Antarctic: Scientists find nanoplastics in Antarctic soil for the first time, including tyre-wear particles, raising concerns that tiny plastic pollution can travel through the atmosphere to Earth’s most remote places

Nanoplastics found in Antarctic soils for first time, suggesting long-range atmospheric transport Scientists have detected nanoplastics in Antarctic soil for the first time. This provides fresh evidence that tiny plastic particles can travel through the atmosphere and reach some of the most remote places on Earth. But how is it even possible?The study was published […]

Kudzu was planted across the US South in the 1930s to fight soil erosion, but later it became the vine that ‘ate the South’ sprawling across roadsides and abandoned land | World News

Once celebrated as a miracle plant that could save farmland from erosion, kudzu eventually became America’s most notorious invasive vine. Thick green curtains draped over trees, telephone poles and abandoned buildings across parts of the US South earned it the nickname “the vine that ate the South”. Stories claiming the plant grew at extraordinary speed […]

Taste the soil: London’s Museum of Edible Earth invites visitors to eat dirt from around the world | World News

At first glance, it sounds like a stunt, but in central London, visitors are being invited to do something surprisingly rooted in human history: taste soil. The Museum of Edible Earth, currently on display at Somerset House, brings together edible earth samples from across the globe and turns them into a sensory, educational experience. Far […]

Chickpeas Grow In Moon Soil: Can chickpeas grow in Moon soil? New study reveals surprising results for space farming |

As the US plans a long-duration mission to the Moon under the Artemis Programme, one of the biggest challenges that the scientists face is what astronauts will eat in space. This challenge has led researchers to explore whether crops can be grown directly using material present on the Moon.A recent study led by researchers from […]

Will Ecuador allow US troops on its soil?

Ecuador’s president wants to change his country’s constitution, and Ecuadorians will get to say whether they agree in a referendum this weekend.To be held on November 16, the vote will decide whether a nearly 20-year constitutional clause banning foreign militaries from having a presence in the country is repealed.Surveys by the Cedatos polling firm suggest […]

US citizenship test: How Donald Trump is making it tougher than ever for immigrants to enter American soil

The path to becoming an American is getting tougher. A revamped civics exam is now in effect which tests applicants on deeper, more contextual knowledge of US history and government.The latest exam could become a major obstacle for many people worldwide, particularly for distant or disadvantaged groups, in clearing it. Whether this is another step […]

Will Donald Trump invoke Insurrection Act on April 20, deploying US military on America’s soil?

US President Donald Trump One of the first executive orders of US President Donald Trump’s second term was the declaration of a “national emergency” along United States’ border with Mexico. The order came with a clause that Trump might invoke the “Insurrection Act of 1807” and possibly deploy the US military on America’s soil on […]