In 1998, researchers built 12 reefs off Miami Beach using limestone, concrete and concrete mixed with waste tyre chips; divers later counted 97,826 fish from 146 species

A hybrid artificial reef structure (Representational photo from a 2023 study- University of Miami) In 1998, researchers put 12 artificial reefs off Miami Beach to see how different materials would affect marine life. Over the next three years, divers recorded 97,826 fish from 146 species around the reefs. The study was published in the journal…

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In 1940, Nazis seized a 3-inch painting from a Jewish collector in Vienna; 86 years later, Austria returned it to his heir in Minnesota

An 1847 painting made by a not-so-popular artist wouldn’t have much historical or monetary value for most. But to Jackie Sondell, whose three grandparents died in the Holocaust, it’s a priceless family heirloom. The Austrian deputy consul general in the Twin Cities, from his posting in New York, lifted the top off a cardboard box…

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Himachal under monsoon fury: 259 dead, 150 roads cut off, losses cross Rs 1,200 crore in last 64 days | India News

The water supply network has also suffered disruption, with 40 schemes currently affected. Hamirpur accounts for 23 of the disrupted schemes, while Shimla has reported 17. NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains have claimed 259 lives and caused damage worth more than Rs 1,200 crore across Himachal Pradesh in just 64 days, according to State Emergency Operations…

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‘He can remove Pakistan from world picture’: Eknath Shinde after Sharif crops PM Modi from SCO pic | India News

Shinde’s remarks came after Sharif’s office shared an edited version of the SCO family photograph NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Office for cropping Prime Minister Narendra Modi out of a photograph from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, saying Pakistan should not attempt to “play such…

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Disha Salian death case: Bombay high court orders CBI probe into death of Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-manager Disha Salian | Mumbai News

The HC said a senior officer of the CBI to conduct the probe. MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Wednesday pronounced its judgment in the Disha Salian case and directed registration of a first information report (FIR) for her June 8, 2020 death at a suburban Malad building in Mumbai.The Bombay HC appointed a senior officer…

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