Hidden beneath Oklahoma’s white salt flats lies a crystal found nowhere else on Earth that people can dig up for free

At first glance, the enormous white plains stretching across northern Oklahoma look almost otherworldly, resembling a frozen lake or snow-covered desert under the blazing sun. But hidden just beneath the salty surface of the Great Salt Plains lies one of the rarest geological treasures in the world: hourglass selenite crystals. Found naturally only in this…

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‘Mangrove Soldiers’ to mark 300 weeks of coastal cleanup in Navi Mumbai on Sunday

Navi Mumbai: Environment Life Foundation’s Mangrove Cleanup Drive is completing 300 consecutive weeks the coming Sunday, marking a milestone in its weekly coastal clean-up effort in Navi Mumbai. The forest department and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation have joined hands with the drive.The initiative that began on Aug 15, 2020, with three volunteers went on to…

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5 snake-filled waters in Queensland surrounded by rainforest and wetlands

Queensland’s waterways pass through rainforests, floodplains, mangrove systems and heavily populated coastal regions, creating habitats where snakes remain active throughout much of the year. Warm temperatures and frequent rainfall support large populations of fish, frogs and small mammals, which naturally attract predators into rivers, lakes and tidal channels. Some species stay close to freshwater environments…

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Singapore Airlines profit falls 57% as Air India losses and absence of Vistara merger gain weigh on earnings

Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group on Thursday reported a 57.4 per cent decline in net profit to 1.184 billion Singapore dollars (SGD) for the financial year ended March 2026, impacted by losses from Air India and the absence of a one-time accounting gain recorded in the previous year from the Air India-Vistara merger, PTI reported.The airline…

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