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On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water.
On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water. They are diving for a reason: to remove the massive fishing nets damaging an unusually resilient coral reef system that is seen as more likely than most to survive rising sea temperatures. The clean-up is one example of how divers and Omani authorities are joining forces to protect the reefs -- which are critical for marine wildlife -- from man-made damage.
Groton ― The town is creating a new fund to support affordable housing. The Town Council unanimously voted this week to establish the fund and place $41,000, from the town’s recent sale of the former ...
Groton ― Layoffs at Pfizer Inc.’s laboratories off Eastern Point Road are expected to start soon. Pfizer on Thursday confirmed it would be laying off employees as part of a $3.5 billion worldwide down...
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James Harris has helped to keep the lights on in Philadelphia for more than four decades — but he also may have made a few enemies along the way by having to pull meters for unpaid bills.