What adoption in the wild tells us about the presence—and the limits—of altruism in the animal kingdom. After climbing a tree in the middle of the Yukon forest, I looked into a squirrel’s nest and found a pup that clearly did not belong there. It was older and larger than the others in the litter. My research team and I collected DNA from the whole litter and later, back at […]
Hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholics have gathered at Copacabana Beach in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro for the opening of the World Youth Day festival. The highlight of the festival will be a visit on Thursday by Pope Francis. The Pope arrived on Monday for his first trip abroad since becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church. His visit is taking place under tight security, after weeks […]
•The once in a lifetime encounter happened in the water at Souza Rock, two miles from Morro Bay in California, USA •Ball of fish surrounded Shawn Stamback and Francis Antigua and began leaping out the water •The hungry predators swam towards them looking for dinner and the men got caught up as the whales emerged A terrifying video has been released of the moment a pair of divers were almost […]
Africa’s economic growth is being held back by confusion over who owns vast swathes of agricultural land, according to a World Bank report. The continent is home to half of the world’s usable uncultivated land, yet has the highest poverty rate. But the Bank said farmers’ inability to prove ownership, legal disputes and land grabs had held back cultivation. Land governance needs to be improved if Africa is to fully […]
Ten people were left with minor injuries after a plane’s nose wheel collapsed when it landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials say. Six of the casualties were taken to hospital after Southwest Airlines Flight 345 skidded off the runway, said airport general manager Tom Bosco. Emergency vehicles surrounded the Boeing 737 from Nashville, which had 143 passengers and six crew on board. The airport was shut temporarily, but later […]
Nada al-Ahdal was saved from the forced engagement by her uncle He told her suitor that she ‘was no good for him and did not wear a veil’ The practice of marrying young girls is widespread in Yemen A harrowing video has been posted on online of an 11-year-old Yemeni girl who claims she ran away to escape an arranged marriage. Nada al-Ahdal says she was only saved from the […]
Rescue teams are scrambling to reach the site of Monday morning’s strong and shallow earthquake in northwestern China that has killed at least 89 people, according to state media. Another 584 people were injured and 17 were believed missing after the quake tore through Gansu Province, state media reported. The quake hit along the border of two counties — Min and Zhang — at around 7:45 a.m. local time, […]
Norwegian interior designer Marte Deborah Dalelv has spoken out after being handed a 16-month prison sentence in Dubai — after she went to police to report she had been raped by a colleague. The 24-year-old was convicted and sentenced on charges of having unlawful sex, making a false statement and illegal consumption of alcohol. Her story is dominating the headlines in Norway, and has raised serious questions over the way […]
Filmed at sunset the haunting film shows the stricken ship 32 people died on the wreck in 2012 – it is now lying in around 50ft of water The unmanned aerial vehicle slowly travels across the ship Operation is now underway to right the ship before towing it away Stunning footage of the ill-fated Costa Concordia captured by a drone has revealed the work underway to salvage hulking wreck. Filmed […]
Tom Greenhalgh was not allowed to be in contact with his son for two weeks The rare condition could have killed the newborn baby His upper body and head were completely covered in painful, weeping sores Thinks he became infected by nervously scratching while awaiting the birth A father was banned from seeing his newborn son after contracting a horrific herpes rash. Tom Greenhalgh, 27, was not allowed to be […]
