NASA says giant China dam shifted Earth’s axis and made days shorter
China’s Three Gorges Dam has effectively changed Earth’s axis by nearly an inch since it was built nearly 18 years ago, causing our days to lengthen ever so slightly
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Animal rock art discovery rewrites human history in the Middle East
Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals
Scientists find ancient life-size animal rock carvings in the Saudi Arabian desert
Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in Saudi Arabia.
As Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts
Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance.
Covid school closures in UK damaged ‘very fabric of childhood’
Inquiry hears of children exposed to pornography and suffering ‘grievous’ harm without protection of schoolsThe Covid pandemic disrupted the “very fabric of childhood”, the UK inquiry has heard, on the first day of a four-week session devoted to its im…
The contents of this Stone Age paint box have surprised archaeologists. Here’s why
The vibrant blue pigment was discovered in a prehistoric stone ‘paint box’
AstraZeneca to upgrade US listing in ‘knock-back for London’
UK’s biggest drugmaker to put its US shares on par with its London-based stock, but says HQ will stay in CambridgeGSK’s Emma Walmsley to be replaced as CEOBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s biggest drugmaker, AstraZeneca, has said it will list its …
Two tropical storm systems near each other could wind up shielding the Carolinas from damage
A rare interaction between two tropical storms could happen soon in the Caribbean.
‘Don’t trust Trump’: how UK health experts are fighting back against a war on medicine
Ministers and medical groups have acted quickly to limit fallout after US president made unproven link between paracetamol and autismWes Streeting, the UK health secretary, was in a government car heading back into central London from a flag-raising to…
The Netherlands is returning a fossil collection taken from Indonesia in the colonial era
The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a renowned collection.