Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Young people in Britain could be forgiven for despairing at the financial pressures they face—and feeling that previous generations enjoyed a much fairer economic environment. Then just to add to their worries about home ownership and a precarious jobs market, along comes the gloomy announcement that the UK’s public debt is … Read more
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Some residents of Conyers, Georgia were forced to evacuate their homes on Sunday as officials scrambled to control a … Read more
Read the following sentence: “Donald Trump and Kamala Harris walked into the bar, she sat down at a table.” We all immediately know that it was Kamala who sat at the table, not Donald. Pronouns like “she” help us to understand language, but pronouns can have multiple meanings. Depending on the context, we understand who … Read more
by Sarah Legge, Braedan Taylor, Jaana Dielenberg, Pius Gregory and Rachel Paltridge, The Conversation Bustard tracks across a dune on Anangu Country. Bustards, or bush turkeys, are a culturally significant game species. Credit: Jaana Dielenberg / Biodiversity Council As animals move across the desert, they leave tracks, diggings and droppings. For skilled trackers, reading these … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails ITV’s new drama about notorious 1980s jewel thief Joan Hannington has been heavily trailed as one of the small screen highlights of … Read more
In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its trajectory. The stars, called novae, are not caught inside the jet, but apparently in a dangerous neighborhood nearby. The … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization (WHO) has just published alarming statistics showing that employee mental health issues result in a US$1 trillion (£747 billion) loss in productivity each year. The WHO has called on employers to take urgent action by introducing comprehensive well-being programs to tackle the escalating mental health crisis in … Read more
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Lindsey Graham was fact-checked live on air by CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday after criticizing Kamala Harris for “crazy liberal” immigration policies — despite her … Read more
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to transform their function to help our bodies control our blood pressure. These cells include smooth muscle cells, which line our arteries. Normally, smooth muscle cells help control blood pressure by contracting and relaxing. But when blood pressure levels … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The upcoming release of Disney’s live action remake of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” currently scheduled for March 2025, has been surrounded by controversy—so much so that the film’s trailer has received over 1 million dislikes on YouTube. In particular, many fans have taken umbrage with the fact that computer-generated … Read more
