Hundreds of nominations for invertebrate of the year whittled down to 10
It was a challenge to choose from among the wonderful creatures including insects, arachnids and crustaceans‘Unique and important’: Tongue-biting louse is wonderfully gruesomeInvertebrates may be the unsung heroes of the
The battle for Glasgow’s Wyndford estate – photo essay
A carbon crime or bright new future? For nearly four years, a fierce debate raged over the future of the site’s high-rise flatsFor nearly four years, a fierce debate raged
The big idea: should you dump your toxic friend?
Self-help pundits advise us to cut difficult people out of our lives, but it’s not the only optionIt was snowing and the heating had broken the day I visited the
Galaxy Zoo in Japanese
この度、Galaxy Zooは日本語でも参加できるようになりました（すでに中国語、フランス語、スペイン語、ハンガリー語、そして英語で利用できます）。ボランティアの翻訳者である @InoSenpai (イノ先輩)に感謝します。これで、本プロジェクトを日本語話者にも広めていけるようになりました。 We’re delighted to share that Galaxy Zoo is now available in Japanese (in addition to Chinese, French, Spanish, Hungarian and English). Thanks to the efforts of volunteer translator @InoSenpai we
Stop-and-search, fire ants and stinging nettles: doling out justice to illegal miners in Peru’s Amazon
As gold prices soar and with little help from the national government, the Indigenous Wampis are taking action to stop their land from being polluted and plundered***TheRené Amuan Santiago Tí
UNAIDS chief warns of ‘real surge’ in deaths unless US restores funding
Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an addition
‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ever.
Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse
The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that “the
World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England
H5N1 virus found in single animal in Yorkshire but risk to general public is very low, say expertsBird flu has been detected in sheep for the first time in the
How Crypto Bought Washington
The last few years have been disastrous for the cryptocurrency industry—at least in terms of public reputation. A little over 15 years after bitcoin’s emergence promised to transform the global
Breath of Life
ESO/M. Kornmesser Artist’s impression of JADES-GS-z14-0. One of the surprising discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is that galaxies formed very early in the Universe. JWST has discovered
DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection
The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.