Author: cruzmiester

Inside the audacious mission to bring a rare toad back from the brink

Love — or at least sex — was in the air of the small, windowless, biosecure room at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. Sixteen rectangular, clear plastic bins lined the room’s back and side walls, tiny stages for unlikely romances. Each bin contained a plastic green pond plant — the kind you would buy

Xinhua Headlines: From logging to guardianship: How China protects green source of its “mother river”

* Located on the border of Qinghai and Sichuan provinces, Markog River is the largest, most concentrated and highest-altitude natural forest area at the headwaters of the Dadu River, which feeds into the Yangtze River, often referred to as China’s “mother river.” * Over the past two decades, 115,000 mu (about 7,667 hectares) of afforestation

Court Restrains National Assembly, Speaker Over Minority Leadership Dispute

The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim injunction restraining the National Assembly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and several political parties from taking further steps on the contentious issue of minority leadership in the Green Chamber. The order was granted by Justice J.O. Abdulmalik in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1936/2025, filed by

Serbia Questions 11 Suspects Over Pig Heads And Other Hate Acts In France

BELGRADE — Authorities in Serbia have said they are questioning 11 people suspected of involvement in a series of hate acts against Muslim and Jewish sites in France, which included placing pigs’ heads outside mosques and daubing synagogues in green paint. The suspects, all Serbian citizens, were arrested this week and are believed to have

Nigeria at 65: From sovereignty to global influence, By Ademola Oshodi

On 1 October, 1960, the Union Jack was lowered and the green-white-green rose for the first time at Tafawa Balewa Square. That moment marked Nigeria’s entry into self-rule. Sixty-five years later, the flag still waves, but the meaning of independence continues to evolve. The challenge before us is not whether Nigeria is free, but whether

Sandworm Pizzert is Back at Pizza Inn for Frightfully Delicious Return

America’s Hometown Pizza Buffet gives worm welcome to green and gooey fan-favorite treat Dallas, TX  (RestaurantNews.com)  What’s slimy, wiggly and ready to hitch a ride on the nearest buffet plate? Fans will soon find out as Pizza Inn brings back its new classic, the Sandworm Pizzert, for spooky season. With a gummy pull that is

Could Brazil Become the World’s Hub for Green Crypto Mining?

Brazil has a problem that might sound like a dream for crypto miners: it has too much clean electricity. Wind and solar farms are generating far more power than the grid can handle.  In some cases, up to 70% of energy is going to waste, costing utilities nearly $1 billion over the past two years.