New England had almost completely lost its forests by the 1800s after centuries of logging. Then nature slowly reclaimed the land in one of history’s greatest forest recoveries, covering about 60% of the region once again | World News

By the mid-1800s, much of New England had been stripped of the forests that had once blanketed the region. Centuries of logging, expanding farms and growing settlements transformed vast woodlands into open fields and pasture. Yet over the next two centuries, an extraordinary environmental turnaround unfolded. As farms were abandoned, people migrated west and nature…

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Queensland government crime statistics compare ‘apples to oranges’ amid timeframe inconsistency

Lies, damned lies, and statistics. The oft-quoted phrase describing types of falsehoods felt relevant in Queensland politics this week. Premier David Crisafulli proudly trumpeted new Queensland Police Service (QPS) data this week, showing an almost 10 per cent drop in victims of crime. The LNP’s tough on crime agenda and its signature “adult crime, adult…

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX trillions are fuelled by AI and his pied piper power over investors

In 2010, around the time of Tesla’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), an acquaintance proudly showed me his red Tesla Roadster, the first imported into Australia. It was a fine little rocket, the first electric vehicle of the modern era, discontinued in 2012 having provided the engineering and financial foundations for the Model S and, eventually,…

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Ngambri people say ACT government has not upheld agreement around recognition of traditional ownership

The ACT government has been accused of failing to uphold its agreement with the Ngambri people over the recognition of traditional ownership of the Canberra area. In 2023, the ACT government reached a settlement with the Ngambri people where it agreed to undertake a comprehensive review of its Indigenous recognition protocols. Three years after settlement…

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Central expert panel approves environmental clearance for 1,000 MW Naying hydro-power project of Arunachal Pradesh | India News

Central expert panel approves environmental clearance for 1,000 MW Naying hydro-power project of Arunachal Pradesh NEW DELHI: An expert panel of the Union environment ministry has recommended green clearance to the 1,000 MW Naying hydro-electric project, paving the way for other statutory clearances and construction of this run-of-the-river project across the Siyom River in Siang…

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