In this week’s Down to Earth newsletter: what the Guardian’s Sirin Kale saw when reporting on environmental disasters in Germany, Belgium and the UK • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in full This is an extract of this week’s Down to Earth newsletter, to…
Cannes film festivalLou Ye’s docu-realist film starts as sophisticated comedy, morphs from looking like a zombie apocalypse to intimate drama, and evolves into a tribute to how a nation handled trauma Out of agony and chaos, Chinese film-maker Lou Ye has created something mysterious, moving and even profound – a kind of multilayered docu-realist film,…
Fake science challenges academic publishing US publishing house Wiley this week discontinued 19 scientific journals overseen by its Hindawi subsidiary, the center of a long-running scholarly publishing scandal.… Fake science challenges academic publishing US publishing house Wiley this week discontinued 19 scientific journals overseen by its Hindawi subsidiary, the center of a long-running scholarly publishing…
Reduction in insect numbers contributes to drop, and there are declines across more than a third of bird species surveyed Swallows, swifts and house martins were once a common sight over UK towns and cities, dextrously catching insects on the wing. But these spring and summer visitors are becoming increasingly rare, according to the definitive…
Discovery of the branch, which ran alongside 31 pyramids, could solve mystery of blocks’ transportation Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile River that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the massive stone blocks to build the monuments. The 40-mile-long (64km)…
Soil core samples show an ancient riverbed under the desert near many Egyptian pyramids, revealing an ancient waterway that dried up thousands of years agoSoil core samples show an ancient riverbed under the desert near many Egyptian pyramids, revealing an ancient waterway that dried up thousands of years ago Soil core samples show an ancient riverbed…
Archaeologists have discovered that the famous structures could have been built along a long-lost branch of the river Nile.Archaeologists have discovered that the famous structures could have been built along a long-lost branch of the river Nile. Archaeologists have discovered that the famous structures could have been built along a long-lost branch of the river Nile. Science…
A new report has revealed the 2024 top 10 most polluted cities in America. The state home to America’s ‘climate warriors’ has six locations on the list – and takes the top three spots.A new report has revealed the 2024 top 10 most polluted cities in America. The state home to America’s ‘climate warriors’ has…
You can blank out certain types of background noise and focus on just one conversation using prototype noise-cancelling headphonesYou can blank out certain types of background noise and focus on just one conversation using prototype noise-cancelling headphones You can blank out certain types of background noise and focus on just one conversation using prototype noise-cancelling headphones New…
After comparing people with brain injuries whose life support was continued with those who had it turned off, scientists calculated that around 40 per cent in the latter group may have made some recoveryAfter comparing people with brain injuries whose life support was continued with those who had it turned off, scientists calculated that around…