World Scientists aboard RRS Sir David Attenborough watched a 1km-wide, 100m-thick section of Greenland’s Sorgenfri glacier break away, weighing an estimated 18 million tonnes August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A scientist on board captured the moment the glacier crashed into the ocean. Credit: Alice Fremand Scientists aboard Britain’s flagship polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough, watched an estimated…
World New Jersey police officer disguised as a roadside tree helped catch 74 distracted drivers in just six hours August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A New Jersey police department used an officer in a ghillie suit resembling a tree. This unusual tactic aimed to raise awareness about distracted driving dangers. Later, plainclothes officers conducted…
World MacKenzie Scott gave Native Forward $50 million; it will spend $10 million on scholarships and place $40 million in a permanent endowment August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Scott, 56, is one of the world’s best-known donors. (Getty images) Native Forward Scholars Fund (NFSF) has announced how it will use the entire $50 million unrestricted donation it received…
World New Zealand’s rare woollyhead nearly disappeared from the wild. Two surviving plants helped produce 250 seedlings now heading back to the reserve | World News August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com On the dry plains of Central Otago, a small native herb has been given another chance to survive in the wild. Craspedia argentea, a woollyhead found only around the Pisa…
World Archaeologists uncover ancient Roman structure near the Colosseum with mosaics resembling firefighters’ barracks | World News August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com PC: A worker cleans a mosaic floor uncovered during archaeological excavations at Villa Celimontana in Rome, Italy. Reuters Archaeologists in Rome have uncovered a second-century building featuring mosaics and painted…
World A Florida nuclear power plant was surrounded by 270 kilometres of canals. Decades later, American crocodiles turned them into a home | World News August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A nuclear power plant is hardly the first place that comes to mind when thinking about wildlife refuges. Yet around Turkey Point, south of Miami, American crocodiles have made themselves…
World Scientists discover Titan’s methane rainstorms are far more intense than expected, reshaping Saturn’s largest moon | August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has liquid rain, rivers and seas much like Earth, except its clouds are made of methane rather than water vapour. Planetary scientists studying the moon found…
World California biologist Phil Pister saved the last Owens pupfish from extinction in 1969 by carrying every surviving fish in two buckets | World News August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com For most people, conservation is associated with large mammals, forests or national parks. Phil Pister spent his life proving that the survival of tiny desert fish could matter just as…
World After losing his beloved dog, this Ohio man spent more than 13 years adopting senior dogs no one else wanted and giving them a loving home | World News August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Inspired by the passing of his dog Wolfgang in 2012, Steve Greig embarked on a heartfelt mission to rescue senior dogs, offering them a nurturing environment for their remaining days.…
World Italian woman accidentally throws away her $1.1 million winning lottery ticket, then waste workers find it after searching more than 6 tons of garbage | World News August 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com An Italian woman mistakenly discarded a winning lottery ticket worth one million euros. Sanitation workers meticulously searched over six tons of rubbish to find it. The ticket was recovered intact…
