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World - / Sep 11, 2026 - Netherlands' 9km flood barrier triggered "sand hunger," shrinking tidal flats - The Netherlands built one of the world's most ambitious flood defences after the devastating North Sea flood of 1953. Completed in 1986, the 9-kilometre Eastern Scheldt Barrier was designed to protect hundreds of thousands of people while keeping the

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World - / Sep 11, 2026 - Vermont town opens 1976 time capsule with a joint and birth-control packaging - In 1976, as the United States celebrated its bicentennial, residents of Warren, Vermont, decided to leave a message for the future. They filled a time capsule with objects that reflected everyday life, local humour and the era's changing culture

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A 14-year-old Welsh teen taught himself football freestyle on YouTube; he now holds five Guinness World Records and has finished third in the world

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Prince William gets a 12-foot-6-inch crocodile named after him; it is the 300th animal in a decade-long climate study

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Princess Diana's iconic 'revenge dress' by Christina Stambolian to be auctioned for up to $300,000; gown made history in 1994 and was last sold in 1997, two months before her death

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Britain brought back wild bison after 6,000 years; their grazing could reshape forests and create new habitats for other wildlife

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Two beavers were unexpectedly released in Cornwall; six months later, they have built a dam that is reshaping the landscape and attracting wildlife

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In Gateshead, water trapped 150 metres below the city in abandoned coal mines now heats 350 homes and public buildings

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'He didn't get out the window': Ryanair CEO disputes passenger was partially sucked out of plane, says he would get some compensation but not a huge payout

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Spain released wild horses into the Iberian Highlands after a 10,000-year absence; the animals are being used to rebuild a fire-prone landscape

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Swiss entrepreneur is drilling the Alps to make 20 mega-bunkers for the super-rich, offering a 99-year lease agreement with prices starting at 1M Swiss francs

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Denmark planted trees for carbon storage, but 21 years later natural forests proved more diverse while plantations captured carbon faster

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Copenhagen's £200m underground Natural History Museum, under construction since 2019, to open in 2027 with eight galleries, 14m specimens, dinosaur skeletons, 3D exhibits and Ocean Hall

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China silences flood victims to spotlight Xi Jinping's rescue efforts

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After countless hours searching for rare seahorses in French Polynesia, a photographer captured an adult male beside two newborn juveniles; the image won Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026

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At 14, this Kenyan girl started planting mangroves; years later, her youth movement has planted more than 270,000 trees

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