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A plant brought to America for food and medicinal use in the 1860s became a woodland invader; garlic mustard spread across 37 US states and six Canadian provinces |

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(Alliaria petiolata) Garlic Mustard. Image Credit: US Department of Agriculture This plant was introduced to North America in the 1860s for its culinary and medicinal value, but has become a stubborn threat to woodlands throughout the continent. Native to Europe and Asia, garlic mustard was first reported in Long Island, New York and has since…

Scientists tracked 142 Burmese pythons for 20 years and found that only four expelled their implanted transmitters |

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Scientists tracking Burmese pythons in southern Florida found that only four implanted radio transmitters were expelled over 20 years. The researchers implanted 305 transmitters in 142 adult snakes between 2005 and 2024 to study their behaviour, movement and ecology. The devices were used to follow the pythons in the wild and collect information about their…

For 155 years, scientists believed a solar storm delayed a train in Exeter, England, in 1841, but the railway did not exist until 1846; researchers now say the storm and the 16-minute delay really happened in 1848

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For more than 150 years, a reported 16-minute train delay in Exeter, England, was cited as a possible early example of a solar storm disrupting human technology. But a railway timetable revealed a problem with the story: the railway line in question did not exist in 1841. According to a report published by ScienceDaily on…

Researchers who analysed data from nearly 200,000 people found that eating late at night was linked to up to a 30% higher risk of liver disease, adding to evidence that the timing of meals matters as well as what is eaten

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A late-night snack may do more than add extra calories to your day. Researchers analysing data from nearly 200,000 people found that eating after dinner or around bedtime was associated with a higher risk of developing liver disease, including fatty liver disease and cirrhosis. The findings, reported by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and…

Iowa has begun a $4.9 million effort to reclaim 150 acres of abandoned coal mines, where dangerous embankments and acidic soils remain; the state says earlier work has already restored 7,195 acres

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(Image credit: Facebook/Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship) The environmental impact of coal mining does not end immediately when the last piece of coal is extracted. Even when coal mining on a land has ended, the land needs repair because there may still be steep slopes, deep pits filled with water, exposed soil and…

World Polio Day: The last two countries with polio: Why Pakistan and Afghanistan are struggling to eliminate it

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This is an AI image, used for representational purposes only As countries mark World Polio Day, the disease remains entrenched in Pakistan and Afghanistan, even as it has been eliminated from almost every other part of the world. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is marking the day with a plain message: political commitment matters…

An Idaho horse-racing track that fell silent in 2015 has reopened as a $42 million, 50-acre public park with restored wetlands, more than three miles of trails and a skate park built by Olympic venue designers

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(Image credit: Facebook/Expo Idaho) The transformation of abandoned spaces into public green spaces can offer a new life to landscapes that had once served a different purpose. In Garden City, Idaho, a former horse-racing track that fell silent in 2015 has now been reopened on the 23rd of October as a nearly 50 acre public…

Burmese pythons have established a new breeding hotspot on Florida’s Gulf Coast; wildlife experts suspect escaped or released pets helped create the population |

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Burmese pythons, an invasive snake species linked to significant declines in native wildlife in Florida, have established a new population along the state’s Gulf Coast, raising concerns among wildlife officials about their potential spread and ecological impact. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) confirmed that the snakes are established in part of western…

Australian vegetable grower backs a $291 million bioenergy facility that will turn discarded vegetables and farm waste into renewable energy for up to 31,000 homes in a paddock-to-power first |

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An Australian vegetable grower is backing a $291 million bioenergy and food precinct in Queensland that will turn agricultural and food waste into renewable energy and bio-fertilisers. Led by Kalfresh, the Scenic Rim Agricultural Industrial Precinct in Kalbar, south-west of Brisbane, has secured $80 million in joint investment from Queensland Investment Corporation and Wollemi Capital….

A 1,000-year-old dingo was deliberately buried by Indigenous Australians; archaeologists found people kept ‘feeding’ it for centuries |

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Dingo skeleton at the site. Image Credit: Dr Amy Way/University of Sydney New perspectives on the relationship between Indigenous Australians and animals they shared their environment with are emerging from the discovery of a dingo buried nearly 1,000 years ago in western New South Wales. The animal, known as Garli in the Barkindji language, was…

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A plant brought to America for food and medicinal use in the 1860s became a woodland invader; garlic mustard spread across 37 US states and six Canadian provinces |

Scientists tracked 142 Burmese pythons for 20 years and found that only four expelled their implanted transmitters |

For 155 years, scientists believed a solar storm delayed a train in Exeter, England, in 1841, but the railway did not exist until 1846; researchers now say the storm and the 16-minute delay really happened in 1848

Researchers who analysed data from nearly 200,000 people found that eating late at night was linked to up to a 30% higher risk of liver disease, adding to evidence that the timing of meals matters as well as what is eaten

Iowa has begun a $4.9 million effort to reclaim 150 acres of abandoned coal mines, where dangerous embankments and acidic soils remain; the state says earlier work has already restored 7,195 acres

World Polio Day: The last two countries with polio: Why Pakistan and Afghanistan are struggling to eliminate it

An Idaho horse-racing track that fell silent in 2015 has reopened as a $42 million, 50-acre public park with restored wetlands, more than three miles of trails and a skate park built by Olympic venue designers

Burmese pythons have established a new breeding hotspot on Florida’s Gulf Coast; wildlife experts suspect escaped or released pets helped create the population |

Australian vegetable grower backs a $291 million bioenergy facility that will turn discarded vegetables and farm waste into renewable energy for up to 31,000 homes in a paddock-to-power first |

A 1,000-year-old dingo was deliberately buried by Indigenous Australians; archaeologists found people kept ‘feeding’ it for centuries |