Africa’s wildebeest: those that can’t migrate are becoming genetically weaker – new study: Wildebeest – large African antelopes with distinctively curved horns – are famous for their great migrations on the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa. One hundred and fifty years ago, they migrated in huge numbers across the continent, in search of grazing …
Humans are going back to the Moon to stay, but when that will be is becoming less clear: NASA A 2019 Time magazine cover portrayed four astronauts running towards the Moon. Pictured alongside the headline “The Next Space Race”, one of the astronauts carried an American flag, one carried a Chinese flag and the other …
Pumpkin waste: three ways to stop your leftover lantern becoming a Halloween horror story: Misuzu Henderson / shutterstock This Halloween, around 18,000 tonnes of pumpkins will go to waste in the UK alone. That’s because, of the 30 million purchased each year, about half go entirely uneaten. That’s £27 million worth of edible food. The …
Becoming a Nobel laureate: Louis Brus on his discovery of quantum dots – podcast: Imagine a particle so small that it’s the same relative size to a football as that ball is to the planet Earth. That’s the size of a quantum dot – a type of nanocrystal that changes colour depending on its size, …
Greece’s record rainfall and flash floods are part of a trend – across the Mediterranean, the weather is becoming more dangerous: Recent images of the devastating flash floods caused by Storm Daniel in Greece hit close to home literally and figuratively. As a Greek who has completed a PhD and worked for the past eight …
Fertility is becoming a workplace issue but employer support can create winners and losers: kj-create/Shutterstock Since the world’s first human baby was born by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in the UK in 1978, over 10 million IVF babies have been born globally. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have also become even more sophisticated, now including egg-freezing …
Ticks are becoming a growing health risk in the UK – here’s why: The castor bean tick is the most common species in the UK. Aleksey Matrenin/ Shutterstock Earlier this year, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed a case of tick-borne encephalitis – a potentially deadly virus carried by ticks that causes brain inflammation. A …
World Bank freezes loans to Uganda because of anti-gay laws. But it doesn’t mean it’s becoming a human rights watchdog: A gay pride rally in Entebbe, Uganda in 2014 before a tough anti-homosexuality law was passed. ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images Many people may be tempted to view the World Bank’s recent announcement that it …
Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy – and it’s becoming an achievable goal: The far side of the Moon is an attractive place to carry out astronomy. NASA / Ernie Wright Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organised by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are …
Three years on, the COVID pandemic may never end – but the public health impact is becoming more manageable: Antonie S/Shutterstock Three years ago, on March 11 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus first formally described COVID-19 as a pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on all aspects of society has been …
Becoming Frida Kahlo: new BBC documentary paints a compelling portrait of the Mexican artist: Nearly 70 years after her death the brilliant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo continues to fascinate for her unique artistic language that interprets her physical and emotional pain, her unconventional relationships with men and women, and her complex marriage to the great …
ChatGPT: how to prevent it becoming a nightmare for professional writers: 'ChatGPT, please give me a 1,000 word article on how to stop you from making workplaces worse.' Ground Picture Nearly half of white-collar professionals have tried using ChatGPT to help with their work, according to a recent survey of more than 10,000 people at …
Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — we now know where it comes from: A green turtle on Aldabra entangled in abandoned fishing gear. Rich Baxter, CC BY-NC-ND More than 1,000km southwest of Mahé, the main inhabited island in Seychelles, lies a ring of coral islands called the Aldabra Atoll. The islands are a …
Kevin McCarthy: why Republicans are preventing their own leader becoming US speaker: For the first time in 100 years, the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker after a first round vote and was forced to adjourn after three failed attempts. Republican leader in the House Kevin McCarthy led his party to a narrow …
Ukraine war: Poland welcomed refugees with open arms at first, but survey shows relations are becoming more strained: Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have settled in Poland in the aftermath of the full-scale Russian incursion of Ukraine in February 2022. The latest group comprises mainly women and children, in contrast to those already there who were …
Trick Lua into becoming an object-oriented language: Trick Lua into becoming an object-oriented language Seth Kenlon Thu, 10/27/2022 – 03:00 Lua isn’t an object-oriented programming language, but a scripting language utilizing C functions and a C-like syntax. However, there’s a cool hack you can use within Lua code to make Lua act like an object-oriented …
Serena Williams: why many female athletes feel pressure to retire after becoming a mother: Williams has won 23 grand slams in her career. photoyh/ Shutterstock Serena Williams has announced she’s retiring from tennis. During her career, the 40-year-old has often been hailed as the best female tennis player, winning 23 grand slam titles. In 2017, …
Commonwealth Games 2022: how Birmingham is becoming the UK’s most liveable city: Three-time British senior all-around medallist and gymnast Isabella Cesar heralds the advent of the Games in Birmingham. David Warren | Alamy Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city by population, is currently in the international spotlight as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. …