Shubhanshu Shukla is part of four-person mission launching on Tuesday from US The first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station is due to blast off as part of an effort by the world’s most populous nation to catch up with the US, Russia and China in human space...
US arrests another Chinese scientist for allegedly smuggling biological material
Scientist accused months ago of shipping material, described as related to worms, to University of Michigan lab A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the US at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said on Monday. The scientist is...
Peru drops plan to shrink protected area around Nazca Lines archaeological site
Critics had claimed that plan announced in May exposed complex of desert etchings to impact of informal mining Peru’s government has abandoned a plan that reduced the size of a protected area around the country’s ancient Nazca Lines, after criticism the change made them vulnerable to the impact of informal...
How to save the Amazon part one: the stakes – podcast
As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon, the global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we save the Amazon? In episode one of a three-part series, Watts explores what’s at stake...
New blood test for coeliac disease can diagnose autoimmune condition without need to eat gluten
Australian researchers hope test is a ‘game-changer’ for diagnosing those following a strict gluten-free diet Coeliacs may soon no longer need to eat large amounts of gluten – the very thing suspected of making them sick – to get an accurate diagnosis. Australian research published on Tuesday in the journal...
New disputes emerge ahead of US-China trade talks in London
U.S.-China trade talks in London this week are expected to take up a series of disputes that have buffeted relations
At least 2 people killed as storms push through South
Two people were killed by falling trees as a line of severe storms pushed through the South over the weekend
As the UN Ocean Conference opens in France, a push to turn promises into protection
The U.N. Ocean Conference is opening in France as pressure mounts to turn promises into action on protecting the ocean
A New Orleans police officer who fatally shot a puppy will face a jury lawsuit trial
A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy is being sued by the dog’s owners in federal court
Miscarriages of justice more likely due to forensic science crisis, report finds
Inquiry warns of rising risk in England and Wales of biased investigations, wrongful convictions and cases collapsing due to missing evidence The forensic science sector is in a “graveyard spiral”, according to a parliamentary inquiry that has warned of biased criminal investigations, a rising risk of wrongful convictions, and murder...