that’s exactly what the Crook…

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Kevin Garnett’s former Malibu mansion listed for  million after massive makeover, 23 years after NBA legend bought the Pacific Coast Highway estate for .4 million

Kevin Garnett’s former Malibu mansion listed for $48 million after massive makeover, 23 years after NBA legend bought the Pacific Coast Highway estate for $6.4 million

From $6.4 million to $48 million: Kevin Garnett’s former Malibu property gets a stunning new chapter. (Photo: Showtime/Simon Berlyn) NBA legend Kevin Garnett’s former Malibu property is back on the market for $48 million, more than two decades after he purchased the prime Pacific Coast Highway estate for $6.4 million. The sprawling property, which Garnett…

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‘You’re causing antisemitism’: Pro-Israel activist confronts NYC mayor Mamdani at Brooklyn Jewish store

‘You’re causing antisemitism’: Pro-Israel activist confronts NYC mayor Mamdani at Brooklyn Jewish store

Benshimol, a self-described “American Israeli Zionist”, accused Mamdani of fueling antisemitism. Pro-Israel activist Stephanie Benshimol confronted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a visit to a Jewish store in Brooklyn’s Borough Park ahead of Rosh Hashanah.According to the New York Post, Benshimol, a self-described “American Israeli Zionist” and founder of United Zionists, accused Mamdani…

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In 1999, scientists dropped 45 tons of wollastonite over a 29-acre New Hampshire watershed to replace calcium lost to acid rain; by 2013, it was exporting 30 times more inorganic nitrogen than nearby watersheds

In 1999, scientists dropped 45 tons of wollastonite over a 29-acre New Hampshire watershed to replace calcium lost to acid rain; by 2013, it was exporting 30 times more inorganic nitrogen than nearby watersheds

In 1999, scientists dropped 45 tons of wollastonite over a 29-acre New Hampshire watershed A large-scale effort to restore an American forest damaged by acid rain had an unexpected environmental effect when added nutrients caused a huge increase in nitrogen flowing into nearby streams. In October and November 1999, researchers spread about 45 short tons…

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In 1953, a US Navy serviceman met his first love in Japan, but had to leave because war orders sent him home; nearly 70 years later, at 91, he finally found her again

In 1953, a US Navy serviceman met his first love in Japan, but had to leave because war orders sent him home; nearly 70 years later, at 91, he finally found her again

Mann and Peggy reunited in Michigan on June 1, 2022. (Photo credit: KETV) For nearly 70 years, an American man carried one question with him: Did Peggy Yamaguchi believe he had abandoned her? Duane Mann was 22 when he met Yamaguchi in Japan in 1953. He was serving with the US Navy and she worked…

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Scientists built 10 giant chambers around a Minnesota peat bog and warmed it by up to 9°C; within 3 years, every warmed plot switched from storing carbon to releasing it

Scientists built 10 giant chambers around a Minnesota peat bog and warmed it by up to 9°C; within 3 years, every warmed plot switched from storing carbon to releasing it

Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle and, consequently, in the global climate. Scientists wanted to know if there was a link between climate change and carbon loss in peatland ecosystems. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looked at…

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A retired Kodak finance worker picked moss from a New York log and found an animal no one had seen before; a year later, scientists confirmed it as a new tardigrade species

A retired Kodak finance worker picked moss from a New York log and found an animal no one had seen before; a year later, scientists confirmed it as a new tardigrade species

Judy Dobles collected moss near Cumming Nature Center that led to the discovery of a new tardigrade species. (Photo: Finger Lakes Public Radio) Judy Dobles, a retired worker from Kodak’s finance department, was walking a trail at the Rochester Museum & Science Center’s Cumming Nature Center in Naples, New York, when she made a discovery…

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African Migrants: Five African migrants dead after boat carrying over 100 people drifts for weeks in Atlantic Ocean

African Migrants: Five African migrants dead after boat carrying over 100 people drifts for weeks in Atlantic Ocean

Rescuers help a migrant disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain (Picture credit: Reuters) At least five African migrants died after a boat carrying more than 100 people ran into trouble in the Atlantic Ocean while attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, authorities…

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