In 1967, Emily Frew Oliver sold her family’s Wyoming dude ranch to Grand Teton National Park but kept a life estate; 39 years later she gave it up, ending her family’s 79-year stewardship of the historic ranch
Emily Frew Oliver and dudes on porch of Main Cabin. (Picture: History Jackson Hole) The 4 Lazy F Ranch sits…
In 2018, Florida opened America’s first permanent underwater sculpture garden 58 feet below the Gulf; it has grown into a living reef where more than 100 species have been documented
According to its official website, the museum was a collaboration between the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County and the…
New York City restaurants are saving 800 pounds of oyster shells from landfills every day and sending them to rebuild reefs, with 19 acres of reef habitat already restored | World News
New York City restaurants are giving discarded oyster shells a second life by keeping hundreds of pounds of them out…
Nepal floods: PM Modi speaks to Balen Shah, offers support | India News
PM Modi added that India was prepared to support Nepal as the country dealt with the disaster. NEW DELHI: Prime…
A cooling film developed at the University of Illinois was tested on Houston infrastructure for FIFA; treated metal roofs stayed over 40°F cooler in direct sunlight without using electricity |
In Houston, the heat is part of the setting. During the FIFA Fan Festival, though, some of the infrastructure around…
A Rhode Island woman bought her family’s coastal farm in 1908, spent decades painting and birdwatching there, then left the land to become a sanctuary that now protects 300 acres
Cerio began planning a bird sanctuary soon after buying Paradise Farm. (Newport History Society photo) Mabel Norman Cerio spent much…
In the 1970s, Britain imported North American signal crayfish for farms; they escaped, bred in huge numbers and now infest rivers across England, Wales and Scotland, carrying a plague deadly to native crayfish
In the 1970s, British aquaculture businesses imported North American signal crayfish to stock farms, hoping to build a profitable new…
Quote of the day by Albert Einstein: “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then…” |
Image(s): Left/ Princeton University/Right/Wikipedia While a desk covered in books, papers and unfinished notes may be seen as a sign…
Mumbai builder told to pay Rs 6 crore to housing society over 20-year delay in occupation certificate
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed a Mumbai…
‘Played competitive matches against boys’: Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana reveals unusual Asia Cup preparation | Cricket News
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana (Pic credit: ICC) Pakistan’s women’s cricket team have taken an unusual route to prepare for the…