Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years
Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young trees, and it is
A peatland in the Amazon stopped absorbing carbon. What does it mean?
Peatlands cover just a fraction of Earth’s surface, but store huge amounts of carbon. In the Peruvian Amazon, one of these swamps has switched to
‘PAC-MANN’ blood test aims to detect pancreatic cancer early
A new test called PAC-MANN is designed to detect signs of pancreatic cancer in blood. It’s still in development, but the hope is that it
The low-cost incubator that’s saved 5,000 babies
Spanish engineer Pablo Bergasa and his team have created an incubator that can run on a battery and a bottle of water.
Five-day doctor strike will go ahead, says BMA
Union rejects plea by health secretary to call off strikes in England and continue talks.
Mike Lynch’s Estate Ordered to Pay Hewlett Packard $945 Million
The technology giant had accused the British mogul, who died last year when his yacht sank, of fraud in the sale of his company in
HP is owed £700m over Mike Lynch Autonomy deal, judge rules
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is owed hundreds of millions, rather than billions, of pounds over its acquisition of British software company Autonomy in 2011, a High Court
What you need to know as Harvard and Trump administration in court over funding
The Trump administration and Harvard University have gone head-to-head in federal court over the government’s threats to cut billions from the school’s funding.
‘Starvation is a war crime’, UN expert blasts Israel
The famine we’re seeing in Gaza now is the most horrific stage of Israel’s starvation campaign, a UN expert says.
Why is India investigating alleged mass killings of sexual assault victims?
An ex-worker at Karnataka’s Dharmasthala temple says he was forced to bury hundreds of bodies, including children.
Qatar confirms 2036 Olympic Games host city bid
Qatar signaled its interest as an Olympic Games host with established infrastructure from World Cup a key selling point.
At least 4 Gaza children starve to death in deepening hunger crisis, medics say
A six-week-old infant and three other children have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition and starvation now
South Korean pilot may have shut off less-damaged engine in crash that killed 179 people
The initial results of an investigation into December’s devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea showed that while both of the plane’s engines sustained bird strikes