Europe has an estimated 421 million fewer birds than three decades ago, and current treatment of the environment is unsustainable for many common species, a study released on Monday said.   The population crash is related to modern farming methods and the loss and damage of habitats, according to

A deadly winter cold wave settled over Europe at the end of January 2012, blanketing much of the continent with snow and ultimately causing more than 800 deaths. Such severe winters are becoming more common across Eurasia—and some scientists contend that sea ice loss, by altering circulation

Prof Higham’s team obtained new radiocarbon dates for around 200 samples from 40 Paleolithic sites, ranging from Russia to Spain. The sites were either linked with the Neanderthal tool-making industry, known as Mousterian, or were transitional sites containing stone tools associated with either