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Why Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t nominated for the 2026 Ballon d’Or
Cristiano Ronaldo has missed the Ballon d’Or shortlist for a fourth straight year despite scoring 28 Saudi league goals, winning the title with Al-Nassr and scoring three World Cup goals. His omission comes as Saudi-based teammates Sadio Mané and Julián Quiñones were nominated, raising questions over how voters weighed Ronaldo’s numbers against other criteria, narratives…
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Endangered Sawfish-Turtle Photo Wins Australia’s Top Nature Prize
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North Florida family protects 816 acres while keeping land available for farming
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Yamal sets Ballon d’Or record: Teen earns historic third nomination before 20
Lamine Yamal has made Ballon d’Or history by becoming the first player to earn three nominations before turning 20. The Barcelona star, nominated in 2024, 2025 and 2026, finished eighth before rising to second last year. His latest recognition follows another outstanding season, including La Liga success with Barcelona and a World Cup triumph with…
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Cox Enterprises protects 4,400 South Carolina acres worth hundreds of millions forever
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Canadian couple donate 187-acre Ontario island sanctuary after protecting its wildlife for 36 years
Jim and Anne Purvis bought 187.4 acres on Ontario’s Wilson Island in 1989 and spent 36 years protecting the land as a family sanctuary. They have now donated the property to the Northumberland Land Trust, ensuring its forests, wetlands, grasslands and habitats for species at risk remain protected as a permanent nature reserve.
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US Democrat urges House Speaker to sue Trump admin over triumphal arch, says Congress never approved funds
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Meet Rachel Chen, 18, who won $100K for her breakthrough quantum math research using simple diagrams
Rachel Chen, an 18-year-old Los Angeles student, won $100,000 at the Regeneron Science Talent Search for expanding a 1997 mathematical idea involving Temperley-Lieb diagrams. Her research offers a visual way to describe complex quantum particle systems and spin representations, potentially helping researchers better understand connections between different quantum-mechanical states.
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In 1973, Montana released a gall fly to control spotted knapweed; decades later…
Controlling invasive spotted knapweed biologically has initiated an unexpected ecological chain reaction. Gall flies, introduced as a control measure, have turned into a vital winter food source for deer mice, causing a surge in their populations and an uptick in hantavirus spread. Areas dense with knapweed report more infected mice than those with native grasslands.
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She bought a Maine island to stop clear-cutting; 90 years after Audubon opened its first camp there
Hog Island Audubon Camp marks an impressive ninety years of promoting environmental education and research. Located in Maine, this island was rescued from deforestation by environmentalists Millicent Todd Bingham and Mabel Loomis Todd. The camp is also the birthplace of Project Puffin, which successfully revitalized seabird numbers. Today, it remains a vital training ground for…