8+ hour, 28+ min ago   (136+ words) An adult five-lined skink pauses on a wood surface. Note the five lines with various colors in between. An immature five-lined skink hunts for food. Note that it is black with five distinct pale stripes extending from the head to…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago   (371+ words) BASENOR - Tesla Accessories Drone footage captured this week shows heavy activity at a newly acquired 444-acre SpaceX parcel along Highway 4 near Starbase in South Texas — and the story behind that land is more layered than the aerial shots suggest. A…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (432+ words) Plans for a data center at the former Star Tribune printing plant in Minneapolis have been scrapped as the city’s moratorium on such projects continues. The 600,000-square-foot former printing plant has been empty since last December. Experts said the building…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (334+ words) Plans to convert two dilapidated agricultural buildings into two homes in Rossendale have been approved by the council. Currently, the two buildings are being used as an agricultural barn and the other as a machinery store. The development will now…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (455+ words) A case of bird flu has been detected in an Australian sea lion for the first time, raising concerns for the species' already dwindling population. A sea lion at South Australia's Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island tested positive for the…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago   (553+ words) WASHINGTON — The general reaction to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s small refinery exemptions was both concern about the number granted, while also endorsing a plan to reallocate renewable fuel volumes. The EPA granted 29 full and partial SREs from last year’s…...

10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (414+ words) The Mac Observer Fiber-Based Packaging Across the Lineup: Apple States It for Four of Six New Products Apple Watch Ultra 4’s Water Rating Is Three Separate Certifications, Not One Number Apple Watch Ultra 4: The Recycled Figures Are Published, the Carbon…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (590+ words) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted 29 small refinery exemptions from 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard blending requirements and included a proposed plan to restore the lost renewable fuel volume in the near future. Of the 34 pending exemption petitions, EPA granted full…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (335+ words) France has unveiled more than €1 billion in emergency assistance for farmers after a record-breaking summer of heat and severe drought caused billions of euros in agricultural losses. The government announced the CASI package last week, with Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (364+ words) Pioneering architect Kamil Khan Mumtaz, whose work draws on Islamic architecture and traditional building techniques from South Asia, led a session at the Lahore Fort in which he underscored the pressing need for restoration that goes beyond heritage sites. The…...