Professor Swaran Singh/Image: University of Warwick website An Indian-origin psychiatrist and academic Professor Swaran Singh has been nominated for a life peerage, earning a seat in the House of Lords as part of a new list of political appointments announced ahead of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s departure from Downing Street next week, PTI reportedSingh, Professor…

Bunnies Lure Tourists to Japanese Island Unregulated tourist feeding has pushed Japan’s famous “Rabbit Island” past its natural ecological limits, stripping local plant life bare and causing wild boars to hunt live rabbits.On Okunoshima, an island in Hiroshima Prefecture, heavy feeding by visitors has driven rabbit numbers far beyond what the local environment can naturally…

MacKenzie Scott is now known for giving billions of dollars to charities, but her own experience of needing financial help began much earlier. While studying at Princeton, Scott faced a difficult period when money was tight and remaining at university was uncertain. Her roommate, Jeannie Ringo Tarkenton, noticed her struggle and lent her $1,000, helping…

Neanderthals are also continuing their own journey through history, and the latest scientific study conducted at Stajnia Cave in Poland is bringing an exciting new dimension to it. For the first time, scientists have been able to reconstruct what appears to be the oldest Neanderthal population in Central-Eastern Europe, thereby giving us more information about…