Category: Geography
Swedish Company Discovers the Largest Deposit of Rare Earth Metals in Europe
The Port of Shanghai: World’s Biggest Port Is Returning to Normal, but Supply Chains Will Get Worse Before They Get Better
British Farmers Are Being Offered a Lump Sum Payment to Leave the Industry – But at What Cost To Agriculture?

To attract younger blood into the fields, the UK government is running a temporary scheme to entice some of these older professionals into retirement. The idea is that they can apply to receive a lump sum exit payment of up to £100,000 – as long as they either sell their land, rent it out, give it away or plant trees on it.
Turkey Discovers a $1.2 Billion Gold Mine
Switzerland Rejects Pesticide Ban Initiative
The Imperialist Past That Started Dam Politics Between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia

The biggest project on the Nile river was initiated by Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt’s prime minister between 1954-56 and then president until 1970. Nasser wanted to build a dam which would end Egypt’s dependency on upstream countries by storing the Nile river waters in Egypt. It would also end flooding and bring more electricity to Egyptians.
Vitamin K: A Little-Known but Noteworthy Nutrient
Satellite Data Provides Fresh Insights Into the Amount of Water in the Nile Basin
Magnetism of Himalayas’ Rocks Reveals the Mountains’ Complex Tectonic History
Berlin Wall: Secret Police and the Memories of Two Germanies
San Fernando: 4.2 Earthquake Rocks the City
What Is the Summer Solstice? An Astronomer Explains
Venice Women Deliver Free Food to Senior Citizens By Gondola
The Mystery of the Blood Falls of Antarctica Solved
TIGER KING AND AMERICA’S CAPTIVE TIGER PROBLEM
Damascus Goat: The Strangest Animal on Earth
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
THE OTHERWORLDLY SCREAMS OF THE LYNX – THE ELUSIVE WILDCAT
BRIGHT BLUE SPHERE LIGHTS UP THE SKY OVER RUSSIA
A bright blue sphere crossed the skies of Karelia, a northern republic in Russia. The footage is from a local internet service provider called CityLink in the town of Segezha.