Columbina cyanopis, or the blue-eyed dove, in the Rolinha do Planalto Natural Reserve – credit, Hector Bottai CC BY-SA 4.0. A UK zoo is celebrating after helping to hatch three of the world’s rarest birds in what could be a breakthrough moment in saving the critically-endangered species from extinction. The trio of blue-eyed ground dove…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged further negotiations rather than an escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict. His latest call comes as President Donald Trump considers whether to join Israeli strikes, with the BBC’s US partner CBS reporting he has approved attack plans but has not made a final decision. Conservative shadow foreign secretary Dame…
Visitors admire the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum credit – Michael Stewart / Brooklyn Botanic Garden ©9 Reprinted with permission from World at Large. One of America’s largest bonsai tree collections recently celebrated its centennial with the largest exhibition on these miniature trees ever held. The collection includes some wonders of the artform: a Rocky Mountain…
Getty/BBC 3D-printed guns could become “the weapon of choice” for criminals and violent extremists around the world, an expert has told the BBC. These DIY, untraceable firearms have been recovered in several recent criminal cases, including the alleged use of a partially 3D-printed gun in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. BBC Trending…
A young beaver entering Portugal from Spain – courtesy Rewilding Portugal For the first time in 500 years, the European beaver has been seen in Portugal, a moment that one nonprofit has called “one of the most significant steps in the aquatic rewilding of Portuguese rivers.” As GNN has reported in the case of the…
The Princess of Wales has pulled out from a planned attendance at Royal Ascot. Catherine, who is making a gradual return to public life after her cancer diagnosis last year, is trying to find the right balance as she fully returns to public engagements, according to royal sources. The princess was said to be disappointed…
Air India 787-8 (VT-ANB) involved in the crash – credit, RyanZ225 PC (aka ZhangerAviation) CC 4.0. BY-SA Rarely is there good news to be found amid the wreckage of a crashed plane, but from the Air India flight which recently went down in Ahmedabad, a ray of positivity emerges. The crash claimed 241 souls on…
Nick Marsh Transport correspondent Michael Race Business reporter Getty Images The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the BBC understands. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday that there is “no reasonable way to deliver” the railway line on schedule and within budget – but…
pariwat pannium For Unsplash+ While you’re probably not pouring your morning cup for the long-term health benefits, coffee consumption has been linked to lower risk of mortality. But, in a new observational study, researchers from Tufts University found that the association between coffee consumption and mortality risk changes with the amount of sweeteners and saturated…
Dame Louise Casey has called for a newly-announced inquiry into grooming gangs to be used as a moment to have “a national reset” on the issue. The crossbench peer’s report into the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse in England and Wales paved the way for a new national inquiry announced at the…
