Bus stop in Fowey, England, ‘All you need is Fowey’ design from Jan. 2022 – via SWNS A bus stop in Fowey, England, has been getting artistic makeovers from creative locals for two decades. Dubbed the Pretty Bus Stop on Lankelly Lane in Cornwall, it was given its first makeover by Jane Tinsley after it…
139 years ago today, an American inventor used electrolysis to extract aluminum from aluminum oxide, a process that eventually resulted in reducing the price of aluminum by a factor of 200, making it affordable for many practical uses from soda cans to the Wright Flyer. As small grains amid clay, it was thought by medieval…
A British archaeologist believes his team may have found a second tomb in Egypt belonging to King Thutmose II. The potential find comes just days after Dr Piers Litherland announced the discovery of the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun’s was revealed over a century ago. Dr Litherland told the Observer he suspects this…
Joe Thompson with Iguanodon footprint – SWNS A huge dinosaur footprint dating back 127 million years has been found on a UK beach after a rainstorm. A 23-year-old fossil guide spotted the three-toed print on the Isle of Wight. Joe Thompson says the one-meter long footprint revealed itself after storms stripped the beach of pebbles.…
Jasperimage The ambulance hit the pedestrian in the early hours of Saturday A pedestrian has died after being hit by an ambulance which was responding to an emergency call in Moray. The man was hit by the vehicle on the A96 at Barmuckity, near Elgin, at about 03:30 on Saturday. The 40-year-old was taken to…
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Sir Keir Starmer is set to “defy Trump with new aid for Ukraine”, according to the Daily Telegraph. The prime minister plans to announce both new military aid and fresh sanctions on Russia on Monday, the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the paper says. He is then due to visit the US president in Washington…
A monkey crossing one of Fernanda Abra’s bridges – credit Reconecta, screengrab Why did the monkey cross the road? Because someone built a bridge for him. Deep in the Amazon Rainforest, motorists hauling along the few highways that bisect the great ecosystem will have seen a series of rope bridges extending from the tree tops…