Still, the outlook for Hawaii’s snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation of endangered species. In 1955, wildlife officials in Hawaii released a meat-eating “cannibal” snail to control an invasive pest. But the plan went terribly wrong. Instead of eating the pest, the predator turned on the islands’ rare native tree snails,…

Quote of the day by Lao Tzu Lao Tzu (also written as Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (or Daoism). He is believed to have lived around the 6th century BCE, roughly around the same time as Confucius. Legend says he worked as a scholar and keeper…

A former dairy pasture in California underwent a major transformation after levees were removed to restore tidal wetlands at the Giacomini Wetlands. The restoration allowed tidal waters to return, triggering rapid changes in vegetation and wildlife. Over the following years, salt and brackish marsh expanded, while native-dominated plant communities increased and non-native-dominated communities declined. The…

Quote of the day by Chuck Feeney Money is often treated as the clearest possible measure of success. People work toward higher salaries, bigger homes and greater financial security, and rarely stop to question the assumption underneath all of it. Chuck Feeney, the Irish-American businessman who made billions through the Duty Free Shoppers business, took…

Starlink restrictions hit Ukraine’s drones as Kyiv worries about US backing Ukrainian drone operations slowed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on the battlefield use of the country’s US-made Starlink communication terminals, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv endured a second consecutive night of missile attacks.Zelenskyy’s drone arsenal slows after Musk’s Starlink curbs as US support wanes…

A PhD student, scrolling through publicly available survey material from a Mexican environmental project, noticed shapes that didn’t sit comfortably with the idea of untouched jungle. The files had been online for years; nothing new about them. But once processed through archaeological mapping techniques, the patterns stopped looking like random terrain. Roads, raised platforms, and…

Hollywood actor Jason Momoa has expanded his presence in New Zealand by buying a 4.92-hectare lifestyle property in Queenstown for NZ$15 million (£7.1 million). The property is in the rural area of Dalefield. It once belonged to the late actor Sir Sam Neill before being passed on to his former wife. According to property records…

An average Australian household generates about 350 litres of wastewater daily. Combined across the country, this leads to hundreds of gigalitres of wastewater that is managed in the country by more than 720 sewage treatment plants. While the country turns a major portion of this water into recycled water for agriculture, industry and other fields,…