Marine animals do not just struggle when ocean temperatures spike, they actually shrink, and a massive new study shows this pattern has been repeating for nearly 450 million years. Researchers built one of the largest collections of marine body size data ever put together, drawing on almost 9,000 recorded changes and over 1.6 million individual … Read more
Iran launches ‘eye-for-an-eye’ operation after fresh US strikes Iran launched what it described as an “eye-for-an-eye” military operation against the United States on Monday, targeting American military facilities across the Gulf after fresh US strikes hit Iranian military infrastructure over the weekend. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, … Read more
In the colder parts of Canada, winter occasionally produces a sight that seems more suited to a drawing than a river. A large disc of ice appears on the water, almost perfectly round, turning so slowly that its movement is easy to miss. These formations have been reported in places such as Quebec, Alberta and … Read more
The UK and European Union have imposed their first joint cyber sanctions package against Russia The UK and European Union have imposed their first joint cyber sanctions package, targeting 24 individuals and entities behind what they described as Russia’s “persistent and increasingly reckless attempts to sow chaos and division across Europe.“The sanctions target Russian state … Read more
In January 1906, the SS Valencia was nearing the end of what should have been a routine passenger voyage along the Pacific coast. The ship was carrying travellers from San Francisco to Seattle, following a route used regularly by coastal steamers. But as the vessel approached the waters near Vancouver Island, conditions began to change. … Read more
A 65-year-old grandfather who was violently tossed into the air by a bull bison at Yellowstone National Park has been identified as Carl Isom-McDaniel from Washington state. The dramatic attack left him with multiple broken bones after the animal charged while he was with his grandson near the Bridge Bay Campground. Despite the severity of … Read more
Long before the Arctic looked the way it does now, a stretch of Norway’s northern coastline supported an unexpectedly rich mix of wildlife. That picture has emerged from a cave where thousands of years of natural deposits quietly protected the remains of animals that lived during a comparatively mild phase of the last Ice Age. … Read more
Richard Feynman is remembered as one of the twentieth century’s greatest physicists, a Nobel Prize winner whose work transformed quantum electrodynamics and whose wit made science accessible to millions. Yet behind the celebrated scientist was a man who experienced profound personal loss at a young age. In 1945, his wife, Arline Greenbaum Feynman, died from … Read more
Every living organism inherits a unique combination of traits, from eye colour and blood type to resistance against certain diseases. These characteristics are determined by genes, but genes themselves can exist in different forms. These alternative versions are known as alleles. While one allele may produce a particular trait, another may result in a different … Read more
What happened in Lindsey Graham’s final hours? Trump call, Ukraine trip, cardiac emergency and sudden death at 71 Veteran South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.” Graham passed away on Saturday night, just a day after returning from an … Read more