Eastern Pinesnake. Image Credit: Wikipedia Scientists have developed a DNA-based test that can detect the eastern pine snake from soil, offering a way to find evidence of the elusive reptile without having to spot the animal itself. The study, published in Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, describes a new environmental DNA assay designed specifically…

Pakistan urges Taliban-led Afghanistan to move away from what Islamabad calls a “militant mindset” amid worsening tensions and cross-border militancy allegations Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday urged Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration to “move out of the militant mindset”, as relations between the two neighbours remain strained over allegations of cross-border militancy.“The interim Afghan…

FBI Director Kash Patel/Image: AP The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing what it calls the “Patel Report,” ostensibly named after Director Kash Patel, to its workforce, examining chapters in the bureau’s history “where this institution fell short,” The Associated Press reported.According to an internal message to FBI employees signed by bureau co-deputy directors…

A bitter family dispute over one of West Texas’s most historic ranches has taken an unexpected turn, with the heirs agreeing to divide the sprawling property rather than force a sale of the entire estate. The agreement involving the 65,000-acre Brite Ranch was reported by The Big Bend Sentinel on October 8, 2026, shortly before…

The kingdom has planned to store crude oil at Singapore’s Jurong Rock Caverns after oil supplies to Asia were severely choked in the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran war (Photo: Reuters). Saudi Arabia plans to store crude oil in Singapore from the second half of 2027, energy ministers from both countries announced on…