Why Heat Waves of the Future May Be Even Deadlier Than Believed
The body’s cooling defenses fail at lower “wet bulb” temperatures than scientists had estimated.
Year: 2024
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That 800-Year-Old Corpse in the Well? Early Biological Warfare.
Archaeologists in Norway have confirmed that an ancient set of human remains known as the Well Man were intended to make the locals unwell.
US rapper Lil Durk arrested over murder-for-hire plot
Durk is allegedly implicated in a 2022 shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo.
Joe Rogan’s path to a once-improbable Trump interview
A stand-up comic with the most popular podcast in America is putting his imprint on a tight election.
Online killer McCartney ‘robbed us of granddaughter’
BBC News NI looks at the some of the victims behind the man dubbed the UK’s most prolific catfisher.
Democrats bet big on Texas in hope of flipping Senate seat
The Democratic Party are hoping to defeat Ted Cruz to keep control of the Senate, but it is an uphill battle.
Obama and celebrities rally to shore up Harris in Georgia
Trump has gained some ground with black voters, who will play a big role in this crucial swing state.
Indians’ appetite for global exploration is more than ever, with 66% of them planning to travel more in 2025
Skyscanner’s report reveals that 86 per cent of Indian travellers intend to maintain or increase their spending on flights in 2025. While cost remains a crucial consideration—with 65 per cent monitoring hotel prices and 62 per cent checking flight fares—there’s a strong inclination towards unique experiences. In terms of trending destinations, Shillong, India, and Baku,…
Coast to coast: snapshots of Cornwall’s new Tamar valley walk
Our photojournalist samples short walks along the new 87-mile route which hugs the border of Cornwall and Devon A few minutes into a “guided” walk along the new Tamara Coast to Coast Way, which roughly traces the border of Cornwall and Devon, my guide is looking sheepish. We’re standing in a grassy field flanked by…
‘I slept in ditches and dreamed of marauding raiders’: a wild walk on the Hadrian’s Wall path
The vandalism at Sycamore Gap may have hogged the headlines, but walking the length of the national trail puts these borderlands into thrilling historical context Hadrian’s Wall has perhaps the most single-minded personality of all the National Trails, tracing as it does the 84 miles from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, which represented the north-west frontier of…