Scientists discover Earth has two cores
27th February - "Harder"
Scientists have discovered that Earth may have a second core.
UK king co-writes children's book on climate change
23rd February - "Easier"
There is a new book for children about climate change, co-written by the UK's King Charles III.
Letter posted in 1916 delivered 107 years late
20th February - "Harder"
A letter that was mailed in 1916 finally got delivered 107 years later.
White House says no aliens in weather balloons
16th February - "Easier"
Strange goings-on are happening in the skies above North America.
ChatGPT and Google Bard in A.I. chatbot race
13th February - "Harder"
Google and Microsoft are in a battle for their chatbots to be the future of online search.
Three-month state of emergency declared in Turkey
9th February - "Easier"
Turkey's president has declared a three-month state of emergency across areas hit by the deadly earthquakes.
Pranksters target Japan's sushi restaurants
6th February - "Harder"
Pranksters in Japan are posing potential health issues for the country's famed conveyor-belt sushi restaurants.
Car fumes can change the brain in 2 hours
2nd February - "Easier"
Breathing in air pollution from cars could change our brain.
Urgent search for lost radioactive capsule in Australia
30th January - "Harder"
A radiation alert was issued in Australia on Saturday over a missing radioactive capsule.
Bill Gates wants to reduce methane from cow burps
26th January - "Easier"
Bill Gates wants to help cut the amount of methane that farm animals belch out.
Australian universities to allow AI in assessments
23rd January - "Harder"
Three Australian universities are to allow students to use artificial intelligence when taking assessments.
Woman runs record 150 marathons in 150 days
19th January - "Easier"
An Australian runner has just run a record 150 marathons in 150 days.
Adidas loses three-stripe trademark battle
16th January - "Harder"
Sportswear giant Adidas has lost a courtroom battle over its trademark three-stripe logo.
Prince Harry's book 'Spare' is a bestseller
12th January - "Easier"
The UK's Prince Harry has written a book about his life.
France may have to increase price of baguettes
9th January - "Harder"
Soaring energy costs are making life difficult for France's baguette-making industry.
Drinking water often helps us to live longer
5th January - "Easier"
A new study highlights how important water is to our health and to living longer.
35% of Japanese people will never travel again
2nd January - "Harder"
Almost 35% of Japanese people who took a survey said they never wanted to travel outside of Japan.
Frozen food is Japan's 'dish of the year'
29th December - "Easier"
Japan's "dish of the year" for 2022 is frozen food.
Australia's Christmas beetles are disappearing
26th December - "Harder"
Australia's once ubiquitous Christmas beetles are disappearing.
South Koreans to become a year or two younger
22nd December - "Easier"
A new law in South Korea means South Koreans will be a year or two younger.
Satellite launched to map Earth's water
19th December - "Harder"
A satellite has been launched with a mission to map all the world's water.
World's oldest land animal celebrates 190th birthday
15th December - "Easier"
The world's oldest land animal has just celebrated his 190th birthday.
Morocco advance to World Cup semi-finals
12th December - "Harder"
Youssef En Nesyri's soaring 42nd-minute header saw Morocco advance to the World Cup semi-finals.
New iPhone instantly measures a person's height
8th December - "Easier"
The new Apple iPhone 14 Pro has the ability to measure someone's height.
Incorrect battery disposal causes needless fires
5th December - "Harder"
The incorrect disposal of batteries causes many fires in Britain each year.
Saudi Arabia plans to build six-runway airport
1st December - "Easier"
Saudi Arabia has announced a plan to build a huge airport.
'Hated' Australian bird dealing with invasive species
28th November - "Harder"
Australia's white ibis bird has learnt how to kill a damaging invasive species.
Work starts on beaming solar energy from space
24th November - "Easier"
Huge solar farms in space could provide millions of homes with clean energy.
Cooking began 600,000 years earlier than we thought
21st November - "Harder"
New research suggests that using fire to cook food started 600,000 years before previously thought.
Our Sun will die in 10 billion years from now
17th November - "Easier"
Scientists have worked out when our Sun will die. It won't be any time soon. It will be in 10 billion years.
Tunnel under Egypt could lead to Cleopatra's tomb
14th November - "Harder"
Archaeologists believe they have unearthed a tunnel that could lead to Queen Cleopatra's tomb
Billionaires create a million times more CO2
10th November - "Easier"
The average billionaire is responsible for a million times more CO2 than the average person creates.
Hygiene poverty on the rise in the U.K.
7th November - "Harder"
Millions of people can no longer afford essential hygiene products, like soap.
Bees like playing with balls, study finds
3rd November - "Easier"
Scientists have discovered that bees like to play with balls.
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