Metal objects launched into space observe perplexing humanity in this wildly inventive novel from the author of Only the Animals Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Telling stories from the perspectives of dead animals was, Ceridwen Dovey admits, “a tiny bit nutty”. Only the Astronauts – a “sequel of sorts” to her book Only…
Identity theft reports are on the rise in the US, with more than 3,000 people reporting their identity was stolen in 2023. But there are eight ways to notice if someone is trying to steal your identity.Identity theft reports are on the rise in the US, with more than 3,000 people reporting their identity was…
Russian constitutional court is considering claim, which activists hope will raise awareness about emissions A group of activists are fighting for the right to scrutinise Russia’s climate policies, and in particular its enormous methane emissions, in court. Russia’s constitutional court is considering a claim brought by 18 individuals and the NGO Ecodefense that insufficient action…
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…