Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter From a replica of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation gown and Princess Diana’s “revenge dress” to a reproduction of the Gold State Coach – costumes, props and sets from Netflix’s award-winning drama The Crown … Read more
Ions are everywhere, from our daily surroundings to the cosmic expanse. As common table salt (NaCl) dissolves into sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl–) ions in water, it imparts a salty taste. Once absorbed by the body, these ions regulate nerve impulses and muscle movements. In the sun, plasma — a gathering of ions in the … Read more
Twenty year light curve of NGC 2403 XMM4 obtained from Swift (blue boxes), Chandra (magenta diamonds), XMM-Newton (green circles) and NuSTAR (red triangles) observations. The observed luminosity is reported in the 0.3–10 keV energy band, with Chandra and NuSTAR values extrapolated to that band from their best-fitting parameters. Credit: Luangtip and Roberts, 2023. By analyzing … Read more
Just 2% of rainforest tree species account for 50% of the trees found in tropical forests across Africa, the Amazon and south-east Asia, a new study has found. Mirroring patterns found elsewhere in the natural world, researchers have discovered that a few tree species dominate the world’s major rainforests, with thousands of rare species making … Read more
(NewsNation) — A new bipartisan bill announced Thursday looks to encourage commercial pilots to report sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), or unidentified flying objects (UFOs), to the United States government. The effort — led by Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., and Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisc. — aims to promote safe airspace for Americans by encouraging … Read more
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email The NHS is failing to hit most of its key targets with the waiting list still higher than when Rishi Sunak pledged it would fall, new figures show. Fresh data from NHS … Read more
Researchers have created the world’s largest ancient human gene bank by analysing the bones and teeth of almost 5,000 humans who lived across western Europe and Asia up to 34,000 years ago. By sequencing ancient human DNA and comparing it to modern-day samples, the international team of experts mapped the historical spread of genes — … Read more
Multidisciplinary approaches to urban archaeology provide a wealth of information about how cities shape, and are shaped by, their environment. Credit: Michelle O’Reilly Cities play a key role in climate change and biodiversity and are one of the most recognizable features of the Anthropocene. They also accelerate innovation and shape social networks, while perpetuating and … Read more
Jonathan Glover’s new book, on the seemingly intractable nature of the Israel-Palestine conflict, quotes George Orwell on the Spanish civil war: “Everybody believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side without ever examining the evidence.” This could have been written today, amid bipolar thinking and pressure to take … 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 The family of a woman killed during a bungled kidnap after she was mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s wife have offered £50,000 to search a farm where a convicted … Read more
