Austrian authorities convert Hitler’s birth house into police station. The house where Adolf Hitler was born has been converted into a police station, ending years of debate over its future.Located in Braunau am Inn, Austria, the 17th-century building has been renovated to serve a public role and prevent it from becoming a site for neo-Nazi…
Israeli reality TV star Yakir Levi Israeli-American businessman and reality TV personality Yakir Levi died after falling from the 28th floor of a luxury hotel building in Florida.Levi, 45, fell from the Acqualina Resort and Residences On The Beach in Sunny Isles Beach, Miami, on Monday night at around 9.30 pm, The New York…
Lucy Powell’s first day as the UK’s new Education Secretary has drawn criticism from the Conservative Party, which mocked grammatical mistakes in a social media post announcing her new role.The Tories shared a satirical image on X, marking up Powell’s statement as if it were a school assignment. The edited graphic flagged several errors, including…
Amazon forest fires fell to all-time low in 2025 but could a super El Niño halt progress? Amazon forest fires peaked during a crushing 2024 drought, but just a year later, the total burned area dropped to its lowest level since records began in 1985, reports Euronews.Data from the environmental monitoring network MapBiomas reveals that…
Still, the outlook for Hawaii’s snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation of endangered species. In 1955, wildlife officials in Hawaii released a meat-eating “cannibal” snail to control an invasive pest. But the plan went terribly wrong. Instead of eating the pest, the predator turned on the islands’ rare native tree snails,…
New research suggests upright walking and brain growth shaped human right-handedness. This evolutionary process began when hands were freed from locomotion duties. As hominins evolved, right-hand preference grew stronger with increasing brain size. Larger brains encouraged hemisphere specialization, making consistent hand use more common. This explains why most humans favour their right hand over others….
The decline of coral reefs is often described through bleaching events, rising sea temperatures and fading marine life. Less attention is paid to something that disappears at the same time: sound. A healthy reef is rarely quiet. Snapping shrimp, feeding fish and countless other marine animals create a constant underwater backdrop that helps young fish…
Rock weathering for carbon dioxide removal (Illustration)/ Image Credit: Canva As countries race to cut greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are exploring innovative ways to remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) that is already in the atmosphere. One approach attracting growing attention involves something surprisingly simple: spreading finely crushed volcanic rock over farmland. The method, known as enhanced…
Saturn has strengthened its position as the planet with the largest known family of moons after astronomers officially discovered 128 new moons. The discoveries were officially recognised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 11 March 2025 following years of observations by an international team of researchers from Taiwan, Canada, the United States and France.The…
California is taking a closer look at one of the Pacific coast’s most iconic and imperilled animals: the southern resident killer whale. State wildlife officials are now gathering public input on whether these orcas should be formally listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), a move that would add a new layer…
