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In 2004, Shannen Doherty paid $2.56 million for a Malibu home she called her sanctuary; 22 years later, after a $9.5 million posthumous listing and price cut, the property sold for $7.65 million

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In 2004, Shannen Doherty paid $2.56 million for a Malibu home she called her sanctuary; 22 years later, after a $9.5 million posthumous listing and price cut, the property sold for $7.65 million

Photo credit (L-R): AI-generated; Realtor.com Shannen Doherty’s longtime Malibu home has sold for $7.65 million, nearly two years after the actress died following a lengthy battle with cancer. Doherty bought the five-bedroom property for $2.56 million in 2004 and later described it as a private sanctuary where she could escape the demands of Hollywood. The … Read more

Ricky Martin sold a 2.37-acre Beverly Hills estate for $15 million in 2006; after renovation, Michael Caine’s former mansion was listed for $75 million in 2025, cut to below $50 million, and finally sold for $35 million

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Ricky Martin sold a 2.37-acre Beverly Hills estate for $15 million in 2006; after renovation, Michael Caine’s former mansion was listed for $75 million in 2025, cut to below $50 million, and finally sold for $35 million

The massive Beverly Hills mansion that was once owned by Michael Caine and Ricky Martin has found a buyer after being listed for four months. The deal for the Benedict Canyon estate was closed for $35 million after a huge discount, according to a report by Realtor.com. The buyer has not been identified. Carl Gambino … Read more

A 1920-era American elm survived a 4,000-pound bomb in Oklahoma City; it was nearly cut down to recover evidence before becoming the Survivor Tree

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A 1920-era American elm survived a 4,000-pound bomb in Oklahoma City; it was nearly cut down to recover evidence before becoming the Survivor Tree

PC: Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum An American elm in Oklahoma City has survived more than a century of change, including one of the city’s darkest moments. Foresters believe the tree was planted around 1920. By 1947, it had grown into a mature tree in the backyard of a family home. The house later … Read more

In 2015, New Jersey began installing 40 oyster reefs along about 800 metres of Gandy’s Beach; the structures later supported more than 800 live oysters per square metre and cut storm-wave height by up to 51%

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In 2015, New Jersey began installing 40 oyster reefs along about 800 metres of Gandy's Beach; the structures later supported more than 800 live oysters per square metre and cut storm-wave height by up to 51%

The project included 27 concrete “oyster castle” breakwaters and 13 shell-bag reefs. In an unusual effort to protect an eroding stretch of New Jersey’s Delaware Bay shoreline, 40 constructed oyster reefs were installed at Gandy’s Beach Preserve between 2015 and 2016.A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science examined the project along with other … Read more

A Ford factory in Mexico was facing pigeon invasions, forcing 4,000 workers to deal with bird poo, then a hawk named El Charro was hired and cut bird activity by 80%

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A Ford factory in Mexico was facing pigeon invasions, forcing 4,000 workers to deal with bird poo, then a hawk named El Charro was hired and cut bird activity by 80%

Ford’s Hermosillo assembly plant in Sonora, Mexico, found itself dealing with an unusual workplace problem involving persistent pigeons entering the sprawling factory and leaving droppings around equipment and freshly painted vehicles. The facility employs more than 4,000 workers and produces more than 300,000 vehicles a year, making the bird problem difficult to ignore. Ford tried … Read more

Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues

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Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues

Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues/Image: Getty Images A federal judge has blocked further construction of border barriers in Texas’ Big Bend region after landowners and local groups warned that … Read more

Meet Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera, the Puerto Rico seventh-grader who turned discarded school-cafeteria plantain peels into biodegradable farm mulch that cut weed growth by up to 53% in tests

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Meet Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera, the Puerto Rico seventh-grader who turned discarded school-cafeteria plantain peels into biodegradable farm mulch that cut weed growth by up to 53% in tests

Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera, the Puerto Rico seventh-grader who turned discarded school-cafeteria plantain peels into biodegradable farm mulch (Image Credit: Society for Science) A Puerto Rico seventh-grader has found an unusual use for something that would normally be thrown away after lunch: plantain peels. Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera collected discarded peels from her school cafeteria and turned them into … Read more

An Atlanta mansion built in 1924 for Thomas Jefferson’s great-great-grandson faced demolition; in 2013, its new owners cut the 8,000-sq-ft home in two and moved it about 2 miles to save it

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An Atlanta mansion built in 1924 for Thomas Jefferson’s great-great-grandson faced demolition; in 2013, its new owners cut the 8,000-sq-ft home in two and moved it about 2 miles to save it

Some historic homes are preserved by restoring their walls, replacing their old roofs, and repairing the damage. But the Randolph-Lucas-Jones House in Atlanta required something else. It needed a police escort, utility crews to lift power lines out of its path, and a roof hinged down so each half could clear the route. Built in … Read more

In 2022, loggers working for neighbours crossed onto a Mississippi couple’s land and cut 1,299 trees; their handwritten tally helped secure a $41,920 award later upheld on appeal

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In 2022, loggers working for neighbours crossed onto a Mississippi couple's land and cut 1,299 trees; their handwritten tally helped secure a $41,920 award later upheld on appeal

Representative Image (AI-generated) A logging job that was supposed to take place on neighbouring property ended with 1,299 trees cut from a Mississippi couple’s land, turning a boundary mistake into a legal dispute over more than $40,000. According to the Court of Appeals of Mississippi’s October 7, 2025 decision in Payne Logging LLC v. Gerald … Read more

A Utah couple bought a 30-acre ‘Lord of the Rings’-inspired estate in 2017, later added a pond, guesthouse and waterfalls; after a $5 million price cut, the 32-room property is now asking $38 million

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A Utah couple bought a 30-acre 'Lord of the Rings'-inspired estate in 2017, later added a pond, guesthouse and waterfalls; after a $5 million price cut, the 32-room property is now asking $38 million

The main exterior with the large circular/“hobbit” entrance (Photo: Homes.com) A 30-acre estate in Provo, Utah, inspired by The Lord of the Rings, has received a $5 million price cut and is now listed for $38 million, Realtor reported. The 32-room property was previously asking $43 million. It includes a nearly 23,000-square-foot main house, a … Read more