Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak a 'canary in the coal mine' for climate crisis, WHO expert warns
Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record, with more than 600 people killed and 135,000 cases reported since April, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as one of its experts blamed the climate crisis and El Nino weather pattern for driving the surge.
2023-09-07 13:28
Images of 'wonder and woe' in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
A home-making mason bee, a motherly possum's midnight munchies and a macaque lying on a deer's back are just some of highly commended images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
2023-08-31 07:28
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution,' report says
Ten years ago, China's capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view.
2023-08-30 15:15
The last photos of John Franklin's doomed polar expedition party are going on sale
Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to the Arctic captivated the Victorian public with its mysterious disappearance, fruitless rescue missions and gory tales of cannibalism.
2023-08-26 07:53
NASA moves a step closer to supersonic passenger flights
A new study by NASA's Glenn Research Center has looked at the possibility of supersonic passenger jets. Its "high-speed strategy" is mooting commercial flights that travel at up to Mach 4 -- over 3,000 miles per hour -- starting with transoceanic routes.
2023-08-25 23:57
Medieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent 'return' from the grave
Analysis of the remains of a young Medieval girl, who was buried face down with her ankles potentially tied together, suggests extra measures were taken to ensure "she could not 'return' from the grave," archaeologists have said.
2023-08-17 23:45
Metal detectorists find 2,000-year-old Iron Age gold treasure in Welsh first
Gold coins dating back more than 2,000 years have been found by metal detectorists in Wales, making them the first hoard of Iron Age gold coins to have been discovered in the country.
2023-08-15 23:17
1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village found in Mexico City
Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village in Mexico City, complete with large concentrations of ceramics and three human burials, Mexico's National Institute of History and Anthropology has announced.
2023-08-11 22:51
Please don't call the cops on mating manatees, Florida sheriff's office says
A Florida sheriff's office is urging beachgoers to give manatees some privacy -- and to not call the police on their distinctive mating displays.
2023-08-06 01:24
Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
The head of Russia's space agency has extended an offer to Moscow's partners in the BRICS group -- Brazil, India, China and South Africa -- to participate in the construction of a joint module for its planned orbital space station, state media reported Monday.
2023-07-25 15:29
Who was the real J. Robert Oppenheimer?
The highly anticipated movie "Oppenheimer" finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered the father of the atomic bomb?
2023-07-20 19:17
China reveals how it plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030
Chinese officials on Wednesday unveiled new details about their plans for a manned lunar mission, as China attempts to become only the second nation to put citizens on the moon.
2023-07-13 12:17