All the latest from Switzerland on a pivotal day Player guide | David Squires’ wallchart | Mail Dominic Listen to the latest episode of Women’s Football Weekly here. Perfect for your morning commute. More from that game – which was Germany’s seventh successive win in the Women’s Euros group stages,...
Owning dog or cat could preserve some brain functions as we age, study says
Fish or bird ownership showed no significant link to slower cognitive decline in study with implications for ageing societies As global population ages and dementia rates climb, scientists may have found an unexpected ally in the fight against cognitive decline. Cats and dogs may be exercising more than just your...
Why is the Earth spinning faster? Is time speeding up? Australia’s experts give us their second opinion
A standard Earth day is 86,400 seconds, but over three days in July and August, scientists expect the planet’s rotation to quicken relative to the sun Time flies, and three days in July and August could flit by faster than usual this year – but only if your clocks are...
‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees
Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too Bret Adee is one of the largest beekeepers in the US, with 2 billion bees across 55,000 hives. The business...
MethaneSat down: how New Zealand space ambitions fell off the radar
Satellite built to track emissions fails just as New Zealand scientists about to take control and reap returns of NZ$29m government investment For scientist Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher, the news that a methane-tracking satellite was lost in space last week left her feeling like the air had been sucked from her lungs....