
Tokyo museum offers visitors 'flashback' to defunct technology
From Betacam videotapes to floppy disks and vintage Sony devices, the museum is a showcase for old cameras and telecom equipment.
Sun Jan 19 2025

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says
The world aims to protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030 to save wildlife from climate change, pollution and habitat destruction.
Sun Jun 30 2024

Indonesia seeks more proof that Javan tiger may no longer be extinct
The Javan and Bali tigers have been declared extinct by the IUCN, the global authority on wildlife extinction risk.
Fri Mar 29 2024

Clam makes comeback from extinction off shores of Croatia
The clams shells can grow as much as 120cm across, play an important ecological role by filtering sea water, allowing organisms to flourish.
Sun Dec 17 2023

Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial
The koala is predicted to be extinct in New South Wales by 2050, with some of the biggest threats being wildfires and habitat loss.
Sat Nov 25 2023

New species of cobra-like snake discovered - but it may already be extinct
The possible relationship between venom spitting and our early ancestors is a reminder that we are part of the Earth's ecosystem.
Sun Oct 08 2023

Amphibian crisis: 41% of species deemed threatened with extinction
A growing proportion of species being imperiled by disease and climate change, research shows.
Sun Oct 08 2023

In a first, RNA is recovered from extinct Tasmanian tiger
Recovering RNA from old viruses also could help decipher the cause of past pandemics.
Sat Sep 23 2023

How climate change is killing languages
Forced migration is a major cause of language extinction.
Sat Aug 19 2023

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it is doubling down on preventing AI from 'going rogue'
The vast power of superintelligence could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction, OpenAI said.
Sat Jul 08 2023

Giant meatball of extinct mammoth unveiled in The Netherlands
The meatball created by Australian cultured meat company Vow promises that it was not an April Fools' joke.
Wed Mar 29 2023

EU to promote 'buzz lines' to help reverse decline of bees by 2030
Currently, one in 10 bee and butterfly species and one in three hoverfly species is threatened with extinction.
Sat Jan 28 2023

Swedish geneticist wins Nobel medicine prize for decoding ancient DNA
Svante Paabo won the prize for "discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution," the Award committee said.
Tue Oct 04 2022

Half world's birds in decline, species moving 'ever faster' to extinction
One in eight bird species is threatened with extinction.
Sat Oct 01 2022

Humans are main culprits of wildlife extinction, not palm oil - MPIC
Zuraida said MPOGCF is joining forces with Sabah Wildlife Department to support wildlife rescue and conservation efforts.
Fri Aug 19 2022

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025