At least 20 killed in South Africa as bus erupts in flames after head-on collision
At least 20 people - mostly mine workers - were killed in South Africa's Limpopo province on Sunday after a bus they were traveling in erupted in flames following a head-on collision with a truck, state media reported.
2023-09-18 19:49
Liverpool GP suspended after changing records to cover error
Dr Victor Ebenuwa misdiagnosed a patient's condition and medication, a tribunal hears.
2023-09-18 19:49
Men in Blazers Media Network Opening New UK Studio
Men In Blazers opening up shop in U.K.
2023-09-18 19:45
What Jeremy Doku has learned since joining Man City
Man City winger Jeremy Doku explains what he has already learned since joining the club from Rennes in summer.
2023-09-18 19:27
Scientists have discovered a new fly that fails its one job
Scientist have discovered a fly that... can't fly. In December 2021, the John Midgley and Burgert Muller from the Diversity of Pollinating Diptera in South African Biodiversity Hotspots project went to Lesotho, the only country in the world that has its entire territory located at an altitude of 1,000 metres and higher to see what they could find. At the Afriski mountain resort, they found 51 male specimens of Atherimorpha latipennis (a species discovered in 1956 but whose female had never been described) and a for the first time a female belonging to the same species which couldn't get off the ground. “It’s not unheard of for only the female of a species to be flightless,” says Midgley. “But there were no examples in this fly’s family, let alone its genus.” Martin Hauser, a senior dipterologist at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, who was not involved in the research, told the Guardian: “Active flight has only originated four times in the last three billion years, so it’s always interesting when a species loses the ability to fly. It isn’t super surprising to find flightless species. But it is remarkable when the first case of flightlessness is reported in a family.” Scientists could only make educated guesses about why the female had lost the ability to fly. Despite it being much faster than walking, allowing flies to escape predators. “flight is also costly,” said Midgley. “You have to grow wings, and it uses a lot more energy than walking.” “For the males it is worth flying around and being able to search a larger area for females,” said Hauser. “Even if, while flying, they are exposed to birds and other predators, and risk being blown off the mountain and ending up in a hot valley with no females.” Meanwhile, there are other species that can't fly like ostriches, kiwi and emus. It is thought they evolved to lose flight after the dinosaurs became extinct because there were no predators big enough to hunt them. Fly - you had one job... Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-18 19:26
UK focuses on transparency and access with new AI principles
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out principles designed to prevent generative AI models like ChatGPT from being dominated
2023-09-18 19:25
Wolfgang Van Halen refuses to cover his dad's songs
Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang Van Halen refuses to cover his dad's songs at his shows because he feels it's important to 'prove himself' and be his 'own musician'
2023-09-18 19:23
The Pretenders to play intimate UK shows
The Pretenders have announced plans to play two intimate UK gigs next month with frontwoman Chrissie Hynde insisting it's just 'more fun' to play smaller shows
2023-09-18 19:17
Chelsea continue goalkeeper scouting despite Sanchez & Petrovic signings
Chelsea will continue their goalkeeper scouting despite signing both Robert Sanchez & Djordje Petrovic during the summer transfer window. Porto's Diogo Costa is a long-term target while Giorgi Mamardashvili is understood to be high on the wish list.
2023-09-18 18:56
West Ham working hard on Jarrod Bowen contract extension
West Ham are hopeful of committing Jarrod Bowen to a new and improved contract as talks continue. Liverpool remain interested in the 26-year-old and may act if the Hammers are unable to extend his current deal, which expires in the summer of 2025.
2023-09-18 18:56
Monday is National Cheeseburger Day: here are the deals to relish
These days, you'd be hard-pressed to find anything at the store for under a dollar. But on Monday, in honor of National Cheeseburger Day, McDonald's customers will be able to get a double cheeseburger for just 50 cents, only 45 cents more than what the chain's original hamburger cost in 1948.
2023-09-18 18:52
China's cash-squeezed Country Garden faces another dollar coupon deadline
By Xie Yu HONG KONG Embattled Chinese property developer Country Garden faces yet another liquidity test with Monday's
2023-09-18 18:52
