Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email A matter of minutes after arriving in Venice, I was asking myself why it had it taken me this long to visit. I’d spent summers wandering around Tuscany, returned to Rome since my teens and roamed … Read more
A new study led by scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History identifies five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from Southeast Asia. The study, published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, used DNA analysis and physical characteristics to describe two entirely new species of soft-furred hedgehogs and elevate three subspecies to … Read more
Eam Orn (L) kneels in a Cambodian forest, pressing his hands together before an offering, and prays for the return of his land. Eam Orn kneels in a forest in northwest Cambodia, pressing his hands together before an offering of bananas studded with smoking incense, and prays for the return of his land. He is … Read more
Scientists have identified five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from south-east Asia. Two of the species discovered are entirely new to science, while three have been elevated from subspecies level by researchers, who carried out DNA analysis as well as detailed physical observations of the mammals. The study analysed physical specimens and tissue samples collected … Read more
“It was pretty amazing how well the experimental data and numerical simulation matched,” Eckert said. In fact, it matched so closely that Carenza’s first response was that it must be wrong. The team jokingly worried that a peer reviewer might think they’d cheated. “It really was that beautiful,” Carenza said. The observations answer a “long-standing … Read more
The top 10 things to watch Monday, Dec. 11 1. U.S. stocks are muted Monday following last week’s push to a new 52-week high in the S & P 500 , helped by a stronger-than-expected jobs report Friday. Good economic news is good news for the stock market, for now, with investors looking ahead to … Read more
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — This week, bright and colorful meteors are expected to light up the night sky. The nights of December 13 and 14 will feature the peak of the Geminids meteor shower. The Geminids earn their reputation as one of the best celestial displays each year because they are known for their vibrant … Read more
Storm Pia: 80mph winds batter Britain with ‘do not travel’ warnings issued For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Storm Pia has unleashed Christmas travel chaos as two major train line closures caused mass cancellations … Read more
In November 2023, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed a massive cluster of galaxies named MACS J0138.0-2155. Through an effect called gravitational lensing, first predicted by Albert Einstein, a distant galaxy named MRG-M0138 appears warped by the powerful gravity of the intervening galaxy cluster. In addition to warping and magnifying the distant galaxy, the gravitational … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Earlier this month, a Senate inquiry recommended Australian students get specific lessons in how to behave. Following concerns about increasing levels of disruptive behavior in Australian schools at both primary and high school levels, the inquiry wants to see “the explicit teaching of behavior [as a] vital component of the Australian … Read more
