Negev Petroglyphs of Animals. Credit: Laura Rabbachin, INTK, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna The Negev Desert in southern Israel is known for its unique rock art. Since at least the third millennium BCE, hunters, herders, and traders roaming the Negev have left thousands of engravings (petroglyphs) on the rocks. These figures are usually carved into … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Thames Water has warned its ageing assets “pose a risk to public safety, water supplies and the environment” in a report that lays bare the scale of the challenge facing Britain’s largest water company, which is … Read more
Tesco has become the latest supermarket to recall a product deemed unsafe for customers. The popular supermarket has urged shoppers to return BFree Sunflower & Pumpkin Seed Loaf 350g to stores. BFree Sunflower and Pumpkin Seed Bread 350g Best before dates: All best before dates Batch codes: All batch codes The product poses a possible … Read more
NASA and Boeing executives knew before launch that their Starliner rocket was leaking, but believed it was too small to pose a threat — as two astronauts are now stuck on the International Space Station because of the problem, new reports say. Officials found a helium leak on the troubled Starliner before its June 5 … Read more
Communications companies such as Starlink plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites into orbit over the next decade. The growing shower is already causing problems for astronomers, but recent research has raised another question: What happens when they come down? When these satellites reach the end of their lifespan, they will fall into the … Read more