Wildlife park welcomes three new Humboldt penguins
The South American species is part of a conservation programme at the wildlife park.
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On the Trendy Tram, You Can Hear a Subway Voice
A man who has done voice-overs for the M.T.A. for years is now speaking to riders of the Roosevelt Island Tram.
A New Generation of Climate Scientists Warm Up to Solar Geoengineering
Fed up with a lack of action on climate change, some students are researching dimming the sun despite the pushback from other scientists. By Gloria Dickie Yashas Raj and Jake Chapman are hunkered down in a basement laboratory at the…
Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat.
Some people spend more time than others imagining what they’ll do when the world ends. Survivalist movements have long urged adherents to focus on the details: How much food and water will you need if the power goes out? Where…
How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent
Adina Levin took Caltrain to San Francisco from her home in Menlo Park one night last month. A 40-minute ride on a train seems mundane, but Levin’s trip reflected a big change to the region’s transportation ecosystem — the result…
South East Water fined £22.5m for ‘repeated supply failures’ in Kent and Sussex
Regulator says failures that hit nearly 300,000 customers made worse by utility’s failure to maintain efficient supply system Business live – latest updates South East Water has been fined £22.5m by Ofwat for repeated supply failures in Kent and Sussex…
Nest sites await return of history-making ospreys
Male osprey 022 and female CJ7 have nested at Careys Secret Garden near Wareham, Dorset, since 2022.
Neighbours angry at parking ban to speed up buses
The restrictions to parking have been made to help speed up bus journeys along the road.
Wildlife trust’s centenary ‘free weekend in nature’
The Norfolk Wildlife Trust is opening its sites for free as part of its 100th birthday celebrations.
Lobbyists send legal threats to councils over anti-wood burner campaigns
At least eight councils receive legal threats alleging flyers criticising wood burners are in breach of advertising codes Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of…