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Atlantic Salmon leaping waterfalls (Photo credit: Canva) Maine has removed a 60-year-old river barrier on the Narraguagus River where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year, replacing it with a nature-like fishway designed to reopen migration routes for endangered fish. The old ice-control dam in Cherryfield, built by the US Army Corps…

“Prosecution rates for rape remain shamefully low, with many victims waiting years for justice,” said Burnham (Photo: Reuters).   British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday announced introduction of dedicated courts to hear rape and serious sexual offences, aiming to speed up convictions and reduce the backlog that has plagued the justice system for years.According…

Raja Krishnamoorthi has criticised the US Department of Education over its “Make college football great again” post. Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has criticised the US Department of Education over its “Make college football great again” post, saying it came days after Republican Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French faced backlash for comments about South Asian…

PC: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi​ Discarded oyster shells are being given a second life along the Texas coast, where researchers used them to rebuild reefs. A final report describes how the ‘Sink Your Shucks’ programme collected more than 650,000 pounds of shells from restaurants and oyster farms during the period. Reclaimed shells, once quarantined,…

Helene Ball, an 81-year-old retired teacher, has won a court battle against Derbyshire County Council after workers cemented a metal fence panel across a 3ft gap in the rear wall of her Matlock property in April 2023, blocking the gate that had provided access to her garden for years. Ball successfully proved the gate had…

Rock star Jon Bon Jovi made a quick multi-million-pound property deal in South Florida, selling a newly built oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach for $19.85 million (£15.8 million), just two years after buying the original property for about half that amount. According to property records and local real estate reports, first detailed by The Real…

Priscilla Chan’s education initiative, The Primary School, is closing after a decade of operations and reportedly more than $125 million in funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Founded to combine education with healthcare and family support, the project sought to address challenges affecting children’s development and learning. Following the closure announcement, CZI committed more…

The estate, once known as Villa Vittoriosa, became Ross’s Promise Land. Rapper Rick Ross bought former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield’s Georgia estate for $5.8 million in 2014. The property, near Fayetteville, had a 45,000-square-foot mansion with 109 rooms, 12 bedrooms and 21 bathrooms, according to Architectural Digest. Ross later expanded the estate by buying…

File photo: China’s President Xi Jinping, right, and US President Donald Trump A proposed $14 billion US arms sale to Taiwan is emerging as one of the most sensitive issues hanging over US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, with Beijing pressing Washington to keep the deal on hold while…

It seems there exists an established yet hidden cat calling system. According to scientists, cats identify one another through a shockingly durable chemical “calling card” made from 13 unusual fatty acids in their urine. Thus, feline friendships might have to do more with their identification than consistent meetings.Cats rely heavily on scent to learn about…