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The Songhees Nation, a First Nations people of British Columbia, Canada, completed the first marine survey of culturally important species around the Tl’ches archipelago using a small underwater drone. By establishing a baseline for these animals, the Songhees Nation has taken the first steps toward establishing stronger protections for the culturally and ecologically rich site. Their work also demonstrated that the drone, a relatively low-cost commercial product, offered a reasonable alternative to more expensive survey methods, such as scuba diving. The survey has also been hailed as embl...

Bhutan lawmakers vote to roll back part of anti-gay sodomy law Penal code has been amended to clarify that same-sex relations don't violate prohibition on "unnatural sex" 19SHARES The Royal Palace in Bhutan – Photo: David Broad, via Wikimedia. Lawmakers in the nation of Bhutan have rolled back part of the country’s law criminalizing sodomy and other forms of “sexual conduct that is against the order of nature.” Sixty-three lawmakers in the national Parliament voted to approve the changes, which will keep in place a line in the penal code criminalizing “unnatural sex,” but will add...