Researchers analysing changes in vegetation biomass have warned that the Amazon rainforest risks transitioning to savanna, with dire consequences for global warming. The vast Amazon rainforest covers 2,100,000 square miles…
A painting by legendary 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez has been sold at auction for a staggering EUR 4.27 million. The remarkably preserved oil painting 'Retrato de caballero' ('Portrait…
The mystery of the viral video showing the sudden death of around 100 yellow-headed blackbirds in Mexico has now been solved. The mass death took place in the residential suburb…
Cops in Spain have recovered the last part of a valuable 17th century Flemish tapestry stolen from a Spanish church by notorious art thief Erik 'The Belgian' in 1980. The…
This adorable two-year-old boy has tragically died after he was swept away by floodwaters while he was playing in front of his home. The incident took place during heavy rainfall…
A three-year-old boy will undergo an urgent heart transplant in Greece after a German hospital cancelled his operation at the last minute because his parents were unvaccinated against COVID-19. The…
A gran has gone to court to legally change her grandson's name from Lucifer after his dad killed his mum in an axe attack and was later found dead himself.…
These snaps taken recently and in the late 1800s show Jonathan the giant tortoise, who turns 190 this year and is believed to be the oldest tortoise to ever live.…
Archaeologists working on a 16th-century hospital in Mexico have discovered several human remains including pregnant women, their unborn children and at least one man who met a violent death. Archaeologists…
Researchers in Chile have discovered fossils of frogs and toads from over 70 million years ago that walked alongside dinosaurs and are almost identical to species of frogs found in…