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PC: Davidson Institute’s account of the research Justin Bernstein, a 17-year-old student from Greenwich, Connecticut, has developed a research project exploring how genetically engineered bacteria could help slow Arctic ice melting. Named a 2025 Davidson Fellow in the science category, he received a $50,000 scholarship for his work on engineering Cryobacterium to produce reflective silica,…

PC: PBS Antiques Roadshow A white teddy bear named Buffy has received an updated valuation of $10,000, three decades after an antiques expert estimated its auction value at $7,000 to $8,000. The bear appeared on the television programme Antiques Roadshow in Denver in 1996, when toy specialist Noel Barrett examined it and explained the features…

Representative Image of Patagonia’s new ownership structure supporting environmental conservation and sustainable practices in bold colors ( AI Generrated Image) In September 2022, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced a new ownership structure intended to direct the outdoor clothing company’s excess profits towards environmental work while protecting its values. In November 2025, Patagonia published its Work…

The reopening arrives with a fitting sense of occasion. Grammy-winning singer and songwriter John Legend performed at the theatre, marking the return of the venue to its regular role as one of Wichita’s cultural gathering places. For a building designed to make moviegoers feel as though they were sitting beneath an open sky, the Orpheum…

Image Credit: Hansons Auctioneers A vintage Patek Philippe wristwatch discovered during a house clearance in Camborne, Cornwall, has sold for £59,000 after attracting fierce competition from international collectors. The 1930s timepiece had remained among jewellery in a family home for decades before its value was properly assessed. Initially estimated at between £5,000 and £10,000 by…

After 18 years without sightings, 13 white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) have been released into Piedras Blancas National Park in southern Costa Rica as part of a conservation project to restore the species. Its disappearance left a gap in the rainforest’s food chain, disrupting the ecological balance. To address this, Osa Conservation is working with the…

Representative Image of an ornate Chinese porcelain dish with dragon designs and a yellow glaze found beneath a dusty sofa ( AI Generrated Image) For decades, a large, dirt-covered porcelain dish lay beneath a sofa in a north London home, its significance unknown to the family who kept it. Now identified as a rare example…

Selma Blair arrested for physically assaulting flight attendants. Actor Selma Blair was arrested Sunday at John F Kennedy Airport in New York on allegations that she assaulted flight attendants on a Delta Air Lines flight. The Delta Air Lines flight 938 was parked at the gate when the incident allegedly happened. The flight reached JFK…

Indian-origin engineer manager says H-1Bs comprised equal share of Indians and Chinese 10 years ago. But not it’s mostly Indians. An Indian-origin engineering manager offered a fresh perspective of the H-1B row in the US and the huge burden Indians have to shoulder because of the controversy and shared his experience of hiring H-1Bs 10…

Former San Francisco Deputy Chief of Police Ann Mannix. A retired San Francisco police sergeant allegedly shot dead his estranged wife, a former deputy chief in the same department, and their daughter before dying by suicide at their home in California’s Marin County, according to media reports.Kevin Mannix, 68, is suspected of killing his wife,…