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Great swathes of the planet's oceans have become darker in the past two decades, according to researchers who fear the trend will have a severe impact on marine life around the world. From a report: Satellite data and numerical modelling revealed that more than a fifth of the global ocean darkened between 2003 and 2022, reducing the band of water that life reliant on sunlight and moonlight can thrive in. The effect is evident across 75m sq km (30m sq miles) of ocean, equivalent to the land area of Europe, Africa, China and North America combined, and disturbs the upper layer of water where 90% of marine species live. Dr Thomas Davies, a marine conservationist at the University of Plymouth, said the findings were a "genuine cause for concern," with potentially severe implications for marine ecosystems, global fisheries and the critical turnover of carbon and nutrients in the oceans. Most marine life thrives in the photic zones of the world's oceans, the surface layers that allow sufficient light through for organisms to exploit. While sunlight can reach a kilometre beneath the waves, in practice there is little below 200 metres.

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The latest in a long line of techies to face Putin’s wrath

A Russian programmer will face the next 14 years in a "strict-regime" (high-security) penal colony after a regional court ruled he leaked sensitive data to Ukraine.…

Peter Cunningham, a father of three, found himself at the centre of an armchair detective probe after a man ploughed into fans on Water Street at 6pm on Monday.

IT leaders in region eyeing American hyperscalers escape hatch

Amid the economic uncertainty of Trump 2.0, dependence on American tech has become a growing concern for many businesses, and a survey of 1,000 IT leaders claims that data sovereignty is now one of the most pressing issues.…

This star rose to fame five decades ago. He and his bandmates became known for their distinctive style, which included eye-popping stage makeup and long hair. Can you guess who it is?

Veteran pilot, Steve Schreiber, 63, from New Orleans, U.S., has revealed in a Youtube video the simple reason plane passengers should avoid using the 'black holes of despair.'

Kevin Costner just found himself in a legal battle as a female stunt double that worked on his $100million Western epic Horizon has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him and the film's producers.

A British boy, eight, is in care in hospital in Majorca after suffering a severe brain injuring following a fall from the third floor of his apart-hotel in Ibiza.

Musk’s rocket co fails to deploy any dummy satellites either

SpaceX's Starship has failed, again.…

The Dance Moms star, 22, took to the stage at Colours Hoxton for her second show in the capital and as her set came to a close the singer was seen with her head in her hands as she began to cry.

Jaw-dropping images show billionaire Howard Schultz's 254-foot vessel nearly scraping the land as it sailed through Woubrugge, a village 30 miles south of Amsterdam, this morning.

This is the shocking moment a passenger was punched in the face after screaming homophobic abuse at airline staff. 

An alarming new study, which found homes inhabitable due to the hazard has risen by over 100 per cent, has also revealed which areas in the UK have the highest number of affected houses

An anonymous reader shares a report: Without seeking approval of the San Francisco Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Maria Su plans to unveil a new Grading for Equity plan on Tuesday that will go into effect this fall at 14 high schools and cover over 10,000 students. The school district is already negotiating with an outside consultant to train teachers in August in a system that awards a passing C grade to as low as a score of 41 on a 100-point exam. Were it not for an intrepid school board member, the drastic change in grading with implications for college admissions and career readiness would have gone unnoticed and unexplained. It is buried in a three-word phrase on the last page of a PowerPoint presentation embedded in the school board meeting's 25-page agenda. The plan comes during the last week of the spring semester while parents are assessing the impact of over $100 million in budget reductions and deciding whether to remain in the public schools this fall. While the school district acknowledges that parent aversion to this grading approach is typically high and understands the need for "vigilant communication," outreach to parents has been minimal and may be nonexistent. The school district's Office of Equity homepage does not mention it and a page containing the SFUSD definition of equity has not been updated in almost three years. Grading for Equity eliminates homework or weekly tests from being counted in a student's final semester grade. All that matters is how the student scores on a final examination, which can be taken multiple times. Students can be late turning in an assignment or showing up to class or not showing up at all without it affecting their academic grade. Currently, a student needs a 90 for an A and at least 61 for a D. Under the San Leandro Unified School District's grading for equity system touted by the San Francisco Unified School District and its consultant, a student with a score as low as 80 can attain an A and as low as 21 can pass with a D.

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Locals are saddened to see this gem disappear from the town

Australian couple Alexandra and Aaron Weller have revealed how they created a multi million business after taking a risk and investing their life savings.

Some buyers are buying plots and homes on eBay, often unseen, and knuckling down to restore them for far less than it would cost to renovate a similar property in Britain.

Police want to 'make sure she's safe'

Ridmii, a company based in Dongguan City, has created a range of sex robots that can be controlled remotely.

The dentist 'surrendered' at a local court on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of culpable homicide, after evading raids in several states