Lindsay Patterson

1 week ago | newsexaminer.com | Lindsay Patterson

The 2025 legislative session ended with passage of the state's next two-year budget as well as tax relief and other key priorities for Hoosiers. The budget accounts for lowering Indiana's state income tax each of the next two years, which will save taxpayers over $200 million per year. The legislature also advanced major property tax relief and reform legislation this session. Together, these two tax cuts will save Hoosiers $1.3 billion in taxes over the next two years.

Jan 17, 2025 | earthtouchnews.com | Lindsay Patterson |Rachel Pendergrass

George Holmes, University of Leeds; Darragh Hare, University of Oxford, and Hanna Pettersson, University of YorkFor more than 500 years, no lynx had roamed the British countryside. That changed with the recent release of four of these large cats in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. This was an action that is widely assumed to be linked to attempts to reintroduce species that had been wiped out in Britain, as part of a wider rewilding movement.

Dec 10, 2024 | earthtouchnews.com | Lindsay Patterson |Ethan Shaw

Picture this: You’re a photographer disembarking onto the rocky shores of Saint Andrews Bay on the windswept island of South Georgia. Amid a waddle of 500,000 tuxedo-clad king penguins, one stands out like a fashion rebel on a monochrome runway. When Belgian wildlife photographer and seasoned expedition leader Yves Adams stepped ashore on a recent tour of the island, he was lucky to have his camera close at hand to capture photographs of an ultra-rare all-black king penguin.

Nov 20, 2024 | earthtouchnews.com | Lindsay Patterson

In a significant conservation achievement, NGO African Parks recently completed its third rhino translocation of the year which involved moving a group of animals from a farm in Klerksdorp, northwest of South Africa’s Gauteng Province, to the Dinokeng Game Reserve in the northeast. This move marks another important step in the non-profit organisation's ambitious 10-year plan to rewild 2,000 captive-raised southern white rhinos, one of the world’s most endangered species.

Apr 3, 2024 | medium.com | Lindsay Patterson

Tumble en Español, a Spanish science podcast for kids, is starting its third season this Friday! Tumble en Español is the first-ever English-to-Spanish version of a children’s podcast, designed to be enjoyed by the whole family. It’s hosted by Nuria Net and Alvaro Ramos, native Spanish speakers who bring their own cultural backgrounds and personalities to the show. Here’s three reasons why we’re excited for this season to launch.