Young people are the ‘engine of society’ (Picture: Shutterstock/gob_cu) ‘Overpopulation’ is a scary word, bringing to mind a dystopian Earth where people live in grimy cities and fight over what little food is left. But the reverse of this is just as terrifying – depopulation – if humans suddenly began having fewer and fewer babies….
Month: June 2025
When is the Strawberry Moon and how to see it?
The Strawberry Moon is set to beam brightly above the UK soon (Picture: Peter MacDiarmid/REX/Shutterstock) The summer full moon is here, so don’t miss out on seeing the rare Strawberry Moon. Although there are sometimes more than 12 full moons in one year, there are 12 popular full moon names corresponding to each monthly full moon. It’ll be…
The ‘Gate to Hell’ has been open for 50 years but is finally burning out
Deep in the Turkmenistan desert lies a flaming pit that burns night and day (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) The Gate to Hell has been open since the 1980s – but it might finally be running out of gas. Deep in the arid desert of Turkmenistan, a huge crater has been burning with the wrath of a thousand…
Urgent call for 1,000,000 blood donors to help NHS avoid ‘red alert’
Isaac Balmer, aged four, says he gets ‘Hulk blood’ in his regular transfusions as it makes him stronger (Picture: Family handout/PA Wire) The NHS needs one million people to regularly donate blood to meet demand, they said in a major new recruitment drive. Low stocks prompted officials to issue an ‘amber alert’ over supply for…
What is a Strawberry Moon? Best time and how to see full moon in the UK
The Strawberry Moon is set to shine brightly above the UK soon (Picture: Peter MacDiarmid/REX/Shutterstock) The UK is set to be treated to a spectacular red full moon soon, known as the Strawberry Moon. Although there are sometimes more than 12 full moons in one year, there are 12 popular full moon names corresponding to each monthly full…
Rich people ‘will have robot butlers by 2030′ – but there’s a major flaw
Would you let a robot wash your knickers? (Picture: Getty) We’ve all had fears about it, right? That one day robots will come in and takeover the world? Well we could be getting that much closer, as one expert has predicted robotic butlers will be a common toy for the super rich by 2030. Right…
Six methods people claim will induce labour, rated by a midwife
Meghan tried to twerk her baby out (Picture: Backgrid/PA) Meghan Markle tried to twerk her baby out — and she might be onto something. To mark Princess Lilibet’s fourth birthday, the Duchess of Sussex shared a never-before-seen video from the maternity ward, filmed before her daughter was born. The clip, which some are calling cringeworthy,…
‘AI playlist curation is harming UK festivals – here’s how we can fight back’
A long weekend spent camping and listening to music with your friends is a major appeal of festivals – but it seems to be lost (Picture: Getty) The UK is famous for its music festivals. Hundreds of thousands attend festival giant Glastonbury every year while newer events like All Points East have become calendar events…
King Charles serenaded by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding singers at SXSW London
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Scientists have a new way to find aliens – and they could be closer than we think
Life might not look or form how it did on Earth (Picture: Getty) ‘Are we alone in the universe?’ is a question humanity has long asked. But a team of scientists has created a new way to answer whether aliens exist. Daniel Apai, an astrophysicist and astrobiologist at the University of Arizona, studies exoplanets – worlds…