Regenerative agriculture has growth potential for the offsets market, but scientists question its green credentials On a blustery spring day, Thomas Gent is walking through a field of winter wheat on his family’s farm, which straddles the Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire border. Some of the green shoots reach his knees, while...
At least 11 hurt in South Carolina beach town shooting
Authorities say at least 11 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting in a South Carolina beach town
Wildfire damages Civil War-area historical site in New Mexico as campgrounds are evacuated
Campgrounds and a horse ranch were evacuated as a wildfire swept through a Civil War-era historical site in southern New Mexico
Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 13-47-52-64-67, Powerball: 25
Venus flytraps thrive in the Carolinas as hikers peek into their native ecosystem
Some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the nutrients they get from sunlight by digesting ants, flies and spiders — are only found in a small part of North and South Carolina
Trump targeted Democrats over questionable online fundraising. His campaign has similar issues
When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate campaign fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and “malign actors” were laundering illegal contributions to U.S. politicians through the internet
World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art
A man 43,000 years ago dipped a finger in red pigment and made a nose on a face-like pebble in Spain, scientists say One day around 43,000 years ago, a Neanderthal man in what is now central Spain came across a large granite pebble whose pleasing contours and indentations snagged...
The curse of Toumaï: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity’s origins
When fossilised remains were discovered in the Djurab desert in 2001, they were hailed as radically rewriting the history of our species. But not everyone was convinced – and the bitter argument that followed has consumed the lives of scholars ever since On a late-summer day in 2001, at the...
Your microbiome questions answered: part one – podcast
Ian Sample is joined by James Kinross, colorectal surgeon and author of the book Dark Matter: The New Science of the Microbiome, to answer all your questions about gut health. In episode one, James explains how the gut microbiome gets set up, how it impacts our early development, and the...
Can Pope Leo remain a US citizen now that he’s a foreign head of state?
Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head of state