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‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’ | Space

Scientists have solved the mystery of when black holes “burp” – when the astronomical bodies launch jets after feeding on stars, blasting material enormous...

Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds | Climate science

Climate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing catastrophic floods and killing hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet last month, the first...

UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions | Science

A mathematician has uncovered what may be one of the longest-running myths in history after studying optical illusions and the Parthenon, the famed Greek...

Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe’s Black Death plague

Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondentGettyThe Black Death fundamentally altered medieval societyA volcanic eruption around 1345 may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed Europe's deadliest...

High levels of ‘forever chemical’ found in cereal products across Europe – study | Pesticides

High levels of a toxic “forever chemical” have been found in cereal products across Europe because of its presence in pesticides.The most contaminated food...

Waste plan at UK’s largest opencast mine Ffos-y-Fran ‘dangerous’

Steffan Messenger,Wales environment correspondentandGareth Bryer,BBC WalesMatthew Horwood/Getty ImagesFfos-y-Fran opencast coalmine was allowed to go ahead close to homes and businesses in Merthyr TydfilConcerns have...

Delhi hospitals saw 200,000 respiratory illness patients in three years

Getty ImagesSome hospitals in Delhi now have clinics to treat pollution-related illnessesMore than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were recorded in six state-run...

Scientists uncover surprise origin of wispy cirrus clouds | Environment

Cirrus clouds are our highest clouds; their delicate wispy strands are like an artist’s brushstrokes through the sky. During the day they are bright...

Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments | Archaeology

As a child, Miquel López García was fascinated by the conch shell, kept in the bathroom, that his father’s family in the southern Spanish...

Birdgirl marks decade of helping minority children access nature

Oliver Edwards PhotographyDr Mya-Rose Craig says Black2Nature has helped hundreds of children over the past decadeAn environmental campaigner who founded a charity to help...

WHO says weight loss drugs are ‘new chapter’ in fight against obesity | Obesity

Weight loss drugs such as Mounjaro offer huge potential to tackle soaring obesity globally that will affect 2 billion people worldwide by 2030, the...

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