[ad_1] 26 minutes agoBy Victoria Gill, @vic_gill, Science correspondent, BBC NewsWhite-tailed eagles: Footage reveals 'miracle chick' in flightFootage captured from a boat off the Isle of Mull shows a "miracle" white-tailed eagle chick in flight, after it was nursed back to health by two unusually caring parents.In an unprecedented display of extended eagle parenting, the two white-tailed parents skipped this year's breeding season to continue to tend to their year-old offspring. The youngster's
[ad_1] Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters.Lava fountains and flows were captured on video of the intensifying volcanic activity.Etna is located in Sicily and is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] 16 minutes agoBy Navin Singh Khadka, Environment correspondent, BBC World ServiceSouth African Police ServiceThe succulents were found neatly packed in this boxWhen South African officials at Cape Town’s international airport came across cardboard boxes labelled as toys being sent to China they became suspicious.China is famous for exporting toys around world - not importing them.The boxes were opened for a spot check - and instead of finding the promised toddler’s cooking
[ad_1] 6 minutes agoBy Rebecca Morelle, Science Editor, @BBCMorelle • Alison Francis, BBC News ScienceBBC/Kevin ChurchZanta, a 22-year-old rhino at Dublin Zoo, has had her eggs collected Collecting eggs from a two tonne rhino is far from easy - but the procedure is being carried out in zoos across Europe in a bid to help the wild population.The hope is that cutting-edge fertility technology could boost the genetic diversity of southern white rhinos in Africa.The species
[ad_1] BRIN Google Arts & CultureThe painting is the earliest known example of representational artThe oldest example of figurative cave art has been discovered in the Indonesian Island of South Sulawesi by Australian and Indonesian scientists.The painting of a wild pig and three human-like figures is at least 51,200 years old, more than 5,000 years older than the previous oldest cave art.The discovery pushes back the time that modern humans
[ad_1] 2 hours agoBy Mark Poynting, Climate reporterReutersHurricane Beryl devastated St. Vincent and the GrenadinesHurricane Beryl is wreaking havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and putting the role of climate change under the spotlight.With maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph (257km/h), it became the earliest category five Atlantic hurricane in records going back around 100 years.In fact, there has only been one previous recorded case of a category five
[ad_1] Taylor Swift's hit Love Story shook the ground more than any other tune during her first three nights at Wembley, followed closely by Shake it Off, according to seismologists who set up monitors at the stadium.Love Story on the opening Friday 21 June concert produced the strongest ground shaking - around the equivalent to a harmless earthquake of magnitude 0.8.Reaction to Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce’s surprise appearance on stage
[ad_1] 10 minutes agoBy Malcolm Prior, @NewsMPrior, BBC News, rural affairs correspondentGetty ImagesThe Met Police's wildlife crime unit was at the forefront of the fight against the £17bn global wildlife crime tradeCriminal gangs will find it easier to smuggle endangered species and illegal wildlife products into the UK after a leading police unit was effectively axed, global conservation groups warn.The Metropolitan Police’s wildlife crime unit – which has been at the forefront of
[ad_1] A never-seen-before space image of the interior structure of a storm cloud has been released by the European and Japanese space agencies.Their Earthcare satellite used a Doppler radar to capture the view.The data reveals the density of ice, snow, and rain in the cloud, as well as the speed with which these particles are falling to Earth.The novel Earthcare mission was launched in May to better understand how clouds
[ad_1] 9 minutes agoBy Helen Briggs, @hbriggs, BBC environment correspondentGettyAn orphaned three-month-old baby Bornean elephant "Joe" The world’s smallest elephant is in danger of dying out as numbers reach just 1,000 in the wild, but there's hope it can be saved.The conservation body, the IUCN, which compiles the 'red list' tally of threatened species, says the Bornean elephant has lost almost all its habitat to deforestation.The diminutive elephant, which stands at three feet
