World A New Jersey family bought Atlantic City’s historic Steel Pier for $4.25 million in 2011; 15 years later, the 5.2-acre amusement landmark is asking $85 million, with possibilities to redevelop it September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Atlantic City’s iconic Steel Pier is up for sale, offering a rare chance to buy an operating amusement park built over the Atlantic Ocean, along with the rights to extend…
World A 2,100-acre data-centre project was proposed near a Civil War battlefield park in Virginia; residents fought for years to stop it, ultimately ending the project | World News September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Henry Hill at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Prince William County Virginia A major data-centre campus planned beside a historic Civil War battlefield in Virginia has been abandoned after years…
World Colorado had more than 80,000 lesser prairie-chickens in 1975 but counted only 89 breeding males in 2024; a land trust has now spent nearly $2 million on a 2,100-acre ranch to help bring them back September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The birds live in the Sand Sagebrush Ecoregion, which stretches across southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas and a small part of western Oklahoma. (American Bird Conservancy photo) Colorado’s lesser prairie-chicken population…
World Scientists hung clean moss beside three Russian highways, and the plants began collecting metals linked to traffic pollution | September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Researchers in Russia hung bags of moss beside three busy highways to see how much traffic pollution the plants would soak up. Published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, the…
World In 1976, Minnesota residents fought plans for landfills and development along their river valley; 50 years later, the refuge they helped create protects more than 15,000 acres September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Conservation challenges remain part of the conversation and the anniversary panel will examine issues facing the Minnesota River Valley, including water quality, flooding and development along the river’s bluffs. Half…
World Video: US forces take out floating refueling station allegedly linked to drug trafficking September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com US forces intercepted and cleared the vessel before removing its crew. The individuals taken from the vessel were subsequently transferred to Ecuadorian authorities, Southcom said in a statement. US joint…
World In 2013, St Agnes and Gugh began removing invasive rats brought by 18th-century shipwrecks; 12 years later, Manx shearwater breeding sites rose from 22 to a record 225 September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In the latest 2025 monitoring data, St Agnes and Gugh recorded 225 apparently occupied breeding sites (AOBs) for Manx shearwaters In 2013, a major conservation effort began on St Agnes…
World In 1976, Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland and 260+ bird species have been observed September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland (Image Credit: Tifft Nature Preserve) A former industrial…
World High school teacher searching for fossils discovers four footprints later confirmed as the first reported T. rex trackway dating back 66.5 million years | September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Image: ABC News/ Kent Hups A high school science teacher exploring a fossil-rich region of North Dakota made a discovery that could change what scientists know about how adult Tyrannosaurus…
World Scientists removed kangaroo rats from desert plots for 13 years, revealing how the rodents shape vegetation in the Chihuahuan Desert | World News September 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com PC: Connor Long/Wikipedia In the Chihuahuan Desert, kangaroo rats play an important role in shaping vegetation. Between 1977 and 1990, researchers excluded three kangaroo rat species from experimental plots to…
