In 2006, Idaho launched a bounty-and-netting war on invasive lake trout; a decade later adult numbers were down 64% and Lake Pend Oreille’s kokanee had rebounded

In 2006, Idaho launched a bounty-and-netting war on invasive lake trout; a decade later adult numbers were down 64% and Lake Pend Oreille’s kokanee had rebounded

An aggressive campaign using commercial nets and angler bounties helped turn around a decade-long fight against non-native predators in northern Idaho’s largest lake. By 2016, ten years after the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) began its suppression programme on Lake Pend Oreille, the number of adult lake trout had fallen by 64 per … Read more

Senator Jon Ossoff blasts Trump for prioritising aide Natalie Harp amid Iran war, ‘the President sleeps through his…’

Senator Jon Ossoff criticized President Trump for focusing on personal travel with aide Natalie Harp instead of addressing vital issues like the conflict in Iran. (Getty Images via AFP)

Senator Jon Ossoff from Georgia expressed his disapproval of President Donald Trump’s association with his aide Natalie Harp during a rally on Sunday, alleging that he would rather “travel with Natalie” than fulfill his responsibilities. Senator Jon Ossoff criticized President Trump for focusing on personal travel with aide Natalie Harp instead of addressing vital issues … Read more

Danube River reveals Nazi warships hidden underwater for 80 years: Record-low water levels are exposing the World War II wrecks near Serbia

Danube River reveals Nazi warships hidden underwater for 80 years: Record-low water levels are exposing the World War II wrecks near Serbia

Wreckage of a WWII German warship, emerged from the Danube river. Image Credit: Darko Vojinovic/AP The Danube River has fallen to exceptionally low levels this summer, exposing the remains of Nazi-era warships that have spent more than eight decades beneath its waters near Prahovo, Serbia. The wrecks are part of a much larger graveyard of … Read more

North Korea Ballistic Missile Launch: North Korea fires second ballistic missile in a week ahead of US-South Korea war drills – The Times of India

North Korea fires second ballistic missile in a week ahead of US-South Korea war drills

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station (Picture credit: AP) North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, marking Pyongyang’s second reported ballistic missile launch in less … Read more

Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins

Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins

On the edge of Zaragoza province, the remains of Belchite sit among dry grass and scrub, their broken walls exposed to the weather. Towers rise without roofs, doorways lead nowhere and sections of masonry have been left much as they were after the fighting. A newer settlement stands nearby, separated from the ruins by a … Read more

A World War II submarine detector was later used to map magnetic stripes on the seafloor, helping scientists prove that Earth’s tectonic plates move

A World War II submarine detector was later used to map magnetic stripes on the seafloor, helping scientists prove that Earth’s tectonic plates move

A device built to track enemy submarines during the Second World War went on to become one of the most important tools in Earth science. The fluxgate magnetometer, first developed to detect small disturbances in the planet’s magnetic field caused by metal hulls beneath the ocean surface, was later adapted by scientists to study the … Read more

Trump ready to end Iran war without nuclear deal; Tehran’s demands complicate exit: Report

Trump ready to end Iran war without nuclear deal; Tehran's demands complicate exit: Report

Trump is willing to end the Iran war without a nuclear deal but exit strategy remains complicated, report US President Donald Trump has reportedly signalled to senior aides that he is willing to end the Iran war without securing a nuclear deal with Tehran. But Iran’s new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz have … Read more

Iran war depleting US weapons stocks? Pentagon urges accelerated production; all you need to know

Representational image showing a missile. (REUTERS)

The Pentagon has given US defense companies just 21 days to submit plans for significantly faster weapons production, as concerns grow over depleted American munitions stocks following months of fighting with Iran. Representational image showing a missile. (REUTERS) Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg issued the directive to industry leaders on Wednesday, according to a memo … Read more

Defence: Pentagon asks defence firms to ramp up weapons production as Iran war drains stockpile: Report – The Times of India

Pentagon asks defence firms to ramp up weapons production as Iran war drains stockpile: Report

After heavy depletion of missile stocks, Pentagon asks defence firms to ramp up weapons production. Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth (AP image) The US Pentagon has asked defence companies to urgently accelerate weapons production and deliveries as Washington faces growing pressure to replenish critical munitions depleted during the war with Iran, according to a memo obtained … Read more

‘End this war’: Senate Democrats turn up heat on Donald Trump, seek end to ‘unauthorised’ Iran hostilities

'End this war': Senate Democrats turn up heat on Donald Trump, seek end to 'unauthorised' Iran hostilities

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) A group of US Senate Democrats led by Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper has introduced a joint resolution seeking to end what they describe as unauthorised US military involvement against Iran, escalating a congressional challenge to President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict.The measure, designated SJRes. 211, … Read more