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How close have human beings come to the sun? The kids’ quiz
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (315+ words) Five multiple-choice questions " set by children " to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes'Submit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children's questions. Do check out her books,…...
Bermuda snail thought to be extinct now thrives after a decade’s effort
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (465+ words) Special pods at Chester zoo helped conservationists breed and release more than 100,000 greater Bermuda snails A button-sized snail once feared extinct in its Bermudian home is thriving again after conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 of the molluscs. The greater…...
Cyclone intensifies as towns in north-west WA brace for winds, flooding
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (397+ words) Cyclone Mitchell was expected to become a category three system before it hit the Pilbara coast on Sunday A tropical cyclone off northern Western Australia is expected to intensify into a severe category three system. Cyclone Mitchell was offshore of…...
‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved?
19+ hour, 40+ min ago (962+ words) Government plans to protect species by increasing woodland and removing greys, but campaigners say it needs to go further When Sam Beaumont sees a flash of red up a tree on his Lake District farm, he feels a swell of…...
Roses are red, violets are blue: why Valentine’s Day flowers need a redo
20+ hour, 40+ min ago (836+ words) What could be more romantic than those three little words: locally grown, seasonal? How to choose flowers that show you care " about both a Valentine and Australia's environment Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday…...
TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission
22+ hour, 43+ min ago (427+ words) Preliminary EU ruling says app shifts brains of users into "autopilot mode, with concerns for children and vulnerable adults TikTok could be forced into changes to make the app less addictive to users after the EU indicated the platform had…...
Weather tracker: Storm Leonardo continues to batter Europe and northern Africa
23+ hour, 12+ min ago (340+ words) Spain and Portugal hit with torrential rain while flash floods in Morocco force more than 100,000 people to evacuate The Iberian peninsula has been placed under severe weather alerts as Storm Leonardo continues to batter parts of Spain and Portugal with…...
UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities
1+ day, 13+ min ago (548+ words) UK's research funding body says best scientists are taking posts overseas due to lack of job stability at home Hundreds of early career researchers have warned the UK will lose a generation of scientists after the announcement of significant cuts…...
Hail our new robot overlords! Amazon warehouse tour offers glimpse of future
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1249+ words) At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets One of the reasons Amazon is spending billions on robots? They don't need bathroom breaks. Arriving a few…...
Extreme weather
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (195+ words) Extreme weather'The Guardian Calls to postpone presidential election as Storm Leonardo lashes Portugal and Spain Weather trackerWeather tracker: Storm Leonardo continues to batter Europe and northern Africa Florida euthanizes 5,000 iguanas after cold snap stuns the invasive reptiles Flawed economic models…...