Randy Fine, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Florida, drew widespread online attention after posting on X that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” a remark that circulated widely and prompted responses from politicians, media figures and advocacy organisations.The comment was posted in response to a […]
He is 85, known as the father of sociobiology, has been at Harvard for 60 years, and has won a hundred scientific awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes. Yet what E.O. Wilson, an evolutionary biologist, is focused on is a new conservation approach, a new ecological Grail which is a quest to refute conservation sceptics who […]
Florida bans Flock cameras that can read license plates amid a major row over privacy. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he is removing Flock cameras from state roadways. The order said all Flock cameras were to be removed from what he calls the “state highway system” within the next 30 days, which would […]
Ted Turner. Image Credit: Architectural Digest Ted Turner’s homes were never simply places to live. The CNN founder built a remarkable property portfolio that stretched across vast ranches, wildlife landscapes and historic plantations covering roughly 2 million acres. Among the most interesting was ‘Avalon,’ a former cotton plantation near Tallahassee, Florida, that Turner bought in […]
File photo: Democratic socialist Angie Nixon (right) and former national security official Alexander Vindman Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored a surprise victory in Florida’s Democratic primary for the US Senate on Tuesday, defeating retired Army officer and former national security official Alexander Vindman, according to projections by media outlets cited by Reuters.Nixon, a Florida state […]
Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings (Image Credit: LinedIn/ @InventEd) For Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the idea for an assistive device began with something she had experienced herself. The Florida student, who has worn glasses since she was two, began thinking about how difficult everyday activities could be for […]
A Florida neighbourhood dispute over dog poop allegedly spiralled into a bizarre confrontation involving thrown feces, a physical fight and a child’s metal scooter. Trey Decloedt, 35, was arrested by Lake County Sheriff’s deputies on August 8 after an altercation with his neighbour in Leesburg, Florida, according to reports citing the arrest affidavit. The dispute […]
Jim Stevenson (left) and Tara Tanaka (right) at their wildlife sanctuary in Florida. A Florida couple made an unusual decision more than a decade ago when they bought a 45-acre cypress swamp beside their home in Tallahassee, Florida, rather than allowing the land to be cleared or developed. Jim Stevenson and Tara Tanaka purchased the […]
Nonhuman primates (NHPs) can harbour multiple zoonotic pathogens owing to their close phylogenetic relationship and frequent interactions with humans. They can also be extremely successful ecological invaders. Within the United States, fewer than or equal to NHP species have been introduced and of them, the rhesus macaque has successfully established populations in Florida and Puerto […]
More than four centuries after the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha disappeared beneath the waters off the Florida Keys, the legendary shipwreck has yielded another remarkable discovery. Divers with Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Expeditions recovered a 22.5-pound silver bar from about 50 feet underwater near Key West, marking the first silver bar recovered from […]
