Angler digging for worms uncovers medieval cauldron filled with coins
The find is believed to be one of the largest silver hoards ever uncovered in Sweden
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Young T. rex or a new dinosaur? New bones add to the debate
Scientists say there’s new evidence that settles the origins of a mysterious dinosaur excavated in the 1940s.
Melissa is a beast among a string of monster Atlantic storms. Scientists explain
Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors.
Marine wildlife fleeing to poles due to global heating as Australian oceans face ‘uncharted’ future
From 2040 onwards the average year for marine ecosystems is likely to be more extreme than the worst years experienced up until 2015, researchers saySign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAustralia’s ocea…
Bird flu hits migrating cranes hard in Germany as the virus flares up
In a spot outside Berlin that’s usually a paradise for birdwatchers, volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in recent days as bird flu has hit the migrating birds hard.
A strange brew: the case of the man behind an audacious Scottish tea fraud
A charismatic, tweed-wearing grower from Perthshire falsely claimed to be able to create thriving tea plantations in Scotland. His elaborate deception took in luxury hotels, media outlets and tea growers across the countryWith its large silver pouch, a…
DNA study reveals deadly diseases that ravaged Napoleon’s doomed army
Bodies in a mass grave were stricken with multiple infections
China’s rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to ‘panda diplomacy’
China’s endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys have joined pandas as diplomatic envoys to Europe.
Napoleon’s soldiers who died in Russian retreat had unexpected diseases, study finds
Analysis of DNA from teeth of troops buried in mass grave suggests soldiers had paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever When Napoleon ordered his army to retreat from Russia in October 1812, disaster ensued. Starving, cold, exhausted and struggling with …
India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city
Bharatiya Janata party launches first test flight as brown haze blankets city after Diwali – but experts decry ‘gimmick’The Delhi regional government is trialling a cloud-seeding experiment to induce artificial rain, in an effort to clean the air in th…