Piastri fumes at controversial stewards decision Norris: ‘Being on top at your home race is very special’ Lando Norris said his maiden victory at the British Grand Prix was everything he had dreamed of and a special moment to savour at his home race. However, his furious McLaren teammate, Oscar...
Wimbledon organisers apologise after line-calling system turned off in error
Briton Sonay Kartal loses to Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in clash marred by technological failure Wimbledon organisers have apologised after the electronic line-calling system was turned off in error at a crucial moment in Sonay Kartal’s match on Centre Court. The British No 3’s opponent, the 34-year-old Russian veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova,...
Tension and tedium: welcome to the Wimbledon press conference room | Jonathan Liew
Anyone can ask any question of the players, leading to absurd inquiries, but it can sometimes serve a useful purpose To spend even a little time at Wimbledon is to drown in the sheer scale of things. This is a place of mind-boggling numbers: the 40 miles of racket string,...
Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows
Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows. The ingredient, diquat, is widely...
Patients with ultra-rare diseases worry new FDA rules will leave them without treatment
Testing is difficult for drugs for rare diseases, and new rules may make it harder for sufferers to obtain life-saving drugs US drug regulators have increasingly signaled a focus on faster approvals and rare diseases, but patients with ultra-rare ailments fear they are falling through the cracks, especially given challenges...
Douglas Chamberlain obituary
Cardiologist who empowered paramedics and the general public to restart hearts and save lives If you had a cardiac arrest before the 1970s, an ambulance might arrive quickly, but almost all its crew could do was transport you to hospital, where your treatment would begin – if indeed you survived...
Starwatch: Venus will pass through the ‘golden gate’ of two star clusters
The brilliant planet will move across the invisible line between the pair and appear 3 degrees away from the star Aldebaran This week, Venus will pass through the so-called Golden Gate of the Ecliptic. Although the name has risen to prominence with science popularisers in recent decades, its exact origin...
Lab-grown sperm and eggs just a few years away, scientists say
Quest to create viable human sex cells in lab progressing rapidly, with huge implications for reproduction Scientists are just a few years from creating viable human sex cells in the lab, according to an internationally renowned pioneer of the field, who says the advance could open up biology-defying possibilities for...
‘You know it when you see it’: experts size up scientists’ attempt to define cool
Sought-after status moves in mysterious ways that elude rules and norms, say the initiated It has puzzled philosophers, scholars and those aspiring to be cool for generations: what is it that makes someone cool? Now it appears that the alchemical code has finally been cracked. There are six specific attributes...