In 1965, a couple began counting pigeons in Queensland. Three years later, numbers fell from 4,692 to 1,451, beginning a 60-year conservation story

In 1965, a couple began counting pigeons in Queensland. Three years later, numbers fell from 4,692 to 1,451, beginning a 60-year conservation story |

A couple, Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne, travelled north from Queensland’s Gold Coast to Hinchinbrook Island, a place they knew largely through photographs. They would return many times, eventually making the Cardwell area their home and becoming closely associated with its forests, wetlands and wildlife. Among the animals that caught their attention were pied imperial-pigeons, which…

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A Spanish company built a bladeless wind turbine that sways instead of spinning, turning the vibrations caused by wind into electricity

A Spanish company built a bladeless wind turbine that sways instead of spinning, turning the vibrations caused by wind into electricity | World News

For decades, wind turbines have followed the same basic design: towering structures fitted with enormous rotating blades that convert wind into electricity. As manufacturers compete to build ever-larger turbines with blades stretching more than 100 metres, one Spanish company has taken a completely different approach. Instead of spinning blades, its device is a slender vertical…

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Two-time world champion sprinter sues sponsor, says their shoes ruined her career

Two-time world champion sprinter sues sponsor, says their shoes ruined her career | International Sports News

Abby Steiner seeks damages for medical expenses, lost career earnings, and long-term physical impact after injuries she links to Puma footwear A two-time world champion sprinter has taken legal action against her own shoe sponsor, arguing that the very equipment designed to support her rise instead contributed to the injuries that have stalled, and possibly…

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Pennsylvania crash: One killed in ‘violent’ collision between Cessna 150 and police helicopter

Pennsylvania crash: One killed in ‘violent’ collision between Cessna 150 and police helicopter

The midair collision occurred in Carlisle, Pennsylvania The pilot of a Cessna 150 plane was killed when the aircraft collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter near a runway at a small airport in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, authorities said.Both state troopers aboard the helicopter survived the collision on Wednesday evening (local time).According to Lt…

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'Not in Iran': Israeli source says supreme leader absent as internal power struggle deepens

Iran: ‘Not in Iran’: Israeli source says supreme leader absent as internal power struggle deepens

Iran’s supreme leader ‘not in Iran’, Israeli source claims Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “is not in Iran,” according to an Israeli security source cited by Saudi outlet al-Hadath said on Sunday. This is followed by reports of a major internal power struggle in Tehran.Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader shortly after his father was…

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HasanAbi loses his cool on Twitch after “white baby” comment sparks heated rant

HasanAbi loses his cool on Twitch after “white baby” comment sparks heated rant

HasanAbi sparked major online debate after angrily reacting to a Twitch viewer who called him a “white baby” during a discussion about anti-DEI movements and racism. The political streamer defended his comments by stressing his experiences as a Muslim American facing discrimination and rejected claims that he was being anti-Asian. Clips from the livestream quickly…

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Vatican softens towards LGBTQ+ Catholics

Vatican softens towards LGBTQ+ Catholics

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era, with signs of openness and limitations after Pope Francis ushered in a notable welcome during his 12-year pontificate.Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring…

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