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…
Jayne McCormack and Jessica Lawrence BBC News NI PA First Minister Michelle O’Neill says she will not travel to Washington next month Sinn Féin’s first minister at Stormont, Michelle O’Neill, has said she is “taking a stand against injustice” as she defended her decision to boycott St Patrick’s Day events at the White House. On…
One of the hand-reared white-belly heron chicks – credit: Ms. Samten Lekey, Veterinary Officer from the White-bellied Heron Conservation Center, the Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Bhutan With Japanese know-how and the unwavering support of Japanese experts, Bhutan’s national bird is being hatched and hand-reared in captivity successfully for the first time ever. The…
Three buses have exploded in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, in what Israeli police say is a suspected terror attack. Devices in two other buses failed to explode, they said, adding that “large police forces are at the scenes, searching for suspects”. Transport Minister Miri Regev paused all buses, trains and light rail trains…
An article at Our World in Data recently explored trends in air quality across a selection of high and middle-income countries, and found that not only is the West breathing better air than at perhaps any point since urbanization, but that developing nations likely won’t need 100 years or more to arrive at similar outcomes.…
