Days after a huge fireball tore through the skies over New Zealand last month, Steve Wyn-Harris spotted a small black rock on the bare ground. The citizen astronomer was looking for remains of the meteor that had flown over the North Island. He bagged the rock but wasn’t too sure, as he says most finds … Read more
“I felt so scared of Tourette’s,” says Cole, who is one of about 300,000 people in the UK living with the condition. “There was no-one I knew that had Tourette’s, and I didn’t see anyone in the public eye that had Tourette’s – and if they did, they were a figure of ridicule.
A strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, injuring at least 87 and causing significant damage across the region. It was the largest earthquake recorded in the South American country. The epicenter was in San José del Palmar, a community in the rural province of Chocó, about 250 … Read more
Two Senate Republicans released a series of text messages from early 2021 showing Dr. Anthony Fauci and other federal health officials discussing how to “weigh the potential risks against the benefits” of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines. The 11 text messages made public Monday were among more than 34,000 that the Department of Health and … Read more
Update: On the evening of August 10, Russia’s Supreme Court removed Yabloko from the ballot for the State Duma, the lower house of the country’s parliament, ruling in favor of a suit filed by the Rodina party.What’s happening with Yabloko ahead of the election?Yabloko last cleared the threshold for the State Duma in 1999, when it won 5.93 percent of the vote — above the 5 … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA, August 7, 2026. Jeenah Moon | ReutersStock futures were little changed in overnight trading on Monday, as investors weighed signs of progress toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz against lingering doubts that the United States and Iran can … Read more
Esolex/Getty Images We may receive a commission for purchases made through links. The Xbox Series X is an impressive gaming console, but its custom chip is no longer the high-end offering it once was. The console features a custom RDNA 2 GPU with 52 compute units running at a locked 1.825 GHz, producing 12,155 teraflops … Read more
Soccer powerbrokers in Europe, North America and Asia believe FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s recent plan to sell a stake in the World Cup was a “fundamental breach of trust” with the institutions the sport’s global governing body serves. In an “open letter to the football family” revealed on Monday, UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC also … Read more
A parachute about 70 feet wide has to open faster than the speed of sound in the thin air of Mars. When the first images appear, you will need to quickly answer a simple question: is the canopy positioned as it should or is it crooked? A white parachute is much less useful for that. … Read more
The cause of death of a 19-year-old American law student studying in England has been found to be a heart rhythm disturbance, a conclusion made by the British coroner partially because of the weight-loss medication tirzepatide.Josephine Nasr, a student at the University of East London, died on September 23, 2025, in her student accommodation in … Read more