Giulia Granchi and Vitor Tavares BBC Brasil reporters sent to Serrinha dos Pintos Mariana Castiñeiras/Caroline Souza Affected families in Serrinha dos Pintos lived without a diagnosis until geneticist Silvana Santos arrived Before Silvana Santos arrived in the little town of Serrinha dos Pintos more than 20 years ago, residents had no idea why so many...
Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Kate Stephens and Tony Jolliffe BBC climate and science team Tony Jolliffe/BBC News The specs of dust must be kept free from contamination on Earth The first samples of Moon rock brought back to Earth in nearly 50 years have arrived in the UK – on loan from China....
Stuart Woodward BBC News, Essex Steve Hubbard/BBC Finley has received weekly lipid infusions directly into his heart since he was four Like most teenagers his age, Finley is given a cake every year to celebrate his birthday, but he can never eat it – or any other food. If he did, he would bleed internally....
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West Madeleine Millin There are thought to be about 100 Amur leopards in the wild A zoo in Devon has successfully introduced a pair of rare leopards in a bid to help its work conserving highly endangered species. Dartmoor Zoo’s Amur Leopard pair Freddo and Lena met on 29 April...
The estranged husband of a woman who served a poisonous mushroom lunch to her family says it was “very rare” for her to hold social gatherings at home. Simon Patterson was invited to the fatal meal prepared by Erin Patterson – but decided not to attend the day before. Mr Patterson is the first witness...
Americans Lindy Duncan and Sarah Schmelzel, Japan’s Mao Saigo and South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim are a shot behind Liu. South Korea’s Haeran Ryu shared the overnight lead with Liu but made a 74 to slip back joint-sixth on five under for the tournament. China’s Weiwei Zhang was also on five under after 15 holes...
Getty Images Rare earths are notoriously difficult to extract and refine Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to invest A$1.2bn (£580m) in a strategic reserve for critical minerals if he wins next month’s election, as trade tensions escalate. The announcement came after China imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements, essential to the...
Jonathan Morris & John Danks BBC News, South West BBC British Lop pigs are down to 50-60 animals, said farmer Giles Eustice A Cornish pig farmer is pressing for more efforts to preserve rare breeds as a report raises concerns about their conservation in the UK. Giles Eustice from Trevaskis Farm near Hayle, highlighted the...
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon – a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war. Two Nasa-funded US institutions have been granted access to the lunar samples collected by the Chang’e-5 mission in 2020, the...
A swimmer is missing following an extremely rare shark attack off the coast of northern Israel on Monday. It happened in the sea at Hadera, about 40km (25 miles) north of Tel Aviv. The incident was witnessed by people on Olga Beach, who can be heard yelling in shock in footage posted on social media....
Getty Images Neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives As the trade war between China and the US escalates, attention has been focused on the increasingly high levels of tit-for-tat tariffs the two countries are imposing on one another. But slapping reciprocal tariffs on Washington is not...
Steffan Messenger Environment correspondent, BBC Wales News Clare Hutchinson BBC Wales News Garan Thomas This blaze on the Rhigos Mountain in south Wales in June 2023 destroyed an area the size of 140 football pitches Some of the UK’s rarest wildlife is being “torched alive” and pushed closer to extinction after weeks of intense grass...
The Sudanese city of el-Fasher has been largely cut off from the outside world for a year as a result of the country’s civil war, which began two years ago. It is the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in Darfur against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel are residents of the city...
With a name like “rare earths” you would think that the metals in this category would be, you know, rare. They aren’t, though. They are actually pretty abundant and are even more so, given that we don’t use them in great quantity compared to other metals like copper, iron, or tin. What they are is...
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she suffered a “rare and scary” medical condition after giving birth to one of her children. In the first episode of her new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, Meghan said she was diagnosed with post-partum pre-eclampsia following childbirth. She described it as a “huge medical scare”, and said...