Earth is getting ready to welcome a mini-moon into its orbit by the end of the month — but it’s for a limited time only, scientists say. The space rock, an asteroid by the name of 2024 PT5, will show up to do a partial orbit around Earth between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25, before … Read more
(Action Images via Reuters) Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Barrow in the Carabao Cup. Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea themselves at Wembley last term, so new boss Enzo Maresca will be hoping to go one better and land his first trophy at the club. … Read more
A study, published in the journal Nature Communications by an international team of climate scientists and permafrost experts shows that, according to new climate computer model simulations, global warming will accelerate permafrost thawing and as a result lead to an abrupt intensification of wildfires in the Subarctic and Arctic regions of northern Canada and Siberia. … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “Stranger churches”—Protestant congregations that welcomed speakers of certain languages other than English—in early modern London had “eyes everywhere” to hear, spread and dispel gossip in multiple languages, according to new research. The Elizabethan era saw large numbers of migrants coming to England, many of whom were Protestants fleeing religious persecution and … Read more
For five years, reactor one at Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania has lain dormant. Now, thanks to a deal with Microsoft, the reactor will start running again in 2028—this time to exclusively supply the tech firm with oodles of low-carbon electricity. It’s all part of an ongoing flirtation between Big Tech and … Read more
Trump vows to ‘take other countries’ jobs’ while campaigning in Georgia 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 Donald Trump has vowed to take jobs from other countries if he wins the … Read more
Cancer incidence trends in 2021 largely returned to what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, there was little evidence of a rebound in incidence that would account for the decline in diagnoses in 2020, when screening and other medical care was … Read more
Former President Barack Obama. Credit: White House/Pete Souza Following Barack Obama’s reelection as U.S. president in 2012, the mental health of college-educated Black men improved significantly, while those who didn’t attend college reported worse mental health, according to new research from Rice University sociologists. “Four More Years! Or So What? The Mental Health Significance of … Read more
The sun sets beyond crude oil storage tanks at the Juaymah tank farm at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Global benchmark Brent crude falling below $70 a barrel in early September — its lowest in … Read more
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out plans to slash the number of women going to jail and ultimately close women’s prisons – as the country … Read more
