Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems
More than 1,000 people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq’s central and southern parts of the country, health officials said. One official in Muthanna…
Fifteen years after a volcano shut European airspace, could it happen again?
For eight days in April 2010 UK and European airspace was closed or partially closed causing chaos to travellers around the world. The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland explosively erupted on14…
What goes on inside toddlers’ brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out
Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad in front of him. Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen – and his tap transforms the face into…
Starlings disappearing from gardens, says RSPB
Fewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says its Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the…
Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions
Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world’s commercial shipping and means that…
Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions
Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world’s commercial shipping and means that…
Blue Origin crew safely back on Earth after all-female space flight
Pop star Katy Perry and five other women safely returned to Earth after reaching space aboard Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket. The singer was joined by Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sánchez…
Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain
Spanish authorities have arrested a couple suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species like white tigers, pumas and clouded leopards. Civil Guard police raided the couple’s home on…
What goes on inside toddlers’ brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out
Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad in front of him. Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen – and his tap transforms the face into…
Starlings disappearing from gardens, says RSPB
Fewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says its Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the…