Climate change is shrinking children’s height – and humidity is making things worse
Published on 22/12/2025 – 14:15 GMT+1 Millions of children risk experiencing stunted growth if heat-trapping emissions continue to…
Six Hull fly-tippers ordered to pay a combined total of almost £10,000
They have each been given criminal records with the council warning people they face prosecution if they illegally…
New state-of-the-art facility could help solve major issue with common waste: ‘Missing link’
A newly opened recycling plant in Norway is using artificial intelligence to help sort packaging plastics, effectively removing…
Proposed changes to thalidomide survivors’ support program cause concern
The drug for pregnant women left more than 100 Canadians with a lifetime of disabilities. A decade after…
Massive Tokyo Quake Projected to Kill 18,000: Fatality Estimate Down from 2013 Report
A report by Japan’s Central Disaster Management Council projected that a huge earthquake under central Tokyo could kill…
New bin rules for 2026 for every home in England
Every home in England must abide by the new bin rulesAll England households will have new bin rules…
2025 hailed as ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off English coast
The Wildlife Trusts have officially designated 2025 as “the year of the octopus” following an surge in numbers…
Southern Ocean carbon ‘anomaly’ reveals what models can still miss
The chilly waters of the Southern Ocean that surround Antarctica like a moat are among the least explored…
‘It’s upset us all’: New Forest residents unnerved by man leaving animal carcasses by churches | Animal welfare
The people of the New Forest are accustomed to curious goings-on. The woods and heaths of the national…
Bucks bin collection dates for Christmas and New Year
The council has released advice on how to recycle this season, as well as the dates to put…