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Manhattan Ants are taking over New York City. Researchers have finally identified the invasive insects.

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2024August 18, 2024

ManhattAnt foraging on a tree in New York City’s Riverside Park. By Michael Baruah, our USA Correspondent. The invasive “ManhattAnt” has been infiltrating New York City since 2011, worrying...

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After the Park Fire’s Rapid Growth.

ION correspondentAugust 15, 2024August 15, 2024

July 27, 2024 July 27, 2024 The Park Fire in Northern California more than doubled in area in a matter of days in late July 2024. It quickly became...

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Australia’s Snowy Mountains Coated in White.

ION correspondentAugust 14, 2024August 14, 2024

July 28, 2024. Winter made a bold—if late—entrance to the mountains in southeastern Australia. Much to the delight of skiers Down Under, a period of seasonal weather in July...

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Landslide Dams the Chilcotin River.

ION correspondentAugust 11, 2024August 11, 2024

July 16, 2024. Late on July 30, 2024, land along the south bank of the Chilcotin River in Farwell Canyon began to sink and flow into the valley below....

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Hurricane Debby Hits Florida.

ION correspondentAugust 9, 2024August 9, 2024

August 5, 2024. Hurricane Debby made landfall near the town of Steinhatchee, Florida, at 7 a.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2024, as a Category 1 storm. As it...

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The History and Mystery of Glastonbury.

ION correspondentAugust 7, 2024August 7, 2024

January 19, 2024.. The town of Glastonbury in southern England is well known for its annual music festival, which started in 1970. But tales about the site and its...

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Samsung showcases EV battery that delivers 600-mile (966km) range with a 9-minute charge and 20 years lifespan.

ION correspondentAugust 6, 2024August 6, 2024

Samsung is making significant progress in unveiling a very powerful battery in the EV market. The South Korean tech giant has showcased its new battery that offers up to...

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Fires Char the Siberian Arctic.

ION correspondentAugust 4, 2024August 4, 2024

July 10, 2024. Click on picture for enlarged view from Outer Space by NASA. The Arctic lowlands of the Russian Far East are a vast, typically frigid landscape undergirded...

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Smoke Fills the Slocan Valley.

ION correspondentAugust 2, 2024August 2, 2024

July 27, 2024. In the mountainous Kootenay region of southeast British Columbia, the Slocan Valley cradles the finger-like Slocan Lake, which is bordered by a village of the same...

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Lightning Storm over Türkiye.

ION correspondentJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

November 4, 2023. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of a thunderstorm at night over western Türkiye. The image highlights two distinct lightning flash areas,...