How I finally rid my countryside home of rats - for GOOD: As wet weather brings out unwanted rodent guests, how to tell if that scratching in your attic is a mouse... or ...

The scratching started in the attic. At first, I convinced myself it was mice - but the unmistakable gnawing and scrabbling in the walls conjured bigger, yellower teeth.
Piscataquis Observer

‘Crazy’ increase in beef prices squeeze Maine farmers

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Steph Beem bought her best cow, Dolly, for $15 in 2018. Today, the Palmyra ...
WATTPoultry.com

Terrestrial meat output to fall in 2026 – but not poultry

Growth in animal protein production will continue to slow in 2026. In fact, 2026 will see the first contraction in global ...
Business Times

Memory chip squeeze wreaks havoc in markets, with more to come

[HONG KONG] The relentless surge in memory chip prices over the past few months has driven a vast divide between winners and losers in the stock market, and investors do not see any end in sight.
BBC Wildlife

10 terrifying prehistoric mega-beasts that ruled before the dinosaurs – from a car-sized millipede to an armoured fish whose bite could crush steel

Dinosaurs dominated life on Earth for 180 million years, between the Triassic and the Cretaceous periods. But the prehistoric animals that came before them paved the way for species that still exist ...
NBC Chicago

Why are athletes getting stuffed animals at the Olympics? They actually play a big role

Upon medaling at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, some athletes have been given rather fuzzy keepsakes: stuffed animals. That was the case when Team Italy clinched bronze in the figure skating team ...
The Financial Times

The juice, the squeeze and the digital euro

Simply sign up to the Digital currencies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. It’s always easier to discuss the future of the US dollar system when the dollar is going down rather than up.