Annrose Tanuvasa and her baby, Makerita Miracle Tanuvasa. An Australian mother discovered she was pregnant just five days before going into labour, and gave birth less than 24 hours after doctors told her that her baby could arrive at any moment. Her daughter, Makerita Tanuvasa, known by her middle name Miracle, was born at just…

Across Uruguay, large areas of traditional grassland have been converted into managed forests, particularly plantations of fast-growing trees such as eucalyptus and pine. The change can bring economic benefits through timber production, but it also alters how water moves through the landscape. A 20-year paired-watershed study in northern Uruguay provides one of the clearest long-term…

Mooney M20F small plane crashes in Titusville/Image: FOX35 A pilot was killed after a small aircraft crashed near Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, on Monday morning, Florida Today reported.The plane was identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a Mooney M20F, a four-seat propeller aircraft. The agency is investigating the crash.The…

Floating wetlands slash wastewater greenhouse gas emissions Installing a floating wetland planted with native vegetation on an Australian municipal wastewater lagoon cut methane emissions by up to 66 per cent, according to the results of a two-year field trial. Published on 25 August 2026 in the Journal of Environmental Management, the peer-reviewed study looked at…

A sheep wool-covered snow protection test site is pictured during a press conference presenting the results of the “Keep It Wool” glacier protection experiment in Les Diablerets, Switzerland A natural wool covering placed over 200 square metres of high-altitude Alpine ice has proved as effective at slowing summer melting as conventional synthetic tarpaulins, offering a…

For generations, the Ward family knew a stretch of the Texas coast as “Down Below,” a working ranch where cattle grazing, hunting and family traditions unfolded across prairie, wetlands and marshes. Now, 2,500 acres of that land have entered a very different chapter. The property has been permanently protected and added to the Justin Hurst…

Callum Smith has joined Team BRIT alongside quadruple amputee Harvey Phillips. (Photo: SWNS) Callum Smith has never let the absence of arms stand between him and his passion for motorsport. The 23-year-old from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, was born without arms but is now chasing an extraordinary dream, becoming the first armless racing driver to compete at…