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A South Carolina ranch house built in 1958 grew into a 5,390-square-foot retreat with three kitchens and an indoor pool under a 31-foot ceiling; 68 years later, the unusual 1.21-acre home is listed for $1.227 million

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A house that began as a modest ranch in 1958 has evolved into one of the more unusual residential properties in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Featuring three kitchens, themed bedrooms and an expansive indoor swimming pool, the 5,390-square-foot estate is now on the market for $1.227 million. According to Realtor dot com, which featured the…

Colorado built a wildlife overpass across a busy highway; a new report says animal-vehicle collisions fell by 91% as elk, bears and frogs began using the crossing

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For wildlife, a busy highway can be more than an obstacle. It can separate feeding grounds, disrupt seasonal migrations and turn an ordinary journey into a deadly gamble. In Colorado, a new network of wildlife crossings is helping change that equation, with officials reporting a sharp decline in collisions along a heavily travelled stretch of…

After invasive rats were eliminated from a Pacific island in 2005, scientists monitored seabirds for years; three species eventually recorded populations two to ten times larger than before the removal

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Representative Image (AI-generated) A Pacific island has recorded a significant recovery in several seabird populations following the removal of invasive rats in 2005. A study published in Conservation Biology examined how seven seabird species responded after rodents were eradicated from Surprise Island in New Caledonia. According to the researchers, three species experienced substantial population increases,…

In 2018, Vanessa Hudgens bought a 1922 Los Angeles home from Gary Oldman for nearly $5 million; after restoring its kitchen and primary suite, she sold the historic estate to Ronan Farrow for $6.7 million in 2022

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Photo credit: Cottage and gardens In 2018, actor Vanessa Hudgens bought a historic Los Angeles home previously owned by Gary Oldman for nearly $5 million. Built in 1922, the Georgian Colonial-style property had ivy-covered walls, mature trees and architectural details that reflected its old Hollywood history. Four years later, after renovating its kitchen and primary…

In 2019, an Ohio engineer bought 34 wooded acres and began building unusual vacation rentals; five years later, his three-property business reported more than $700,000 in yearly revenue and $350,000 in net profit

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An Ohio engineer’s decision to trade a conventional career for an unconventional hospitality business has turned a wooded property in Hocking Hills into a lucrative vacation rental destination. Bryant Gingerich, who founded Dunlap Hollow with his wife, Amy, transformed an old cottage, a contemporary A-frame and a natural cave into distinctive holiday homes. According to…

Sundar the Sailor: Google nixes Trump’s search to name an ocean after himself

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Trump revealed that he had sounded Pichai about his desire to rechristen the Atlantic Ocean TOI correspondent from Washington: The Atlantic Ocean may owe its continued existence, at least under its present name, to Sundar Pichai. By MAGA boss Donald Trump’s own account, the Google CEO rejected his effort to rename the ocean after himself…

A British man spent 11 years building a World War II-style bunker under his garden, adding a 35-foot escape tunnel and a hidden beer lift, with the construction budget expected to reach £35,000

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Billings’ home stands on land that was once part of a World War II army base. (Facebook/Dave Billings) A British man has spent 11 years turning the garden of his Derbyshire home into an underground space inspired by World War II escape tunnels. Dave Billings, 43, has built two bunkers connected by a 35-foot passage,…

A Texas man put just $12,000 down on a home with 10 acres, built a glamping retreat using the extra land and turned the property into a business grossing more than $100,000 a year while keeping his day job

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A US real estate investor has built a successful outdoor hospitality business on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, after buying a 10-acre residential property with an upfront payment of just $12,000 (£9,200). Garrett Brown has a full-time job and also teaches through the property education platform BiggerPockets. He used a strategy he calls “land hacking”…

Indian diaspora could pay price for West’s immigration backlash, warns Sushant Sareen | India News

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Sushant Sareen sees the immigration debate as part of a wider crisis facing Western societies. US President Donald Trump has blamed immigration for the recent unrest in France and urged President Emmanuel Macron to close the country’s borders, reigniting a wider debate over migration, integration and the future of Western societies.But the backlash could also…

Marine life on the brink? 96% of coral reefs could face collapse by 2075

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Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reef ecosystems could face collapse by 2075, as rising ocean temperatures and increasingly severe marine heatwaves push some of the planet’s richest marine habitats towards a critical tipping point.According to a global assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 96 percent of shallow-water coral reef…