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Naboshree Santra developed biodegradable soilshade balls that reduce evaporation and help soil retain more moisture, offering a simple solution for drought-affected agriculture An 11-year-old schoolgirl from Oviedo, Florida, has created a simple tool to help farmers save water during dry weather. Naboshree Santra, a sixth grader at Jackson Heights Middle School, made special soilshade balls…

A lost chapter in the history of Ethiopia agriculture Picture yourself wandering through a tranquil village in the northern Ethiopian highlands, a gnarled grapevine sheltering from the afternoon sun over a stone courtyard. It is a familiar part of daily life for local families, a source of sweet fruit, a place to gather, and a…

As thousands gathered near the border, Moroccan security forces used batons and tear gas to push back crowds Spain said on Friday that it had regained control of a massive migrant surge into its North African enclave of Ceuta, with most of the more than 50,000 people who crossed the border by land and sea…

Image: Left/The Telegraph/Right/The Guardian In December 2011, a 44-year-old Swedish man named Peter Skyllberg disappeared while driving through the country’s frozen north. Weeks passed with no sign of him as winter temperatures plunged well below freezing. Then, in February 2012, a group of snowmobilers spotted what looked like the roof of a car protruding from…

Why is Kick streamer JollyRancherZoo facing ‘backlash’? Viral India horse riding clip explained (Image via Getty) Kick streamer JollyRancherZoo is facing criticism online after a clip from her India trip showed her riding a horse that viewers described as extremely thin and unwell. The video was shared on Reddit on July 29 and quickly drew…

YouTuber and science educator Hank Green is facing criticism after admitting he used AI to help research a recent episode of his Ask Hank Anything series. The debate started after viewers shared a clip from the episode online and claimed one part sounded like it came from an AI chatbot. Green denied that AI wrote…

Kick streamer Clavicular has revealed that he does not spend money on promoting his viral short clips because Kick pays for the campaigns. The streamer claimed that Kick has spent close to $700,000 in one month to promote his clips across platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts. He explained that the goal is to bring…

Why did Joe accuse Twitch streamer Yugi of ‘lying’ about his Valorant rank? Viral clip explained (Image via Getty) Twitch streamer Yugi is facing criticism after a clip from a recent 1v1 gaming bet with fellow streamer Joe sparked debate online. The clip was shared on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit by a Reddit user. In the…

Representative Image of invasive Australian trees in the Florida Everglades (AI-generated image) In 1936, a Florida landowner scattered melaleuca seeds from an aeroplane over the eastern edge of the Everglades, part of a deliberate, decades-long effort to dry out what was then widely viewed as unusable swampland and turn it into farmable ground. The tree,…

Representative Image of a 3,400-year-old Bronze Age log boat discovered along the River Trent (Image credit: Derby Museums) A new exhibition opening at the University of Nottingham Museum is bringing together decades of archaeological work along the River Trent, one of Britain’s most extensively studied river valleys. Prehistoric Lives in the Trent Valley, curated by…

US wants to impose a $100,000 fee on OPT. During the presidential campaign before the 2024 election, Donald Trump said he would staple a Green Card to the diplomas so that foreign students could stay in the US and work after finishing their education. It has been a long way since that time, and now…

Masashi Kishimoto is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the globally acclaimed manga and anime series Naruto In 1997, a young Japanese artist spent long nights in a small studio working on a story about a lonely boy who carried a powerful monster inside him. At the time, the idea went against what…