Travelling hundreds or thousands of kilometers between a bird's breeding and non-breeding habitats is a challenging, dangerous voyage that not all birds are able to complete. However, there are many reasons for birds to invade the skies every autumn...

By AFPThe thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England.Despite the icy conditions, the two energy-efficient homes remain cosy and warm due to their use of...

The surge in energy prices that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed Germany to the brink of a recession, but the economic pain appears to be less severe than originally feared.German statistics authority Destatis will publish GDP figures...

By AFPFour children were fighting for their lives on Monday, after being pulled from an icy lake as an Arctic blast sent temperatures tumbling across the UK.The youngsters were reported to have been playing on frozen ice near Birmingham, central Engl...