Associated Press: Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free. “It took days for employees at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab to pick the concrete from the bird’s face, chest and right wing, using forceps to carefully crack the dried debris and cleaning the feathers with toothbrushes and dish soap.”

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Associated Press: Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free

Associated Press: Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free. “It took days for employees at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab to pick the concrete from the b…

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Engineering students put concrete canoes to the test in Shediac
Several engineering students spend almost a year to achieve the perfect concrete mix and design for their boat. The canoes are then put on display, presentations about the product are made, and the race day is the ultimate test, said Mathieu Bordeleau, president of the race committee.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/concrete-canoe-race-shediac-2026-9.7202870?cmp=rss
The Green Party has publicly urged Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) to translate her announcements regarding reforms to sexual law and divorce law into act... https://news.osna.fm/?p=46239 | #news #concrete #consent #divorce #greens
Greens Press for Concrete Laws on Consent, Divorce, and Justice Reforms - Osna.FM

Learn how they demand Justice Minister Hubig enacts "Yes Means Yes" rules for sexual and divorce law..

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"Using a different type of rock as the raw material [for concrete] could cut energy use by more than 40% and slash associated carbon emissions by over 80%.

Cement’s climate cost may be solved with a different kind of rock - Earth.com https://www.earth.com/news/cements-climate-cost-may-be-solved-with-a-different-kind-of-rock/ #concrete #co2 #chemistry

Cement’s climate cost may be solved with a different kind of rock

Cement production creates nearly as much CO2 as passenger cars, but replacing limestone with basalt could cut emissions by up to 80 percent.

Earth.com
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Something weird and worrying is happening with rain, study finds

A study says that the world is seeing more rain overall, but it's also getting drier. The confounding findings reveal a big problem.

USA TODAY