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North Carolina student to build first SparkNC VR learning unit
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Wyoming pizza shop gets fake $300 order, donates 18 pizzas to hospital
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Yellowstone visitors used Handkerchief Pool like washing machine; cleanup removed 1.5 bushels debris
Yellowstone’s Handkerchief Pool was once a popular attraction where visitors put handkerchiefs into its water and watched them disappear and return. Its activity stopped after a log blocked the pool in 1926. A 1929 cleanup removed 1.5 bushels of debris, including over 100 hairpins, coins and a horseshoe.
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‘The Toilet Kid’: 9-year-old Washington boy tests toilet flushes, builds backyard station
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Australian platypuses rescued during drought quickly rebuilt their home ranges after returning to the wild
Following a five-month recovery from severe drought conditions, platypuses were reintroduced to their original habitats. In an eighteen-month study, researchers tracked their activities as they reintegrated into the wild. The animals displayed quick adaptation, rediscovering their typical movement patterns and preferred foraging spots, thereby emphasizing the importance of effective conservation efforts for aquatic wildlife amidst…
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50,000 goats once ravaged Hawaii’s Kahoʻolawe island before eradication
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Brazil’s Rio mangroves were buried in waste; fishers restored them and 60 species returned
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Humans stepped back from this UK dairy farm; 3 years later, 27 more bird species appeared
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Wiltshire couple face demolition of home they built for disabled daughter in 2022 after planning row
A Wiltshire couple who built a four-bedroom home for their disabled daughter in 2022 now face a council demolition order following a planning dispute. The property, built on Green Belt land, includes a basement and decking that were not part of the approved plans. The couple have appealed to the Planning Inspectorate, with a decision…
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Kentucky golf course shut after low turnout is becoming a 225-acre park, 70% greenspace
A Kentucky county closed its 225-acre Fox Run Golf Course after it averaged just 9,000 to 10,000 rounds annually. Now, the former golf property is being transformed into a major public park featuring trails, climbing areas, biking facilities, water features and family spaces. Around 70% of the site will remain preserved as natural greenspace for…