In 1865, the French government began paying people to kill dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea, offering twenty-five francs for each animal. Officials introduced the reward to protect fisheries, because fishing communities believed dolphins were emptying the sea of fish and tearing their nets. A major review of bounty programmes, published in 2026, identifies it as…

Australia began experimenting with railway sleepers made from recycled plastic in 2015, turning material that might otherwise have gone to landfill into a component designed to sit beneath railway tracks. Developed by Integrated Recycling with researchers at Monash University’s Institute of Railway Technology, the Duratrack sleeper is made from about 85% post-consumer plastic waste, including…

Donald Trump Jr says Vice President JD Vance is absolutely right about H-1B visa program. Vice President JD Vance has once again spoken out against H-1B visa abuse and asserted that he is in support of eliminating the program completely. And this time Donald Trump Jr threw his weight behind JD Vance, indicating how serious…