Month: March 2026

I discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we foundI discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we found

The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-hearted It can be daunting entering a cave. It is an underground world that possibly hasn’t been explored before. The first smell that hits you is guano (or ...

Middle East crisis live: Starmer calls emergency meeting on UK economy; IEA open to releasing more oil stocksMiddle East crisis live: Starmer calls emergency meeting on UK economy; IEA open to releasing more oil stocks

British PM to chair Monday meeting including chancellor and Bank of England head on fallout from Iran war; International Energy Agency chief says it will release more stockpiled oil ‘if necessary’ Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plants British prime minister Keir ...

Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chiefIran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chief

Fatih Birol says effect on energy markets of Iran bombings and closure of Hormuz strait not initially understood by world leaders Middle East crisis live – latest updates The global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran is equivalent to the combined force of the twin oil shocks of ...

‘There’s no ceasefire’: Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650‘There’s no ceasefire’: Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650

Despite the supposed end of the fighting last year, casualties in the territory continue to rise, with volunteer ambulance driver Abed Elrahman Hamdouna joining the long list of those killed by Israeli forces Of all their seven children, Abed Elrahman Hamdouna’s parents worried about him the most during the war ...