Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in country One of UK’s best fossil collections sold in ‘loss to the nation’ An MP has called on ministers to change export controls so that significant fossils can be classed as national treasures...
Science or fiction? Shadowy ‘paper mills’ let you pay to be a published author – of fraudulent research
Paper mill activity has exploded in recent years, polluting the scientific ecosystem with falsified data and compromising medical research Dr Reese Richardson’s phone constantly buzzes with notifications. The scientific research integrity specialist has been tracking shadowy organisations known as “paper mills”, which turn a profit by offering fraudulent academic authorship...
Starwatch: Vega the bright star will light the way to the constellation of Lyra
Lyra, the lyre, represents the harp played by the Greek poet Orpheus We turn our attention this week to one of the sky’s smallest constellations. High overhead from the UK after darkness falls, Lyra, the lyre, is easy to find thanks to the brilliant white star of Vega. The chart...
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran, Western Hemisphere
Trump’s war on Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers.
Hate crime charges filed in Manhattan synagogue attack
A New York City man barged into Shabbat services and attacked two people.
At least 5 people dead in flooding across Indiana, officials say
The state has been hammered by heavy rains over the past week.
Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; girl survived
Authorities say a teenage boy and four adults were killed Friday in a series of Michigan shootings
Miami to decide fate of stunning stadium where speedboats raced and Jimmy Buffett played
A piece of Miami architectural history has sat largely abandoned and covered in graffiti for more than three decades
Ohio city fires officer who shot and killed 15-year-old, settles lawsuit with family
Officials in Akron, Ohio, have fired a police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old boy
Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe’s reservation
A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation without its consent