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In the 1940s, Nevada’s six-week divorce law turned a 1,627-acre ranch into a refuge for women seeking quick divorces; after 155 years in private hands, it is becoming the state’s 28th park

Image credit: Sierra Nevada Ally For decades, a sprawling stretch of land along Nevada’s Carson River had a rather unusual place in the state’s history. In the 1940s and 1950s, part of the property operated as a “divorce ranch”, offering a temporary refuge for people seeking to end their marriages under Nevada’s famously lenient divorce […]

A Mexican entrepreneur began melting discarded plastic into wall and roof panels; within three years his startup had built 500 rooms and secured contracts for 300 homes

An entrepreneur began melting discarded plastic into walls Workers at a recycling plant in central Mexico are turning five and a half tonnes of discarded plastic bottles and old toys every day into strong building materials, helping low-income families get better homes while keeping waste out of local dumps. The process, developed in 2013 by […]

In 2020, four engineers started Moment Energy in a British Columbia garage; 6 years later, their new plant is repurposing retired EV batteries for data centres and hospitals

Moment Energy co-founders Gabriel Soares, Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan and Gurmesh Sidhu Six years after four engineering graduates began experimenting with used electric vehicle batteries in a British Columbia garage, their clean technology company has opened the largest second-life battery manufacturing plant of its kind. Moment Energy, founded in 2020 by Simon Fraser University graduates […]

In 2024, a 192,560 sq ft industrial project won approval on 22 acres beside New Jersey’s Monmouth battlefield; two years later the state paid $15 million to preserve the former strawberry farm as part of the park

In 2024, Monmouth County officials approved a massive 192,560-square-foot industrial development on 22 acres of farmland directly adjacent to Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, New Jersey. The site, once a strawberry farm, sat along Route 33 just steps from one of the most significant Revolutionary War battlefields in the nation. But in August 2026, […]

Viking Textile Fragments: Rare textile fragments have survived for around 1,300 years inside a Viking woman’s Danish grave because metallic salts released by two brooches inhibited microbes that would normally destroy the cloth

Credit: Arkæologi Vestjylland Danish archaeologists have unearthed rare textile remains from a Viking woman’s grave near Varde, in the heart of Western Jutland. During excavations at the Skonager site (ARV 661), a team of archaeologists discovered a Viking Age burial in which fragments of clothing survived against all odds. This discovery gives a rare glimpse […]

Scientists spent 100 years discovering new animals and found that hotspots are emerging in unexpected places; it is now reshaping the understanding of biodiversity

Representative Image (AI-generated) For much of the past century, scientists have steadily expanded the catalogue of life on Earth, adding species that were previously unknown to science and refining the ranges of those already documented. But what happens when those discoveries are added back into the maps scientists use to understand global biodiversity? A new […]

‘Husband overstayed H‑1B visa for 20 years’: DHS responds to UK grandmother’s six-week ICE detention

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has responded to claims that a British grandmother was held by immigration authorities for six weeks even though she had a valid visa, saying the detention was a matter of law enforcement, not an arbitrary action.DHS said 65-year-old Karen Newton violated the terms of her visit by […]

72-year-old South Korean man entered Japan on a 15-day visa, lived there for 33 years before being arrested | World News

A 72-year-old South Korean man who entered Japan on a 15-day visa in 1993 is now facing arrest after allegedly remaining in the country for about 33 years. The man, identified in Japanese reports as Mun Jong-gi, entered Japan in September 1993 using his younger brother’s passport, according to police. He reportedly came to the […]

In 1993, Tim Curry bought a Los Angeles home for $650,000 as it faced demolition and spent years restoring it; hours after news of his death, the $7.5 million home found a buyer

Tim Curry’s historic Los Feliz home, which he lovingly restored, has come under offer for $7.5 million following the actor’s death at 80. Tim Curry’s historic Los Feliz home has come under offer just hours after news of the actor’s death at 80 was announced. The property, which Curry painstakingly restored during his ownership, had […]

In 2024, a Colorado county paid $34 million for a 650-acre ranch privately owned for more than a century; 2 years later, 530 acres are being transferred into the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness

In 2024, a Colorado county paid $34 million for a 650-acre ranch privately owned for more than a century In a major expansion of protected public land, 530 acres of a historic Colorado mountain ranch are being formally added to the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, two years after local officials secured the property in a record […]