The behavior, documented in footage from researcher Chris Law, is most seen in females and sheds light on the threatened species Floating on its back in the waters of California’s Monterey Bay, a sea otter takes a shelled animal and strikes it against a rock sitting on its chest to break open the prey. This…

Police are warning Americans about buying products on Facebook Marketplace. Marketplace crimes have surged across the US in states including Alaska, California, Illinois, Virginia and New York.Police are warning Americans about buying products on Facebook Marketplace. Marketplace crimes have surged across the US in states including Alaska, California, Illinois, Virginia and New York. Police are warning…

Seven specimens of a brand new species of eyeless cave fish – each with a golden stripe along its back – have been found swimming in China’s subterranean riversSeven specimens of a brand new species of eyeless cave fish – each with a golden stripe along its back – have been found swimming in China’s…

Unite launches bid to persuade Keir Starmer to invest more in north-east Scotland The UK’s oil and gas workers risk becoming “the coal miners of our generation,” Unite’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, has warned, urging Labour not to ban new North Sea licences without a clear plan to safeguard jobs. Unite is launching a billboard…

Some AI firms think nuclear power can help meet the electricity demand from Silicon Valley’s data centres, but building new nuclear power stations takes too long to plug the gap in the short termSome AI firms think nuclear power can help meet the electricity demand from Silicon Valley’s data centres, but building new nuclear power…

Andy Evans was injecting his own clotting protein at three, and was 13 when he found it had given him HIV. Now he campaigns for fellow survivors – and the truth about the contamination scandal The children of the contaminated blood scandal | Today in Focus Andy Evans was 13 when his mum took him…

Study finds about a quarter of health burden comes from power stations that generate just 3% of country’s electricity India struggles with some of the worst air pollution in the world. Now scientists have worked out which of the country’s power plants are the worst in pollution terms, narrowing it down to 30 units which…

Scientists point to loopholes in new legislation that have been closed under European Union regulations New rules intended to reduce the use of antibiotics in farming in the UK have been criticised as too lax and weaker than their equivalent under EU laws. The updated regulations come into force on Friday. They ban the routine…

A large, eerie skull fragment, with two rows of jagged, teeth-like edges, washed onto the shoreline of North Carolina’s Outer Banks this week, said the US National Park ServiceA large, eerie skull fragment, with two rows of jagged, teeth-like edges, washed onto the shoreline of North Carolina’s Outer Banks this week, said the US National Park Service A…

Apple’s iMessage is down for multiple users across the world. Thousands of iPhone users are reporting outage all across social media.Apple’s iMessage is down for multiple users across the world. Thousands of iPhone users are reporting outage all across social media. Apple’s iMessage is down for multiple users across the world. Thousands of iPhone users are reporting outage all…