Travelers Insurance told Gartenmann that because of the photo the company would not renew her policy. (Pictures: KUT News) For years, Tracy Gartenmann had insured her Austin home against wildfires, hailstorms and high winds. Then, in January, she received an email telling her that her insurance would not be renewed.The reason was visible in two…
A landscape near Mombasa, Kenya, once looked almost impossible to restore. Decades of limestone quarrying had left the ground hard, hot and largely devoid of vegetation, while salty groundwater made growing plants even more difficult. Then Dr René Haller, a Swiss-born naturalist and agronomist working with Bamburi Cement, began an ambitious experiment in ecological restoration….
Rapper Blueface is facing backlash after a viral livestream showed him having a heated argument with a woman about colorism and racism. The disagreement reportedly started after Blueface complimented the woman’s dark skin, saying she looked “so nice that dark” and calling her “a good dark skin.” The woman questioned his choice of words, leading…
A video showing a physical fight between Kick streamer TreyLiving and Fishtank Season 3 contestant Burt Bronx is going viral online. The incident happened during the BAU house marathon hosted by Cuffem and was caught on the livestream. Bronx, who is gay and has autism according to his Instagram bio, allegedly slapped TreyLiving’s butt while…
Lake Nyos looks deceptively ordinary in photographs. It sits in a volcanic landscape in north-western Cameroon, surrounded by steep green slopes and farmland. Yet beneath its surface, an unusual geological process once allowed enormous quantities of carbon dioxide to accumulate in deep water.On 21 August 1986, that gas escaped suddenly. A dense cloud of carbon…
Pakistan’s widening crackdown in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) draws international attention. (Photo: ANI) A British national was killed during clashes between protesters and Pakistani security forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), while another Briton has been detained in the region for more than two months, The Guardian reported.According to the report, Mohammad Akhtar, 50, a resident of…
As Lake Mead’s water levels continue to fall, numerous headlines are being made. Among them lies one about the reemergence of one of the country’s ghost towns. St. Thomas, Nevada is visible again on the floor of the lake and visitors can once more walk along its former streets, lined with foundations and remnants of…
Representative Image of water harvesting technology collecting and storing water (AI-generated image) Researchers at Kiel University in Germany have developed a highly porous material that can pull drinking water directly out of dry air, offering a possible lifeline for regions where rainfall is becoming less reliable. The material, known as CAU-10-H, behaves like a sponge,…
The project showed how an urban waterway could be designed to serve several functions at once. (Pictures: Landazine) In 2012, Singapore turned a major urban drainage channel into natural-like river. The project was part of Singapore’s Active, Beautiful, Clean (ABC) Waters Programme.According to Water Online, a 2.7-km section of the Kallang River at Bishan-Ang Mo…
At Cunningham Falls State Park, two people experienced beaver bites that resulted in positive rabies tests for both animals involved. Consequently, park authorities have restricted access to water areas to ensure public safety. Ongoing surveillance is focused on assessing the rabies situation, and restrictions will persist until health officials confirm that the park is safe…
When it comes to solar panels, they are usually spread across rooftops or open fields where they serve more purposes than just providing energy. But near Chandrasan village in the western Indian state of Gujarat, a roughly 2,460-foot ribbon of panels sits above moving irrigation water, turning an existing canal into both a power site…
Honeybees can be trained with nothing more than the promise of a sugary reward; they learn to pick out a specific face and keep picking it out later, even when it appears from a slightly different angle or sits among faces they have never encountered before. It is a strange and slightly humbling discovery, not…
