Christopher B. Taub, Author at The British Journal

I am a British journalist, writer, wanderer and part-time optimist with a giant-sized carbon footprint.

Study: Plunge in sunlight could have caused ‘snowball Earth’
By Christopher B. Taub on July 31, 2020
At least twice in Earth’s history, nearly the entire planet was encased in a sheet of snow and ice. These dramatic “Snowball Earth” events occurred...
Study: A weird long cloud on Mars has returned. It’s right on schedule
By Christopher B. Taub on July 31, 2020
A weird long cloud has formed so many times over the same Martian volcano that scientists have given up and named it. A recurrent feature,...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson warns of second wave in COVID-19 spat with Spain
By Christopher B. Taub on July 29, 2020
The UK must be “vigilant” over the threat of a second wave of Covid-19, the Prime Minister has said. Speaking on a visit to Nottingham...
The seven parts of England with no new COVID-19 cases for a month
By Christopher B. Taub on July 29, 2020
Seven parts of the country which have seen barely any cases of coronavirus for a month have been revealed. The figures have been released by...
Police: Man rushed to hospital after homophobic assault
By Christopher B. Taub on July 23, 2019
A man has been dashed to hospital after a suspected homophobic attack with a machete today. Police rushed to the scene after receiving reports of...
Salvadoran woman accused of abortion faces trial
By Christopher B. Taub on July 15, 2019
Salvadoran woman who birthed a baby into a toilet in El Salvador faces a second trial for murder Monday. Evelyn Hernandez, a 21-year-old rape survivor,...
India building collapse, 12 dead After Heavy Rain In Himachal’s Solan
By Christopher B. Taub on July 15, 2019
12 killed as building collapses in India after monsoon rains. The death toll in the building collapse incident in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan has risen to...
Indonesia Earthquake: One Dead, Hundreds Evacuated, Report
By Christopher B. Taub on July 15, 2019
Atleast One Dead, Hundreds Evacuated After 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesian Island. According to the United States Geological Survey ( USGS), the quake occurred about...
Tennessee Man dies from FLESH-EATING bacteria after swimming in Florida
By Christopher B. Taub on July 14, 2019
Tennessee man dies after being infected with flesh-eating bacteria in Destin. In a post written by the man’s daughter on Wednesday, she described a weekend...
Doomsday Prepper Abuse: Couple charged with multiple physical and sexual offences
By Christopher B. Taub on July 14, 2019
‘Doomsday prepper’ couple charged after ‘enslaving two women on their farm as laborers for years and subjecting them to sexual abuse, physical beatings and starvation’....
New York City: De Blasio says ICE raids on immigrants already underway
By Christopher B. Taub on July 14, 2019
ICE deportation raids underway in New York City, ‘number of jurisdictions,’ . Public officials spoke out this weekend and urged residents to resist authorities and...
Igors Rausis accused of cheating after using phone on toilet
By Christopher B. Taub on July 13, 2019
Chess Grandmaster Igors Rausis Caught Cheating with phone Found in Toilet. A photo emerged of Igor Rausis, 58, with a mobile phone — thought to...
Florida man kicks alligator, saves dog (Reports)
By Christopher B. Taub on July 13, 2019
Florida man kicks alligator, saves dog. Early Tuesday morning, Buddy Ackerman was taking his daughter’s golden retriever Osi out for a walk near his Palm...