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American chestnut returns to Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after blight was first documented; 25 hybrid saplings planted on 265-acre grounds; NYC expands 1,000-tree restoration drive after disease killed nearly 4 billion trees

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American chestnut returns to Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after blight was first documented; 25 hybrid saplings planted on 265-acre grounds; NYC expands 1,000-tree restoration drive after disease killed nearly 4 billion trees

American chestnut trees are returning to the Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after the blight was first documented. (Photo: TACF.org) More than 120 years after the American chestnut blight was first documented at the Bronx Zoo, the iconic tree is making a historic return to the same grounds where its devastating decline was first … Read more

Ralph Bellamy’s former 1940s Glendale home finds buyer for $4.795 million after just one week, featuring nearly 4,000 square feet, equestrian facilities and 1.25 acres of private grounds

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Ralph Bellamy’s former 1940s Glendale home finds buyer for $4.795 million after just one week, featuring nearly 4,000 square feet, equestrian facilities and 1.25 acres of private grounds

Ralph Bellamy’s former 1940s Glendale home has found a buyer for $4.795 million. (Photo: Sherri Johnson) A 1940s Glendale home with ties to Hollywood actor Ralph Bellamy has found a buyer just a week after hitting the market for $4.795 million. The 1.25-acre property, located near Griffith Park, features a Tudor-style residence, equestrian facilities, a … Read more

In 2010, Tommy Hilfiger bought a 22-acre Greenwich estate for $31.4 million; after a three-year restoration of the 13,300-sq-ft mansion, new pool and renewed grounds, it sold for $45 million

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In 2010, Tommy Hilfiger bought a 22-acre Greenwich estate for $31.4 million; after a three-year restoration of the 13,300-sq-ft mansion, new pool and renewed grounds, it sold for $45 million

The estate occupies the summit of Round Hill, the highest point in Greenwich, giving it sweeping views across Long Island Sound and toward the Manhattan skyline. For Tommy Hilfiger, 2021 began with a substantial real estate deal. The fashion designer and his wife, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, sold their sprawling Greenwich, Connecticut, estate for $45 million, … Read more

Archeologists discovered 7,000-year-old Neolithic burial grounds in France using electrical surveys

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Archeologists discovered 7,000-year-old Neolithic burial grounds in France using electrical surveys

Coëby contains numerous megalithic monuments. Image Credit: Wikimedia commons Archaeologists investigating a Neolithic cemetery in Brittany, France, may have uncovered clues to a burial tradition that dates back around 7,000 years. At the Coëby Neolithic cemetery near Trédion, researchers examined two unusually large, elongated earth mounds whose purpose has remained uncertain since the site was … Read more