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Flesh-eating bacteria kill 5 in Louisiana, health officials warn beachgoers as all cases are linked to seawater

Louisiana issues health alert amid outbreak of flesh-eating bacteria, warns beachgoers to be cautious. At least five people have been killed in Louisiana by deadly flesh-eating bacteria, prompting officials to issue an alert to beachgoers as the infection mostly occurs from exposure to seawater. Vibrio vulnificus is part of a wider group of Vibrio bacteria….

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Utah wildfire: Helicopter carrying 2 crashes while fighting massive blaze, sparks new fire

A heavy-lift helicopter carrying two people crashed while battling a wildfire in Utah, as firefighters across the US West faced rapidly spreading blazes and dangerous weather conditions, officials said Friday.There was no immediate information on the condition of the two people aboard the helicopter, with emergency crews unable to reach the crash site because of…

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Greenland: Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked US oil firm pushes ahead with Arctic drilling

File photo: Houses covered in snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland (Picture credit: AP) A US oil company with links to people in President Donald Trump’s political circle has begun moving drilling equipment ashore in Greenland’s remote Jameson Land region, despite not having received approval from the local…

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Researchers mapped more than 100 lakes across 1,000 kilometres of Brazil and Uruguay; the network could detect ecosystem stress before irreversible damage

Published in the journal One Ecosystem, the research provides the first systematic assessment of the Southern American Coastal Shallow Subtropical Lakes What if lakes could warn us about an environmental disaster? These freshwater systems may be giving off subtle biological signals long before the fish start dying off, the algae bloom on the water, or…

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Texas A&M researchers built a 17-foot fire whirl over crude oil on water; it burned 40% faster, cut soot 40% and consumed up to 95% of the fuel

A giant, tornado-like flame may offer a cleaner and faster way to respond to oil spills at sea. In a large-scale experiment, researchersfrom Texas A&M University and the University of California, Berkeley created a nearly 17-foot-tall fire whirl over crude oil floating on water. The spinning flame burned the oil about 40% faster than a…

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In Washington, Pumas are protecting human lives by preventing vehicle collisions accounting for a 76% reduction in accidents

Whoever thought animals would be able to prevent accidents? According to a recent study published in ‘Current Biology’ the presence of pumas in Washington has decreased the risk of road collisions immensely. Researchers found that the presence of pumas in the Olympic Peninsula area of Washington has changed the behaviour of the local deer population,…

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Michael Dell’s son Zach co-founded Base Power in 2023; it is now valued at $13 billion and has installed more than 23,000 home batteries

His father helped put a computer in millions of homes. Now, Zach Dell wants to put a battery in them. The son of Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, has co-founded a startup hoped to become America’s next big power company. Base Power is racing to build and install tens of thousands of batteries in residential…

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‘More like humiliation than rejection’: Indian PSU employee denied US tourist visa in 20 seconds, says never going to apply again

A government employee shared his experience of a US tourist visa denial in under 20 seconds at the Chennai consulate. (AI photo) A 36-year-old Indian man, a government employee, shared his experience of US tourist visa refusal and explained why it felt more like a humiliation than rejection. The Redditor had to spend a lot…

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