Category : Science
Lynx facing extinction in France as population drops at most to 150 cats
Urgent action needed as DNA tests show their genetic diversity is so low they could vanish from the country in 30 years Conservationists warn that...
Feline uncertain? Cats do give clues if the fur’s about to fly, study finds
Study of 105 pairs of interacting felines decodes the cat behaviour that puzzles humans – and flags up the unsubtle battle cry of claws and...
Thousands expected in Cornwall for Europe’s first satellite launch
Start Me Up mission will send nine civil and defence satellites into orbit from Newquay spaceport on Monday Thousands of people are expected to descend...
Svalbard reindeer thrive as they shift diet towards ‘popsicle-like’ grasses
Increased plant growth due to warmer climate appears to be prompting change in eating habits As the Arctic warms, concern for the plight of Santa’s...
Hand of Irulegi: ancient Spanish artefact rewrites history of Basque language
The Vascones, an Iron Age tribe from whose language modern Basque is thought to descend, were previously viewed as largely illiterate More than 2,000 years...
Johnson says he must ‘reserve possibility of taking further action’ after 91,743 new cases – as it happened
Government mulls new measures to curb Omicron amid second highest daily case toll of pandemic, as hospitalisations in London rise ‘quite steeply’ Johnson avoids more...
‘A sacrificed generation’: psychological scars of Covid on young may have lasting impact
Young people across Europe reveal how the pandemic has made them impatient for systemic change after bearing brunt of fallout ‘So many revolutions to lead’:...
Covid live: UK reports 82,886 new cases in huge weekly jump; Omicron dominant in Ireland
Latest UK daily cases show a 72% jump on the 48,071 new infections recorded last Sunday; Irish officials say 52% of cases estimated to be...
