Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When tickets for Green Day’s 2025 Australian tour went on sale, fans joined a queue—a ritual that has been practiced for decades on footpaths, on phones, and now online. But as Green Day fans reached the purchase point, the price varied. For some, a seated ticket rose as high as A$500. … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the build-up to his government’s first budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been setting expectations low. It will be “painful,” he has warned, and a “difficult trade-off” will have to be made because of the economic inheritance left by the last government. The UK will have to “accept short-term pain … Read more
DNA double helix. Credit: public domain Researchers have reconstructed the oldest human genomes ever found in South Africa from two people who lived around 10,000 years ago, allowing a better understanding of how the region was populated, an author of the study said Sunday. The genetic sequences were from a man and a woman whose … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibers. It named the particles “microplastics.” The paper opened an entire research field. Since then, more than 7,000 published studies have shown the prevalence of microplastics in the environment, in wildlife … Read more
Systematic investigations of the intrinsic antiferromagnetic diode effect. a, Nonlinear conductivity σ2ω and longitudinal resistance Rxx as functions of the vertical electric field Ez. b, Nonlinear conductivity as a function of the vertical magnetic field μ0Hz in the AFM state. The red dashed line is the average line of σ2ω. c, Experimentally measured longitudinal resistance … Read more
Sovereign wealth funds out of the Middle East are emerging as key backers of Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence darlings. Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar have been looking to diversify their economies, and are turning to tech investments as a hedge. In the past year, funding for AI companies by … Read more
Pierre Gentine. Credit: Columbia Engineering Last year was the hottest on record. Around the world, we are witnessing more extreme events—from massive forest fires to floods to “hot tub’” ocean temperatures—with devastating consequences for human life and our planet’s biodiversity. The economic costs are already tremendously high. Despite mounting feelings of eco-anxiety, my colleagues and … Read more
Location of surveyed urban settlements in Suva (Fiji) and Port Vila (Vanuatu). Credit: npj Clean Water (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41545-024-00377-8 The Pacific Islands may evoke images of sprawling coastlines and picturesque scenery. But while this part of the world might look like paradise, many local residents are grappling with a serious public health issue. Across Pacific … Read more
Japanese authorities tell tens of thousands of people in Ishikawa to evacuate after “unprecedented” rains in the quake-hit region. One person was killed and at least seven were missing on Saturday, officials said, as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and landslides in Japan’s quake-hit region of Ishikawa, where authorities told tens of thousands to evacuate. A … Read more
Danube waters have reached the steps of the parliament building in Budapest. The Danube peaked at a 10-year high in a heavily fortified Budapest on Saturday with the water reaching the steps of parliament, after deadly Storm Boris lashed Europe. Torrential rains and strong winds have led to widespread flooding in central and eastern Europe … Read more
