Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape(euronews.com)

178 points by ohjeez 17 days ago | 96 comments

News article about Germany converting abandoned lignite coal mines into a network of artificial lakes forming Europe's largest man-made lake landscape.

Paul McEnroe’s role in developing the UPC barcode hasn’t been fully acknowledged(entrepreneur.com)

29 points by toss1 3 years ago | 7 comments

The deadliest tsunami set off work to be ready for the next big wave(nytimes.com)

29 points by bookofjoe 1 year ago | 11 comments

The rise and fall of Koo, India’s once-thriving Twitter alternative(restofworld.org)

40 points by vinnyglennon 2 years ago | 38 comments

Global heat in ‘uncharted territory’: 2023 could be the hottest year on record(cnn.com)

29 points by abhayhegde 3 years ago | 24 comments

On the trail of the 'Johatsu,' Japan's 'evaporated people' (2017)(time.com)

90 points by bookofjoe 3 years ago | 26 comments

Sao Paulo: A city with no outdoor advertisements (2013)(amusingplanet.com)

659 points by pmoriarty 3 years ago | 376 comments

Amusing Planet article from 2013 about São Paulo's 2006 Clean City Law, which banned billboards and most outdoor advertising in the city.

Replanting logged forests with diverse seedlings accelerates restoration(technologynetworks.com)

356 points by myshpa 3 years ago | 135 comments

Technology Networks news article on a study finding that replanting logged forests with diverse seedling mixtures significantly accelerates recovery.

New York City should carefully measure a new tree(blog.willmeye.rs)

69 points by willmeyers 24 days ago | 13 comments

Blog post arguing New York City should measure new candidate trees, since its tallest carefully measured tree, the Queens Giant, was last measured in 2004.

Lula Wins a Record Fourth Term in Brazil in a Surprise Comeback(bloomberg.com)

34 points by matheusmoreira 1 day ago | 2 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's 2026 presidential runoff, securing a record fourth term.

Brazil elections: Lula secures fourth term after dramatic comeback(bbc.com)

63 points by gverrilla 23 hours ago | 7 comments

BBC News article reporting Lula's re-election to a fourth term as Brazil's president after beating Flávio Bolsonaro in a run-off, facing a hostile Congress.

Alarm Grows over 'Clearly Illegal' US Election Meddling in Brazil(commondreams.org)

25 points by robtherobber 24 days ago | 1 comments

Common Dreams news article on growing alarm over alleged illegal Trump administration and Rubio meddling in Brazil's presidential election.