A 187-foot-tall dipterocarp tree For decades, scientists believed that the tallest trees faced one of nature’s toughest challenges: Getting water from their roots to leaves hundreds of feet above the ground. Now, a study of towering trees in Southeast Asia suggests some of the world’s tallest flowering plants have evolved specialised systems to overcome that…

Fitness influencer Connor Murphy, 32, died in Thailand as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. Police said witnesses reported erratic behaviour before the incident, while investigators later recovered unused syringes and unidentified pills during a search. Murphy’s girlfriend denied seeing him use drugs. An autopsy and toxicology tests are underway to determine the official…

Saudi Arabia executes man convicted of burning wife alive A Saudi man convicted of murdering his wife by luring her to a remote desert area and setting her on fire was executed in the Tabuk region on Tuesday, the Saudi Ministry of Interior said.According to the ministry, the man persuaded his wife to accompany him…

A network of Telegram group allegedly used coded language to discuss sexual assaults, drugging methods and attacks on women, with prosecutors saying members disguised their activities behind terms such as ‘cars’, ‘fuel’ and ‘driving’.The groups called themselves the “German driving school for experts”, but prosecutors said the chats had a different purpose. According to court…

German doctor given life in prison for 15 murders, suspected on 76 more A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients, with prosecutors investigating 76 other cases that could make it one of the worst serial murder cases in Germany’s history.A court in Berlin found the…