A hunting great white shark and a hummingbird ‘kissing’ a snake among winners of Tokyo Foto Awards

A photography competition is celebrating the beauty and drama of the animal kingdom with a selection of stunning images which have best captured the natural world in the past year. The Tokyo International Foto Awards 2020 features a number of captivating images highlighting the awesome power of nature. Among the winners, which were announced this … Read more

Who are the Euston Five? Teacher among people trying to stop HS2

The gang of at least five activists who have halted the £98billion HS2 project with a series of secret tunnels include a geography teacher and an ex-drug runner prison fugitive.  Their efforts have so far infuriated bailiffs trying to remove them from underneath gardens near Euston Station. And coming from such a wide spectrum of … Read more

Who are the Euston Five? Teacher among people trying to stop HS2

The gang of at least five activists who have halted the £98billion HS2 project with a series of secret tunnels include a geography teacher and an ex-drug runner prison fugitive.  Their efforts have so far infuriated bailiffs trying to remove them from underneath gardens near Euston Station. And coming from such a wide spectrum of … Read more

Confidence in being able to afford retirement has surged among young

Young people now care much more about pensions, with interest often sparked after they save a £5,000 pot, new research claims. Over the past three years, there has been a 58 per cent rise in 18 to 34-year-olds who feel confident that they will be able to afford retirement. What that requires varies according to … Read more

Competition among human females likely contributed to concealed ovulation

Competition for mates between prehistoric human women may have contributed to ‘concealed ovulation’ – a lack of any notable physical clues that a woman is fertile, experts say.  Using computational models, US researchers found evidence that concealed ovulation in humans – which is generally unusual in the animal kingdom – evolved to allow women to hide their … Read more

Competition among human females likely contributed to concealed ovulation

Prehistoric competition among human females contributed to ‘concealed ovulation’ – a lack of any notable physical clues that a woman is fertile, experts say.  Using computational models, US researchers found evidence that concealed ovulation evolved to allow females to hide their fertility status from other females. This would have helped avoid female conflict, perhaps driven by aggression … Read more

Can YOU find the heart, eye and brain among the foods rich in B vitamins in this brainteaser? 

For anyone hoping to find a way to pass the time in lockdown, then look no further that this fiendishly tricky brainteaser – which is proving to be quite the challenge to even the most experienced of puzzlers.  The colourful graphic, created by Vitabiotics, tasks people across the nation to find the ‘brain’, ‘eye’ and … Read more

Can YOU find the heart, eye and brain among the foods rich in B vitamins in this brainteaser? 

For anyone hoping to find a way to pass the time in lockdown, then look no further that this fiendishly tricky brainteaser – which is proving to be quite the challenge to even the most experienced of puzzlers.  The colourful graphic, created by Vitabiotics, tasks people across the nation to find the ‘brain’, ‘eye’ and … Read more

Israeli healthcare group says coronavirus infections have plunged among vaccinated over-60s

An Israeli healthcare group on Friday said coronavirus infections had plunged among people aged over 60 who had been vaccinated.  Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with around 30 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far. But concern had risen globally over infection, … Read more

Israeli healthcare group says coronavirus infections have plunged among vaccinated over-60s

An Israeli healthcare group on Friday said coronavirus infections had plunged among people aged over 60 who had been vaccinated.  Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with around 30 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far. But concern had risen globally over infection, … Read more