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AI representation/ChatGPT What if falling asleep could win you a cash prize? In Japan, a new competition is putting an unusual skill to the test: sleeping. Contestants will take part in a 90-minute sleep competition, with a top prize of ¥2.22 million, or around ₹13 lakh. The unusual event is attracting attention for turning something…
According to the news, Finland’s National Land Survey says the fastest uplift occurs around Kvarken, where the land rises by almost one centimeter a year. For thousands of years, Finland’s western shoreline has been quietly changing shape. Ground that was once pressed beneath an enormous sheet of ice is still rising, pushing parts of the…
Representative Image of a vibrant wildlife landscape in Gorongosa National Park, showcasing diverse species recovering after the civil war (AI Generated Image) Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique was once one of Africa’s most wildlife-rich protected areas, but the country’s civil war from 1977 to 1992 pushed its animal populations to the brink. A 2019 peer-reviewed…
His contribution is not limited to fundraising. Angus volunteers as a lifesaver at Mentone Life Saving Club, where he combines his passion for swimming with helping the community. Finding the time between classes, training and everyday commitments is already tough enough for most students. For Angus Liddell, this has meant finding ways to bring people…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A barren stretch of seafloor can look empty from above, but dropping the right structures onto it can quickly change what lives beneath the surface. That is what happened off Western Australia’s south-west coast after purpose-built artificial reefs were installed at Bunbury and Dunsborough in 2013. The projects used 30 concrete “Fish…
The gardener said the work was his way of allowing Robert to earn the money while also showing him respect. A homeless man asking for spare change in Sydney received a different kind of help when gardener Nathan Stafford offered him work instead. Stafford was cleaning up a residential street when the man, who introduced…
A street in Canada’s capital could soon lose the name Trump Avenue, but changing it may be much harder than simply putting up a new sign. The residential street in Ottawa acquired its name more than two decades ago, when Donald Trump was known primarily as a New York real estate developer. It was part…
At 84, ‘Nan Barb’ drives more than 2,000km through remote Western Australia each month delivering donated clothes (Image Credit: ABC South West WA/ Jon Daly) For 84-year-old Barbara Carroll, long-distance driving has become part of a monthly mission to help people living in some of Western Australia’s most remote communities. Known affectionately as “Nan Barb,”…
In 1992, researchers began restoring a degraded Himalayan slope in Almora, Uttarakhand. Thirty years later, the site had transformed into a biodiversity-rich landscape where trees were regenerating naturally and more than 160 bird species had been recorded. It is known as the Surya-Kunj restoration model; the 71-acre site was developed on degraded land at the…
Jeremy LinPhoto credit: Christ Church Grammar School At just six years old, Perth musician Jeremy Lin has already performed at one of the world’s most celebrated concert venues. The Christ Church Grammar School Pre-Primary student won the Gold Award and the sole First Prize in Group A at the fifth PREMIA International Young Artists Music…
