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Hungry birds are using their brains to beat climate change

Birds are learning new tricks to survive as global warming threatens their habitats, scientists in Canada say.




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Trump voters are less likely to practice social distancing in pandemic, sociologist claims

The location analysis, by Princeton sociologist Patrick Sharkey for Vox , also found that attitudes toward climate change are 'one of the strongest and most robust predictors of social distancing behavior.'




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More than half of all Earth's ocean life died off 444 million years ago because it ran out of oxygen

Stanford University, California experts believe that the 'Late Ordovician' mass extinction 450 million years ago was due to widespread 'anoxia', or oxygen depletion, over a three million year period.




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Julia Louis-Dreyfus says her battle with cancer inspired her dedication to the environment

The Seinfeld actor, 59, explained how her 'near-death experience' made her think about the impact she wanted to make on the world while chatting with People for their latest cover story.




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A 'MEGADROUGHT' is likely to emerge in the southwest of North America driven by climate change

Parts of the US and Mexico have been plagued by a severe drought since 2000, making it the worse one in the past 1,200 years and experts warn it could progress as a megadrought.




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Trees may absorb less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously thought, new study says

A new study shows that mature forests may absorb significantly less carbon dioxide than previously thought, suggesting that Earth may be closer to a climate change tipping point.




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Greta Thunberg says coronavirus and climate change must be tackled together

The 17-year-old marked Earth Day with a live-streamed appeal from Sweden to 'tackle two crises at once', saying the pandemic showed the importance of listening to scientists.




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Hawaiian volcano eruption in 2018 was triggered by sustained rainfall

Excessive and sustained rainfall triggered 2018 Kīlauea volcano eruption by softening the volcanic rock, which breaks more easily under pressure from magma, according to a new study.




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Jane Fonda treats herself to a martini and fights climate change for the 9 To 5 TikTok trend

The 82-year-old movie star embraced the viral moment by walking people through her daily quarantine routine and encouraging viewers to join in her Fire Drill Friday protests.




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Greenhouse gas emissions drop due to coronavirus lockdowns is NOT enough to stop climate change

The coronavirus has forced the world in a lockdown, resulting in a 6% drop in carbon dioxide levels, but experts warn it return to normal once the global economy recovers from the pandemic.




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Tropical coral reefs are being transformed by climate change

Climate change and warming seas are severely bleaching tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.




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Trump's disinfectant shambles is not his first head-on collision with mainstream science 

Experts say President Donald Trump gets an 'F' in science as the disinfectant coronavirus cure becomes just one in a string of scientific conflicts including his disbelief in climate change.




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Climate change could slow down hurricanes by two miles per hour, experts warn

Princeton scientists warn that climate change will slow the movements of hurricanes by two miles per hour, resulting in the storm lingering over land longer and cause more destruction.




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Planting more trees could stop millions of people dying prematurely

Scientists at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health examined the results of multiple studies from seven countries involving 8 million people.




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Climate change is slowly killing off the main source of food for crabeater seals

Life for crabeater seals in the Antarctic could get even more difficult in the coming years, as climate change and commercial fishing make krill, their main food source, more scarce.




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Mosquitoes that can carry diseases could be common in Europe by 2030

The insect, known by the scientific name Aedes aegypti as well as the common name 'yellow fever mosquito', currently only thrives in the world's hottest regions.




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Global warming could trigger ancient Indian Ocean El Niño-like climate pattern by 2100 

Computer simulations reveal climate change could awaken an ancient Indian Ocean El Niño by 2100, but the phenomenon could occur as early as 2050 if the current warming trends continue.




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'Potentially fatal' heat and humidity are occurring around the world due to global warming

A damning study found global warming is driving temperatures and humidity to levels exceeding what the human body can deal with.




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Mom arrested for using children to sell marijuana after Snapchat video appeared to show them smoking

Elaina Kabler, 39, was arrested last week after police in Desert Hot Springs, California, received multiple tips about the alarming video posted on Snapchat on July 10.




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Red herring photo of lookalike of one of the Canadian murder suspects spreads online

The image first appeared on Snapchat but was screen-shotted and shared on Facebook and Twitter on Thursday night. Police have confirmed it is not Kam McLeod, despite the uncanny resemblance.




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Lamborghini Huracan worth £198,000 found crashed in Ramsbottom Greater Manchester

Shocking footage uploaded to Snapchat shows two men laughing and playing music inside a Lamborghini Huracan in Blackburn as they make their way to a wedding on Saturday.




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Former Tottenham man Clinton N'Jie apologises after accidentally streaming sex video

Clinton N'Jie has apologised after inexplicably live streaming himself having sex. The former Tottenham forward accidentally broadcast himself and a female partner to thousands.




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Unemployed tradie and father-of-three sends a video of himself masturbating to a 15-year-old girl 

The man from Maryborough in Queensland met the girl at a motorsports event, before adding each other on the photo-sharing application.




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Snapchat sex scandal involving underage girls rocks one of Australia's biggest Olympic sports

An alleged Snapchat sex scandal is set to rock one of Australia's most successful Olympic sports with claims underage athletes were also targeted.




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British woman, 22, 'is raped by French tourist' on the beach in Magaluf

The 22-year-old Briton said her alleged attacker had threatened to drown her in the sea at the beacj in Magaluf if she resisted, according to sources close to the investigation.




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Nursing home workers post video of themselves taunting a 91-year-old great grandmother with dementia

Brayan Cortez and Jamie Montesa were fired from the Abington of Glenview following the cruel video post, shot four days before Christmas.




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Tech giants urged to hand over data on how children use the internet to help research

British research looking at links between internet use and mental health is held back by a lack of accurate data showing which websites children use and how long they spend online (stock image).




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Boy, 17, charged with terror threats for posting message about bombing plane

Hector Fonseca, 17, from Humble, Texas, has been charged with third-degree making terroristic threats, a felony, for allegedly posting messages on Snapchat about blowing up plane.




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Miranda Kerr reveals she's a huge fan of ex Orlando Bloom's fiancée Katy Perry

During an interview on Fifi, Fev & Byron, the model, 36, admitted she's obsessed with the musician's, 34, singles and detailed how she and Orlando, 42, raise their son Flynn, eight.




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South African steelworker racial abuse at UK firm Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd

Wayne Hoch, 35, was driven to mental collapse after being taunted over his South African nationality by colleagues at UK firm Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd.




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Youth pulls a lock knife and slashes taxi's tyres after driver throws him out

This is the unbelievable moment a London youth slashes the tires of a taxi he was riding in after the driver refused to take him any further. The pair argue before the youth slashes his car's tyres.




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Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel at exhibition

She's currently pregnant with her third child - and model Miranda Kerr looked incredible when she showed off her bump on Wednesday night. 




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Kate Hudson flashes her toned abs in a silk two-piece dress, while at Christian Marclay exhibit

Kate Hudson looked like a work of art herself, at the event for artist Christian Marclay's partnership with Snapchat, Wednesday night. The 40-year-old stunned in a silk blue two-piece ensemble.




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Cops catch Broadway piano player, 26, in sting

Justin Brown, 26, could face up to seven years in prison after police allege he sent sexually explicit messages to an officer posing as a 14-year-old boy and arranged to meet the 'boy' for sex.




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Derby striker Mason Bennett filmed downing a pint of lager and throwing up in a urinal

Mason Bennett was filmed being sick in a pub toilet by his new Derby captain Tom Huddlestone just hours before crashing his car and being arrested for drink-driving.




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Family blames teen's suicide on cyber-bullying and claims he was outed as gay online

Channing Smith, 16, killed himself on Sunday night at his home in Tennessee after sexually explicit messages outing him as gay were shared by people known to him on social media.




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7 teens charged with gang assault in stabbing death of 16-year-old boy broadcast on social media

The seven New York teens caught on video beating a 16-year-old boy who had already been stabbed are being charged with felonies for their roles in the homicide that went viral on social media.




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Private school pupil who broke into girl's house and sexually assaulted her jailed for eight years 

Aaron Irvine, 19, a former pupil at fee paying Bedford Modern School dressed all in black and wore a balaclava and latex gloves during the assault at the girl's secluded home in Bedfordshire countryside.




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Predatory paedophile, 22, is jailed for 12 years for forcing himself on schoolgirls, 12 and 15

Dewan Gazi, 22, messaged 95 teenagers on the social media app Yubo over a period of 12 days after claiming to be 17 years old. He was jailed for 12 years at Manchester Crown Court.




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William Russell, Young Australian of the Year finalist, admits to having child abuse material

Former Young South Australian of the Year finalist, William Russell, 25, set up the Teen Support Network, which promotes online safety for young people, in 2012.




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Policeman, 26, snared teenage girls on social media before grooming and sexually abusing them jailed

Stephen Godridge, a special constable for Greater Manchester Police, would befriend teenage girls on social media before meeting and sexually abusing them.




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Teenager fronts Wollongong Court accused of assaulting a father and posting videos to Snapchat

Casey Holmes appeared in Wollongong Local Court, south of Sydney, on Tuesday accused of assaulting Brad Quirk on Saturday September 28.




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Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott BANNED for 14 days for Snapchat video imitating Harry Kane

Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott has been banned from all domestic club football for 14 days after posting an offensive Snapchat video imitating Tottenham striker and England star Harry Kane.




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Harvey Elliott set for Anfield debut in Liverpool's tie with Arsenal

The 16-year-old has just served a two-week domestic suspension, which was handed to him by the Football Association after he was found to have mocked England captain Harry Kane on Snapchat.




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Teacher admits to having sex with two boys in her car and sending explicit videos on Snapchat

One of the boys, aged under 16, started receiving text messages from the woman in 2017 offering him rides to their school in New Zealand and chatting about sport.




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Gang of youths in matching hoodies swoop on a JD Sports store in Wild West London

Shocking footage posted on Snapchat showed the youths looting a JD Sports store in Tottenham. Dozens of youths piled into the shop before grabbing items from shelves.




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Wombat killing: Footage of car hitting and killing native animal in Tasmania

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Mobile phone footage shows wombat hit by a four-wheel-drive in Tasmania. The wombat is seen hanging off the car's bull bar.




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South Australian of the Year finalist William Russell jailed for grooming children

William Russell, from Adelaide has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years after he groomed teenage boys to send him nude photos.




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Woman dies after 'rough sex in car and taking prescription drugs'

Michael T. Gaffney, 21, from Maywood was charged with reckless manslaughter last month over the death of Francis Victoria Garcia, 19.He allegdly posted a picture of her body on Snapchat.




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Snapchat's new 'Time Machine' filter lets you change your age to appear older or younger in selfies

The Time Machine feature works as a slider, making faces appear younger at one end and older in the opposite direction.