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New Jersey community loses electricity after bird drops fish on to power lines

Fish fell from osprey’s grip and landed on transformer in Sayreville, New Jersey, causing about 2,000 to lose power

The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2023

Grasslands are not wastelands: restoration project in Maharashtra shows the way

Pune-based The Grasslands Trust (TGT) and Bengaluru-based Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) are in the process of developing a pilot site to exhibit a working model for grasslands restoration.

The Hindu · Aug 22, 2023

The color changing magic of the hogfish

Hogfish may have an internal feedback system to monitor color changes that works just like an old Polaroid camera

Salon · Aug 22, 2023

A horseshoe crab: it is only when you see the shell wet from the water, close up, that you know they are real

They have milky blue blood that can detect toxins – and people in lab coats want it

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2023

Guard of honour for Edinburgh Zoo mascot penguin as it's promoted to general

A famous king penguin was given a guard of honour as it was promoted to a new rank at a ceremony attended by 160 uniformed soldiers.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2023

Guard of honour for Edinburgh Zoo mascot penguin as it is promoted to general

Sir Nils Olav III was visited by Norwegian soldiers who are performing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for the ceremony.

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

7 ways to get rid of spotted lanternflies

Have you seen tiny spotted bugs around your yard? You’ll need to know how to get rid of spotted lanternflies fast before they ruin your plants.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 21, 2023

Fisherman airlifted to hospital after shark bite off coast of Portugal

It comes just days after a swimmer was bitten by a blue shark in Spain

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023

Vehicle fires bring ambrosia beetles under scrutiny

KFRI launches study on beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus suspected of causing vehicle fires. Beetle is feared to become a pest to natural rubber trees. Research to focus on managing ecological threats & potential maintenance of beetle & its responses to fuel pipes. Ethanol blended petrol seen as underlying cause. Abrupt climatic…

The Hindu · Aug 20, 2023

If you can't beat them, eat them: Italians cope with invasion of blue crabs this summer

Italians are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs with an attitude borne of centuries of culinary making do: If you can’t beat them, eat them

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023