Put in the proper wider context, the attendance issues that have emerged during the tournament perhaps aren’t quite as embarrassing as they seem If there’s a lesson to be learned from the Club World Cup so far, it’s that images of nothingness can still generate hysteria. Empty seats – which...
Premier League opening fixtures: Liverpool host Bournemouth, Arsenal at Manchester United
Thomas Frank’s Spurs start at home to Burnley Sunderland face West Ham, Leeds host Everton Liverpool will kick off their Premier League title defence with a home game against Bournemouth on Friday 15 August, on an opening weekend when Manchester United host Arsenal. Thomas Frank’s first match as Tottenham’s manager...
Astronaut mission postponed amid leak concerns at International Space Station
Chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary’s first astronauts in decades delayed indefinitely A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary’s first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) said on Thursday that it...
Weight loss jabs may achieve less drastic results outside trials, study suggests
Patients in real world shed less weight than in clinical settings and may benefit more from bariatric surgery People using weight loss jabs shed far fewer pounds in the real world than in clinical trials, researchers have found. Jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, which contain the drugs semaglutide and...
Female baboons with strong relationship to fathers found to live longer
Study suggests role of male parents may be under-appreciated in some primate species If male baboons were subject to the same kind of cultural commentary as humans, the phrase “deadbeat dads” might be called for, such is the primate’s relatively limited involvement in raising their young. But a study suggests...
Plantwatch: Relative of common weed can grow up to 30ft tall on Kilimanjaro
Giant groundsels are superbly adapted to upland environments where temperatures can plunge to -20C The common groundsel is a weedy plant often seen on waste ground and roadsides, growing up to about 40cm (16in) tall. But on mountains in east Africa relatives of the groundsel can grow up to 9...
Next-gen Xbox to support Steam, Epic, and more – consoles will run on AMD chips
Microsoft's hardware-agnostic video game business model and its responses to Valve's Steam Deck have recently sparked speculation that its next console might fully abandon walled gardens. This announcement from the head of Xbox has confirmed many details from earlier rumors and alleviated concerns about legacy console back catalogs. Read Entire...