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Florida began building what was intended to become the world's largest airport on 39 square miles of swamp beside the Everglades, five times the size of JFK and linked to both coasts by highway and high-speed transit — only one runway was finished, and the surrounding land became Big Cypress National Preserve
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (333+ words) A $1.3 billion dream to build an airport five times larger than JFK collapsed into a single runway and a nature preserve—a cautionary tale about megaproject ambition meeting environmental reality....
A man clearing his garden for a new terrace found Denmark's largest Viking Age silver hoard after about half an hour of digging — nearly 18.5 kilograms of silver included bars, bracelets, coins and a tiny Thor's hammer
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (530+ words) A Danish homeowner's afternoon terrace project unearthed a Viking Age treasure trove—18.5 kilograms of silver, jewelry, and coins that rewrites the country's archaeological record....
From 1974 to 1990 Kumamoto Prefecture sealed about 1.5 million cubic metres of Minamata Bay sediment above 25 ppm mercury under a 58-hectare landfill that cost 48 billion yen
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (26+ words) Stand on the eastern shore of Minamata Bay today and part of the ground underfoot is manufactured: 58 hectares of reclaimed land, capped with mountain soil,...
In 2002 just 94 Iberian lynxes survived in two Andalusian pockets, 54 at Andújar and 40 at Doñana; the 2025 census counted 2,663 across 26 nuclei, with 542 territorial females
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (85+ words) In 2002, field teams could account for 94 Iberian lynxes on the entire planet, and every one of them lived in Andalusia: 54 in the scrub and holm oak of...
In 1995 New Zealand's kākāpō recovery programme began with 51 birds, 20 of them females; on 1 September 2026 DOC added 90 chicks from one season, lifting the official count to 325
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (141+ words) In 1995, the entire known kākāpō population fit into a single ledger line: 51 birds, 31 males and 20 females, spread across offshore islands where...
A box turtle in Louisiana lost both back legs, so veterinarians built it a tiny wheelchair from LEGO car wheels, syringe cases and epoxy — within minutes Pedro was reversing, turning and moving around on his own again
1+ day, 31+ min ago (232+ words) When a beloved box turtle lost his mobility, a veterinary team improvised with spare parts and rapid engineering—proving that sometimes the best solutions come from creative constraint, not cutting-edge technology....
On 5 September 1977 Voyager 1 left Cape Canaveral at 721.9 kg; as of 21 August 2024 it was 164.7 AU from Earth, moving about 38,027 mph relative to the Sun and still returning data
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (177+ words) Nearly five decades after launch, humanity's most distant emissary continues whispering back from the edge of the solar system, defying every expectation of how long a machine can survive in the void....
Adult females of a millipede newly described from the Kazakh Altai have almost no second pair of legs, the subadult females still have them, and in both of the only two adult females collected the flattened leg bases block the genital opening
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (705+ words) The reduction appears to be unique in the millipede order Polydesmida, and in both known adult females the flattened leg bases sit over the vulva like a lid. More than forty adult males came out of the same litter sample, and…...
The torch of the Statue of Liberty has been closed to the public since 1916, when German saboteurs blew up a munitions depot nearby and shrapnel tore into the statue's arm — in the 110 years since, no visitor has been allowed back up the ladder
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (31+ words) A century-old act of sabotage still keeps visitors from reaching the Statue of Liberty's highest point, a restriction so obscure that most Americans don't know it exists....
After more than 50 years, a solar telescope in New Mexico is being pulled down, after liquid mercury from the bearing that let its 250-ton optical system turn was found inside the tower. Crews found the metal on January 5.
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (575+ words) By The Daily Orbit Published September 11, 2026 · How we edit A solar telescope in New Mexico is being torn down, and the reason is a pool of liquid mercury hidden inside it. The mercury was the clever trick that made the…...