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The wax figure of Emmanuel Macron was stolen from the Grevin Museum on Monday

Activists return Macron waxwork stolen from Paris museum

Greenpeace activists have returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

News Lens • 04 Jun

This aerial photo taken on 4 April, 2024, shows a boat anchored near coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef

Frozen coral throws lifeline for Great Barrier Reef

Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling parts of the Great Barrier Reef's diverse and magnificent corals frozen in time.

News Lens • 04 Jun

Some 138 new treatments are being assessed for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease

'Hope' as new drugs tested for Alzheimer's treatment

Dementia experts have said that "hope is on the horizon" after a new review shows a rise in the number of potential drugs that could treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Health • 03 Jun

Scientists say climate change has led to sea levels rising, which will eventually swamp Gardi Sugdub

Year after exodus, silence fills Panama island

Streets once filled with children's laughter have fallen silent on a Panamanian island where almost all residents left a year ago due to the threat of the sea swallowing their homes.

News Lens • 03 Jun

While hugely popular in Denmark, the 'efterskoke' concept has yet to be successfully exported (Stock image)

'Efterskoles' - where Danish teens find themselves

About a third of all Danish 15-year-olds spend a year finding themselves at an "efterskole", a kind of boarding school where the focus is more on personal growth.

News Lens • 03 Jun

Activists stole the wax figure from the Grevin Museum

Greenpeace activists steal Macron wax figure

Greenpeace activists have stolen a wax figure of French President Emmanuel Macron from a Paris museum and placed it in front of the Russian embassy as part of a protest against French economic ties with Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

World • 03 Jun

The research found there is only a roughly 50% chance the Milky Way and Andromeda will smash into each other in the next 10 billion years

Milky Way may not be destroyed in galactic smash-up

The Milky Way may not have a catastrophic collision with another huge galaxy as has been predicted, computer simulations have revealed, giving our home galaxy a coin-flip chance of avoiding destruction.

World • 03 Jun

Mount Etna is a popular site with tourists

Watch: Huge plume of ash rises as Mount Etna erupts

Columns of volcanic ash rose into the sky above Mount Etna following an eruption at the active volcano on the east coast of the Italian island of Sicily this morning.

Europe • 02 Jun

The London Vegetable Orchestra are performing during Cruinniú na nÓg, Ireland's national day of free creativity for children and young people.

Vegetable orchestra prepares for first gig in Ireland

The London Vegetable Orchestra comes to Dublin on Saturday 7 June, and there won't be a traditional instrument in sight.

Ireland • 02 Jun

The five confirmed dwarf planets in the Solar System with their known natural satellites, or moons (File image)

Possible new dwarf planet spotted at solar system's edge

Scientists have identified an object about 700km wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a highly elongated orbital path around the sun.

News Lens • 31 May

Fields of Posidonia Oceanica seagrass in the water at Sakarun Beach

Booming tourism takes its toll on Croatia's coast

With its rugged coastline, pristine waters and more than 1,000 inlets and islands, Croatia has seen a tourist boom in recent years. But the environmental impact of tourism on the coastline and marine life is troubling experts.

News Lens • 30 May

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has announced Pirro, a former Fox

A bad wrap: Trump blasts 'TACO Theory'

US President Donald Trump made no pretence at hiding his irritation this week when he was asked by a reporter about "TACO" - an acronym that has been gaining traction among Wall Street traders who believe that "Trump Always Chickens Out."

News Lens • 30 May

A partially logged section of a forest in the Grove of Giants in Huon Valley, Tasmania

Loggers fell old, native forests on Australian island

On the edge of a dense forest on a rugged Australian island, an enormous stump rises from the ground - all that remains of a eucalyptus tree that towered into the canopy for centuries.

News Lens • 29 May

Visitors to the World Heritage site are being urged to leave no trace

Giant's Causeway being damaged by visitors leaving coins

The Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim is being damaged by visitors leaving coins in the cracks of the famous stones.

Ulster • 29 May

Burrup Peninsula - AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

Australia's bid at rock art listing stalls over pollution

Australia's bid to secure World Heritage status for a site with Indigenous rock art estimated to be 50,000 years old has been dealt a blow after a UN advisory body warned it was at risk from nearby industrial pollution.

News Lens • 28 May

A worker prepares Kulluoba bread in Eskisehir province in central Turkey

Rising again: Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old bread loaf

In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central Turkey.

News Lens • 27 May

Kami Rita Sherpa waves as he arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport after scaling Mt Everest for the 30th time in May 2024

Nepali 'Everest Man' breaks own record with 31st summit

A 55-year-old Nepali climber dubbed "Everest Man" has reached the peak of the world's highest mountain for a record 31st time, more than three decades after his first summit.

News Lens • 27 May

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has pushed a series of reforms in the country

Saudi Arabia denies report alcohol ban will be lifted

An official in Saudi Arabia has denied reports that the country, the birthplace of Islam, would lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol, which is prohibited for Muslims.

News Lens • 26 May

Participants threw themselves down Cooper's Hill in Brockworth in pursuit of the wheel of cheese

German YouTuber wins back-to-back cheese rolling races

Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying cheese rolling race in the UK.

News Lens • 26 May

The Edinburgh University team developed a low-cost, desktop 3D printing system for creating soft robots

Soft robots walk out of printers which made them

Scientists have created soft robots able to walk straight out of the machines which made them.

News Lens • 26 May

Police officers at the scene in Komatsu in Japan

Birdies to bears: Golf event halted after furry sighting

Golfers in Japan had more than just bunkers and water hazards to deal with when a bear sighting brought an early end to a tournament because of safety concerns.

News Lens • 26 May

A mural of George Floyd at George Floyd Square

George Floyd's uncertain legacy is marked five years on

Americans today mark five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism.

News Lens • 25 May

62% of voters approved the amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that would allow same-sex marriage in 2015

Celebrations mark 10 years since marriage equality vote

Celebrations have been held at Collins Barracks in Dublin, marking 10 years since Ireland voted 'Yes' in the marriage equality referendum.

Ireland • 25 May

Finland has 4,305 reindeer owners and around 184,000 reindeer

Military presence worries Finnish reindeer herders

A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a growing military presence that is challenging the ability of reindeer herders to exercise their livelihood.

News Lens • 24 May

Researchers used data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile

Astronomers spot massive galaxy shaped like the Milky Way

Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like the Milky Way - a spiral structure with a straight bar of stars and gas running through its centre - but far more massive, offering new insight into galactic formation.

News Lens • 23 May