Astronomers don’t treat every “close approach” headline the same way the public does. On June 9, two near-Earth objects, 2026 LD and 2026 KM3, are being tracked as they pass Earth at distances measured in millions of kilometres. On paper, they’re described as “aeroplane-sized,” a comparison that tends to amplify concern. But in orbital mechanics…
The UK government will trial artificial intelligence-powered legal assistants in Crown Courts as it seeks to reduce a record backlog of criminal cases and speed up proceedings.The Ministry of Justice said judges and lawyers will test the AI tools in controlled environments before a wider rollout. The technology will help analyse case files, identify cases…
Thousands of Missed Driving Tests Prompt Major Rule Changes for Learners / Image: @DVSE Britain’s driving test system is undergoing its biggest overhaul in years as authorities attempt to tackle widespread no-shows, booking abuse and record waiting times that have left hundreds of thousands of learner drivers struggling to secure appointments.The latest changes, introduced by…
In her modest home in Guangopolo, east of Ecuador’s capital, Ligia Ipiales carefully separates strands from a horse’s tail, weaving a mesh as fine as gauze for a “cedazo,” a traditional sieve clinging to survival.The craft that once made the village famous is now fading. Only nine “cedacero” artisans remain. The youngest is 51-year-old Guido…
For decades, the Tasmanian tiger was portrayed as Australia’s most feared livestock predator. Farmers blamed it for dead sheep, newspapers described it as a menace to agriculture, and the Tasmanian government eventually paid cash rewards for its destruction. By the time the last known thylacine died at Hobart Zoo in September 1936, the species had…
The ferry glides from one bank of northern Italy’s Adda River to the other, guided by a cable and pulled by currents, offering harried commuters five minutes of serenity and an alternate route now that a bridge closure has backed up traffic.Called “Leonardo’s Ferry,” the mechanism of the so-called reaction ferry was designed five centuries…
Image: Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology High in the Spanish Pyrenees, at an altitude where steep slopes and rocky terrain still make access difficult today, archaeologists have been investigating a cave that appears to have drawn people back again and again over thousands of years. Known as Cova del Sardo, the site has yielded evidence of…
The summer solstice doesn’t arrive with a visual cue you can easily notice from a rooftop or a backyard. In New York City, the sun might look slightly higher in the sky than the day before, but traffic still moves, trains still run, and most people only realise the moment has passed when it shows…
The path from a medical college in New Delhi to one of the most prestigious academic appointments in American medicine is rarely straightforward. Ravi Vij followed that journey while building a career dedicated to understanding and treating blood cancers. The Indian-origin physician-scientist was recently named the inaugural Jeffrey S. and Prue H. Gershman Distinguished Professor…
At first glance, Mio looks like countless other small towns scattered across rural America. Fewer than 2,000 people live here and the surrounding landscape is dominated by forests and quiet roads. Yet this unassuming community in northern Michigan became the centre of one of the greatest conservation successes in modern history. Fifty years ago, the…