Your city is probably fighting climate change in more ways than you realize. Perhaps your mayor is on a mission to plant more trees, or they’ve set efficiency standards for buildings, requiring better windows and insulation. Maybe they’ve even electrified your public transportation, reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and air...
How plants could help us detect, and even destroy, dangerous ‘forever chemicals’
The vision “I think a lot of people now are aware of PFAS, or concerned about it, or want to know whether it’s present in their water, their food. The whole purpose of what we’re trying to do is develop something that’s simple and cost effective to answer that question...
Can weaker environmental rules help fight climate change? California just bet yes.
Earlier this week, California lawmakers passed among the most sweeping reforms to the state’s environmental regulations in more than half a century. The measures were primarily intended to boost housing construction and urban density in the Golden State, which faces among the most severe housing shortages in the U.S. Though...
Tour de France 2025: stage-by-stage guide to this year’s race
On the 50th anniversary of the first Tour finish on the Champs-Élysées, we could be in for a cliffhanger finish The climbs of Mont Cassel and Le Mont Noir won’t be enough to split the peloton, so this is almost guaranteed to be a bunch sprint, unless it gets windy....
Debacle in the desert: will the Athletics’ $1.75bn stadium on the Vegas Strip ever be built?
It’s been over two years since the A’s were awarded public funding for their new ballpark. But despite last month’s “groundbreaking”, its completion is anything but certain It had just turned 8am on a crystal clear, late June Monday morning, but it was already 85F (29C). Despite the tolerable heat...
Al-Hilal’s win over Manchester City lays bare strength of Saudi Arabia
Club World Cup upset may be a turning point in how football in the region is viewed by Europe’s elite So it came to pass that the blue moon was eclipsed by the crescent and the world of football took on a slightly different hue. For the past couple of...
‘Like a kid in a sweet shop’: Brailsford back calling shots at Ineos Grenadiers
Former team principal will be present at Tour de France John Allert says 61-year-old ‘a not-so-secret weapon’ Dave Brailsford has returned to a leading role at Ineos Grenadiers on the eve of the 2025 Tour de France, calling the shots on team selection and performance objectives, barely a month after...
Max Verstappen reportedly in advanced talks with Mercedes over blockbuster move
Dutch driver’s camp believed to have made first move Sky Italy say deal ‘close’ with Mercedes yet to make call Max Verstappen’s future with Red Bull is under scrutiny with reports that talks about a move to Mercedes have intensified in the buildup to this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Speculation...
England’s Woakes laments ‘frustrating’ marginal decisions going India’s way
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Karun Nair handed reprieves Day one of second Test ‘could have been so different’ England started the second Test just as they had the first, by winning the toss and putting India in to bat. The plan was to make inroads before the last, vague vestige of...
‘Most special day of my life’: world No 733 Tarvet enjoys limelight in Alcaraz defeat
Briton beaten in Wimbledon second round 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 ‘I had chances that gave me confidence I was competing’ As a script it surely would have been rejected by Hollywood for being too outlandish. A 21-year-old British student, who has never played on the main tennis tour before, suddenly finds...