Iran vows crack down on people who are promoting unveiling
People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of…
European spacecraft begins decade-long journey to Jupiter, its icy moons
A European spacecraft has rocketed away on a decade-long quest to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons that…
Türkiye’s first domestic satellite launch delayed over bad weather
The launch of Türkiye’s first indigenous high-resolution Earth observation satellite was postponed due to adverse weather conditions. The Turkish-made pioneering…
Daylight! Spanish athlete emerges after living 500 days in a cave
A 50-year-old Spanish extreme athlete who spent 500 days living 70-metres (230 feet) deep in a cave outside Granada with…
‘Deadliest barn fire’ in Texas history kills 18,000 cattle
A “horrific” explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas has killed about 18,000…
Human-induced global heating spurs frequency of flash droughts
Dry spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset and often devastating impact, are becoming more frequent as…
‘Crane committed no crime’: Indian farmer seeks winged friend’s freedom
Mohammad Arif, an Indian farmer whose extraordinary bond with a large bird made him a social media star has asked…
Why Ramadan’s Qadr Night is the holiest event in Islam
It might be unimaginable for many to think that one thousand and four hundred years ago, there were no Muslims…
New York appoints ‘rat czar’ for ‘wholesale slaughter’ of rodents
New York has appointed its first “rat czar”, tasked with cracking down on one of the more unappealing aspects of…
NASA reveals ‘Mars’ habitat to test what life will be like on the planet
Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand – NASA has unveiled its new Mars-simulation habitat, in…
