On St. Croix, mongooses came in 1884 to protect cane; they were later linked to native ground lizard loss and a racer's presumed extinction

India, Nov. 1 -- In 1884, St. Croix had a rat problem in its sugarcane fields, and a small predator seemed like the perfect answer. According to a study in the journal Oryx by Nicole Angeli and Lee Fi... Read More

In 2024, North Carolina sank the 106-foot tugboat Thomas Dann off Cape Lookout; it joined two older ships and 1,700 tons of concrete at a reef

India, Nov. 1 -- A tugboat ruined by fire found a new job at the bottom of the ocean. According to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, its Division of Marine Fisheries sank the tug... Read More

A Vermont farmer built a dam in the 1950s; its 2022 removal restored the farm creek's floodplain to slow stormwater flowing into Lake Champlain

India, Nov. 1 -- Anyone who's seen a street flood after a heavy storm knows just how quickly water can move when it has nowhere to go. That was the problem with a small Vermont creek for decades. The ... Read More

Bob Dylan's Harlem townhouse, sold for $560,000 in 2000, later fetched $2 million after renovation, below its $3.17 million purchase price

India, Nov. 1 -- A Harlem townhouse which was once owned by the musician Bob Dylan was recently resold for $2.8 million. This was 26 years after the owner of the townhouse sold it for $560,000. The fo... Read More

Walt Disney's 2,615-foot backyard railway dated to 1950; after the house came down, one small barn was rescued and relocated

India, Nov. 1 -- Beyond Walt Disney's career in animation and film production, his passion for trains was evident in many ways. In 1950, he converted his backyard in Los Angeles, which he had acquired... Read More

Frank Sinatra built his Palm Springs home for $150,000 in 1947; decades later, the house gained protected historic status

India, Nov. 1 -- The Palm Springs house of Frank Sinatra was initially constructed as a retreat for him in the early years of his ascension to Hollywood stardom. The house, which is called Twin Palms,... Read More

Around 1870, America imported Asian porcelain berry for gardens; its fast-growing vines now smother native plants along eastern forest edges

India, Nov. 1 -- Imagine a vine with berries in shades of lilac, green, and bright blue. It looks like something straight out of a storybook. That's roughly why it was planted. According to a 2009 U.S... Read More

Chernobyl tree frogs near sites hit hardest by radiation in 1986 had darker skin; researchers say past exposure may help explain the pattern

India, Oct. 31 -- Almost four decades since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, wildlife in the forests nearby is still giving researchers information about the behavior of animals towards the environment... Read More

Chernobyl wolves were over 7 times as abundant as in nearby reserves; researchers found radiation stress and possible immune-gene selection

India, Oct. 31 -- Wolves living in the Chernobyl Zone have developed a fascinating relationship with their environment. Nearly four decades after the 1986 nuclear disaster, the region has become an un... Read More

In 2018, Delaware sank its 325-foot Twin Capes ferry after 43 years of service; the ship now forms part of an offshore artificial reef

India, Oct. 31 -- The ferry M/V Twin Capes had been serving passengers for 43 years, traveling between Delaware and New Jersey. The story of this ferry took a new turn on June 15, 2018, when it was su... Read More

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