Donald Trump has ordered the repositioning of two United States nuclear submarines to “appropriate regions” relative to Russia, as the US president grows frustrated over stalling peace talks aimed at bringing an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. On Friday, Trump exchanged heated words with Dmitry Medvedev, Moscow’s military leader and former president. The day […]
Liverpool John Moores University. Nature Tests on the skull could give new insights into ancient history A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago in the Nile Valley has shed new light on the rise of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation. An analysis of his skeleton shows he was 60 years old […]
Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions – in government, in media, in medical science… and lately, economists are feeling the burn acutely. In fact, President Trump just fired the economist who ran the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accusing her – with no evidence – of faking a jobs report […]
“This could be the holy grail:” Watch the Rhisotope team prepare to inject a rhino’s horn with radioactive material South African scientists have launched an anti-poaching campaign in which rhinos’ horns will be injected with a radioactive material. The group, from the University of the Witwatersrand, said the process is harmless to rhinos but will […]
A US flag flies off the stern of a tour boat at the Port of Los Angeles. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images A US flag flies off the stern of a tour boat at the Port of Los Angeles. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Thursday night, […]
BBC James Canton spent two years sitting beneath an 800-year-old oak tree near his home in Essex, watching acorns fatten and butterflies land on the massive knurled grey trunk. Sometimes he sat in the branches too. Canton, a lecturer at the University of Essex, recalls how it helped him feel a “sense of connection”. “We’re […]
André Rhoden-Paul BBC News i5 Media/PA Media King Charles’s nephew Peter Phillips has announced his engagement to NHS nurse Harriet Sperling. A photo showing Ms Sperling showing off her engagement ring as she embraces the son of the Princess Royal, Princess Anne has been released to mark the occasion. A statement released on behalf of […]
Rights group says perpetrators ‘must be held to account’, a year after 24 people killed during cost of living protests. The Nigerian government has failed to ensure accountability after police used deadly force to disperse mass 2024 demonstrations against soaring living costs, Amnesty International has said on the first anniversary of the protests. In a […]
Pauline McLean BBC Scotland Arts Correspondent Brian Cox says he is grateful for his childhood in Dundee It was the banking disaster which brought a Scottish institution to its knees and sent shockwaves around the world. Now the story of the rise and fall of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been brought home […]
Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist Watch: BBC goes behind the scenes at Kew Gardens ahead of major Palm House renovation It’s a makeover on a massive scale – it involves moving 1,300 plants, replacing 16,000 panes of glass and cleaning up hundreds of tonnes of iron. This is the ambitious £50m plan to renovate the […]