Reports and Studies – Page 96

03/01/2024

Astronomical calendar discovered in ancient Chinese tomb

Ancient wooden artifacts that may be linked to an astronomical calendar have been unearthed by archaeologists in China. The discovery…

02/01/2024

‘He never hesitated’: Samer Abudaqa – father, friend, fearless photographer

When 15-year-old Zain Abudaqa spoke to his father by telephone on December 15, he had no idea it was the…

31/12/2023

Wolves win against farmers as Swiss cull put on hold

Switzerland’s mountain farmers are disappointed and angry, because a cull of the country’s wolves has been put on hold by…

30/12/2023

Nasa mission lines up to ‘touch the Sun’

It promises to be a remarkable moment in the history of space exploration. A year from now, on 24 December,…

30/12/2023

Sewage spill monitors extend reach to cover all England

All of England’s storm overflows are now electronically monitored, making it easier to hold water companies to account, the government…

28/12/2023

‘We cry for Palestine’: Indonesian homemakers mobilise support for ‘family’

On a cloudy and dull Sunday morning in December, more than a thousand people gathered on the grounds of the…

28/12/2023

In Zimbabwe, a small publisher that helped launch big voices shuts down

In 2006, a small but supportive publisher helped Zimbabwean author Valerie Tagwira make the transition from doctor to published author,…

28/12/2023

Illness anxiety disorder linked to increase risk of death

A recent study conducted by Swedish researchers sheds light on a disturbing connection between obsessive disorder, specifically illness anxiety disorder,…

28/12/2023

World’s tallest wooden wind turbine starts turning

What is made from the same wood as a Christmas tree, held together by glue and manufactured in a Swedish…

28/12/2023

The fish that eats piranhas for breakfast

Guillermo Otta Parum has been fishing in the Bolivian Amazon his whole life, for more than 50 years. At first,…