Science

B.C. researchers turn to wild yeast in bid to help struggling craft breweries

CBC

B.C. researchers turn to wild yeast in bid to help struggling craft breweries

Researchers at Langara College and the University of British Columbia are studying wild yeast collected from across B.C. and the Pacific Northwest to see if it can be used to brew beer with unique flavours while reducing costs for…

CBC

Tehran says Strait of Hormuz shut after US launches fresh strikes on Iran; Gulf states hit

Dawn

Tehran says Strait of Hormuz shut after US launches fresh strikes on Iran; Gulf states hit

The US military launched fresh strikes on Iran after the latter struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and escalated attacks on US facilities in states across the Gulf. The strikes…

Dawn

Why gold never tarnishes: Scientists find the secret on its surface

Times of India

Why gold never tarnishes: Scientists find the secret on its surface

Recent scientific research has revealed that the surface atoms of gold can rearrange themselves to create a protective barrier against oxidation. This extraordinary natural mechanism significantly reduces tarnishing rates by up to a…

Times of India

Flash flooding in Missouri leaves one person dead as 200 campers are rescued

Flash flooding in Missouri leaves one person dead as 200 campers are rescued

Woman dies after her home is swept away as heavy rainfall batters parts of state, forcing rescues and evacuations A woman was found dead in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing…

‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside

‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside

Environmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhere Shielding his eyes from the blinding midday sun, Abdullah, a Sudanese asylum seeker, gazes out at the expanse of green in Tŷ Mawr…

Deutsche Welle

EU defense remains heavily reliant on the United States

There are many obstacles as EU governments seek to reduce their dependence on the US. DW looks at the European Unions's attempts to develop counterparts to Patriot and Tomahawk missiles, F-35 jets, and Starlink internet.

Deutsche Welle

Daily Trust

NDLEA nabs South African woman using son as cover to traffic heroin

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 38-year-old South African woman, Ms. Will Jessica Ann, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja after she was found to have allegedly concealed 14 large blocks…

Daily Trust

Villagers advised to evacuate due to mountain wildfire

BBC

Villagers advised to evacuate due to mountain wildfire

Wildfire causes widespread smoke with householders advised to evacuate as a precaution.

BBC

Could China’s lunar laser tower bring Nikola Tesla’s free energy dream to life?

South China Morning Post

Could China’s lunar laser tower bring Nikola Tesla’s free energy dream to life?

Legendary inventor Nikola Tesla’s dream of transmitting electricity wirelessly never became a reality on Earth. But more than a century later, Chinese scientists believe the concept could find its first practical application on the moon…

South China Morning Post

TASS

Omani authorities rescue 23 sailors from GFS Galaxy, search for missing sailor continues

The rescued sailors received the necessary medical assistance

TASS

Euronews

Spain wildfire that killed 12 people has now stabilised, authorities say

The head of Andalusia's regional government said on Sunday that the blaze had been declared stabilised, and that the 1,000 remaining evacuees would return home.

Euronews

Straits Times