Country diary: In praise of the ‘low-value’ sycamore tree | Phil Gates
Weardale, North Pennines: This one is showing its worth, teeming with aphids, ready to kickstart a vast and far-reaching food webSunbeams flicker through the translucent young foliage of the sycamore
Surviving 200 snake bites, decoding ancient scrolls and the countries ‘flourishing’ – podcast
Science correspondent Hannah Devlin joins Ian Sample to discuss three intriguing science stories from the week, from a global study that puts the UK third from bottom when it comes
Scorpions ‘taking over’ Brazilian cities with reported stings rising 250%
Fast and unplanned growth of cities providing ideal conditions for the creatures to thrive, say researchersScorpions are “taking over” Brazilian cities, researchers have warned in a paper that said rapid
Rare New Zealand snail filmed laying egg via its neck for first time
Mount Augustus snail, among largest in world, can live for decades and eats slugs and earthwormsGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailA large rare
Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US
A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in the U.S. and Pakistan
Spring Flooding in Kazakhstan
Warm temperatures and spring rains unleashed a surge of water that inundated riverside communities in the northern part of the Central Asian country. Read More... Read More
DISH Sues UK Hosting Provider in $25 Million Pirate IPTV Lawsuit
As pirate IPTV services have continued to grow in recent years, TV broadcasters and distributors have intensified their efforts to combat piracy. Pay TV provider DISH Network, in tandem with
The Guardian view on bias in medical research: disregard for women’s health belongs in the past | Editorial
It is shocking that while illnesses specific to men are studied, those affecting women are ignoredSix years after Caroline Criado Perez’s bestselling book Invisible Women drew a mass readership’s attention
Ill winds are blowing for Labour’s 2030 deadline for clean energy
Loss of the vast Hornsea 4 offshore wind project is bad news but it reveals a big flaw in setting a deadlineDanish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising
Appeals Court Sidesteps The Big Questions on Geofence Warrants
Another federal appeals court has ruled on controversial geofence warrants—sort of. Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sitting en banc issued a single sentence opinion
More blood victims will die without compensation – minister
Extra sessions of the public inquiry into what's been called the worst treatment disaster in NHS history are taking place.
Nigeria Nabs Trafficking, Robbery Syndicate Leaders
Authorities in Nigeria have arrested two internationally wanted fugitives—a convicted human trafficking ringleader sought by Belgium and a suspected leader of a Dubai-based armed robbery syndicate.Felix Omoregie, and Okwudili Ezeje