46 h. ago ‘The ultimate circular economy’: how coral holobionts conjure magnificence from nothing

These creatures evolved over millenia to create nature’s finest circular economy, but are now struggling to surviveThere’s no preparing for a first encounter with a thriving coral reef: your attention ricochets between dramas of colour, form and movement. A blaze of fire coral, darting clown fish, crimson sponge, electric blue ray a turtle! Your heart soars, your head spins. Nowhere else will you encounter such density and diversity of life.Corals are the architects of all this splendour. Their immobile forms suggest plants, but they’re animals – solar-powered ones. Each is a colony of thousands, sometimes millions, of tiny coral polyps, each resembling a slimmed-down sea anemone, just millimetres tall.Between 24 March and 2 April, we will be profiling a shortlist of 10 of the invertebrates chosen by readers and selected by our wildlife writers from more than 2,500 nominations. The voting for our 2025 invertebrate of the year will run from midday on Wednesday 2 April until midday on...

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57 h. ago Legendary singer, 89, opens up about heartbreaking health decline in first sighting since announcing his retirement

Johnny Mathis opened up to DailyMail.com about his upcoming 90th birthday and how he feels about his recent retirement as he deals with an 'accelerated' decline in his health and ongoing memory issues.

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7 d. ago Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds

Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says reportTaking strong action to tackle the climate crisis will increase countries’ economic growth, rather than damage their finances as critics of net zero policies have claimed, research from the world’s economic watchdog has found.Setting ambitious targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and setting out the policies to achieve them, would result in a net gain to global GDP by the end of the next decade, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in a joint report with the UN Development Programme. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Laurin Bell dead: Jeopardy! star dies aged 41 as friend issues heartbreaking statement

Former Jeopardy! star Laurin Bell has sadly died aged just 41, it has been announced with her friends sharing a heartbreaking tribute to her on social media

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8 d. ago Iconic spa announces heartbreaking closure amid 'challenging economic environment'

The award-winning site will shut next week

Economics

1 week ago Yankees' World Series champion Brett Gardner announces heartbreaking death of his son, 14, on family vacation

In a statement, the former Yankees star revealed that the teen fell ill - 'along with several other family members' - while on vacation but that 'so many questions' remain.

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1 week ago Britain's Got Talent's Ant and Dec make heartbreaking announcement as Simon Cowell misses show

Britain’s Got Talent returned for another episode - but head judge Simon Cowell was missing for portions of the instalment

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1 week ago Kylie Kelce announces heartbreaking family news weeks before her and Jason welcome new baby

In a heartbreaking Instagram post, the pregnant Kelce wrote about telling her three daughters about the sad news that was coming their way.

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1 week ago Good Morning Britain halted for sad breaking news as sports legend dies

On Thursday's Good Morning Britain, presenters Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid announced heartbreaking news to ITV viewers.

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2 w. ago Love Island star emotionally announces the death of his father in a heartbreaking tribute following cancer battle

The reality star and fashion model, who was a bombshell on the seventh series of the ITV show, took to his Instagram story to share the heartbreaking news.

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4 w. ago Olivia Bowen weeps live on air while announcing baby's gender after losing twin

Love Island star Olivia Bowen recently appeared on television alongside her husband Alex and announced the gender of her child while weeping after suffering a heartbreaking loss

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4 w. ago Dolly Parton's husband of 60 years Carl Dean dies aged 82 as singer shares heartbreaking tribute

Dolly Parton has announced the heartbreaking news that her husband Carl Dean has died at the age of 82, after nearly 60 years of marriage

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