Science

Bhutan’s Precious and Critical Mineral Discovery Could Rewrite Its Economic Future

From exporting construction minerals to supplying one of the world’s most strategic resources Bhutan may have identified one of its most significant mineral opportunities in recent decades. The country’s first nationwide Airborne…

Meet Costa Rica's tiny coffee frog found living among coffee shrubs

A remarkable discovery in Costa Rica reveals a diminutive nocturnal frog inhabiting the coffee plantations. Measuring less than four centimeters, this unique species relies on small insects for food and foliage for protection. Essential to…

Major wildfire in hills above Lake Garda: at least 200 residents and tourists evacuated

A fire broke out on Friday evening in the mountains above Tignale. Rescuers evacuated about 200 people and are checking holiday homes used by tourists.

Mexico’s week in review: US suspends avocado certs, fracking studies continue and Peru rift ends

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conferences set much of the week’s agenda, moving from children’s social media use to a government transparency decree, a high-profile murder, fracking policy and a diplomatic breakthrough with…

One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’

Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu…

How ADHD cosies up to addiction and mental health issues

The longer researchers study it, the more we’re discovering how it holds hands with many other conditions, including depression, anxiety and addiction.

Thousands evacuated as huge wildfire spreads in Canada

A fast-moving wildfire has swept through western Canada, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?

When, where and how to get the optimal view of the first solar eclipse to be visible across the country this century For the first time this century, people across the UK will be able to see an almost total solar eclipse in the evening sky…

Maltese Firefighters Join Major Operation Battling Wildfire In Portugal

Maltese firefighters have been called into action in Portugal, joining hundreds of emergency workers battling a major wildfire in the country’s Guarda region. The Civil Protection Department (CPD) said the operation marked the first…

Scientists uncover the aluminium shield helping a tiny crustacean survive

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a deep-sea crustacean, the amphipod Hirondellea gigas, which uses aluminum to survive in the Mariana Trench, one of Earth's most extreme environments. Its unique aluminum-coated…

Troops Nab Suspected Terrorists’ Logistics Supplier, Defuse IED in Zamfara

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have intercepted a suspected terrorist logistics supplier with N5.302 million in cash and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along a major road in Zamfara…

Dinosaur bone found in 1999 on Fukushima coast identified as 3-metre iguanodontian