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A New Jersey wildlife centre is caring for 219 box turtles after hundreds were dumped near a river; rescuers are now building outdoor enclosures so the turtles can spend winter as they would in the wild

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A New Jersey wildlife centre is caring for 219 box turtles after hundreds were dumped near a river; rescuers are now building outdoor enclosures so the turtles can spend winter as they would in the wild

Eastern box turtle (representative image) More than two months after scores of box turtles were found abandoned along a riverbank in Cranford, New Jersey, the rescue effort has entered a new phase. The Mercer County Wildlife Center now reports caring for 219 turtles connected to the July dumping, up from about 190 in early August. … Read more

Pacific nations take centre stage at ‘pre-COP’ climate summit

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Pacific nations take centre stage at 'pre-COP' climate summit

Pacific leaders will draw the world’s attention to life on the frontline of climate change on Monday as Fiji hosts ministers, negotiators and a handful of leaders for the so-called “pre-COP” gathering. Pacific nations take centre stage at ‘pre-COP’ climate summit The South Pacific is among the most vulnerable regions in the world to global … Read more

Cornell sexual assault case: Woman at centre of rape allegations got threats to withdraw lawsuit, lawyer says

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Cornell sexual assault case: Woman at centre of rape allegations got threats to withdraw lawsuit, lawyer says

A student walks by a sign at the entrance of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. (File Photo) A woman who has alleged that she was drugged and raped by several Cornell University fraternity members has been threatened with harm if she does not withdraw her civil lawsuit, her lawyer said on Sunday.Thomas Giuffra, who … Read more

In 2021, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand gave Morehouse College over $1 million to support education; now students have a new multimedia centre they have used for award-winning work

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In 2021, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand gave Morehouse College over $1 million to support education; now students have a new multimedia centre they have used for award-winning work

Image: Getty/ Morehouse College In 2021, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand committed over $1 million to Morehouse College for scholarships and academic programming for students studying journalism and sports-related fields. Five years later, it has taken physical form in the Morehouse Multimedia Center, a facility built to give students hands-on experience in digital storytelling, sports … Read more

A farmer left $10.9 million to build a cancer centre; Mayo Clinic was supposed to get it only if the local hospital lost its independence

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A farmer left $10.9 million to build a cancer centre; Mayo Clinic was supposed to get it only if the local hospital lost its independence

Iowa farmer Herman Carl Stille died in September 2020 at 94, leaving an estate worth about $10.9 million. His 2017 will directed the remainder to Floyd County Medical Center (FCMC) in Charles City to establish a cancer centre for local residents. It also named the Mayo Foundation as the alternative recipient, for Alzheimer’s research, if … Read more

What does a good data centre future look like? And how do we get there?

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What does a good data centre future look like? And how do we get there?

Canberra, Australia is in the middle of a rapid data centre rollout. Warehouses full of computer servers that run the artificial intelligence tools society increasingly uses are being built at pace, and they draw heavily on essential resources. What does a good data centre future look like? And how do we get there? Data centres … Read more

5,000 gallons of diesel spill from Equinix data centre in Secaucus into Anderson Creek; cleanup underway in New Jersey Meadowlands, Hackensack Riverkeeper seeks natural resource damages

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5,000 gallons of diesel spill from Equinix data centre in Secaucus into Anderson Creek; cleanup underway in New Jersey Meadowlands, Hackensack Riverkeeper seeks natural resource damages

About 5,000 gallons of diesel spilled from an Equinix data centre into Anderson Creek in Secaucus. (Photo: Bill Sheehan/Hackensack Riverkeeper) Cleanup crews are working in New Jersey’s Meadowlands after roughly 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from a storage tank at a data centre in Secaucus and entered Anderson Creek.The New Jersey Department of Environmental … Read more

Norway’s Green Mountain data centre uses 8°C fjord water to cool its servers, turning a naturally cold resource into free refrigeration

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Norway’s Green Mountain data centre uses 8°C fjord water to cool its servers, turning a naturally cold resource into free refrigeration

A data centre quietly produces heat every second it is operating. Behind the walls, rows of servers process data continuously, turning large amounts of electricity into computing power and, inevitably, excess heat. That heat has to be removed to keep the equipment within safe operating temperatures, adding significantly to the facility’s energy demand. Green Mountain … Read more

Russian strike on Ukraine shopping centre kills at least six

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Russian strike on Ukraine shopping centre kills at least six

At least five people were killed and nearly 70 others wounded on Thursday when a Russian strike hit a shopping centre in Pavlograd, central Ukraine, the authorities announced. Russian strike on Ukraine shopping centre kills at least six The attack came as both sides step up long-range barrages on each other hundreds of kilometres behind … Read more

In 2026, a Florida wildlife centre brought in critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs; the project is now helping restore their disappearing Madagascar rainforest

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In 2026, a Florida wildlife centre brought in critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs; the project is now helping restore their disappearing Madagascar rainforest

A wildlife centre in North Florida has welcomed two red-ruffed lemurs, turning encounters with the critically endangered animals into a way to support rainforest restoration thousands of miles away in Madagascar. The North Florida Wildlife Center in Lloyd, Jefferson County, is now home to four ruffed lemurs. Two of them, newly arrived red-ruffed lemur males, … Read more