Category: Rutland County

Conservationist Stumbles on 180-Million-Year-Old Ocean Reptile ‘Ichthyosaur’ on Bottom of Lagoon in Rutland, UK

The routine draining of a lagoon in Britain exposed the remains of a Jurassic reptilian sea-dweller called the ichthyosaur—more impressively known as the “sea dragon.” In preparation for re-landscaping, regrading islands in the UK’s Rutland Water Nature Reserve, Rutland water conservation team leader Joe Davis, alongside Reserves Officer Paul Trevor, spotted what looked like “clay…


For Farmers Across America, Solar Power May Spell Trouble

This article is the first in a series on the underreported costs of solar power. American farmers express concerns about being crowded off of their property, the potentially permanent loss of good agricultural soil, and the feasibility of combining large solar installations with farmland or pollinator habitats, among other topics. “It’s very frustrating to try…