It may open the Lions to accusations of parochialism, but there is a compelling case for staying in Europe It may be too early to start asking existential questions about the British & Irish Lions but, sitting in Melbourne’s Southbank, slap bang in the middle of Aussie rules territory, where...
England arrive in the beating heart of Euro 2025 with Italian job still to do
Stade de Genève has arguably been the epicentre of Euro 2025 – England need to stamp their mark on the ground Just off the shore of Lake Geneva, the Jet d’Eau fires a relentless, arching cascade 140 metres into the air. It is the centrepiece of an effortlessly refined city...
Optimists share similar brain patterns when thinking about the future, scans show
Positive thinkers are ‘literally on the same wavelength’, say Japanese researchers Whether it’s an exam, flight or health check, some people take a sunny view of the future while others plan for catastrophes. Now researchers have found that people with an upbeat outlook show similar patterns of brain activity when...
Hundreds of Nasa workers rebuke ‘arbitrary’ Trump cuts in scathing letter
Nearly 300 current and former employees signed the letter criticizing the ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at the agency Almost 300 current and former US Nasa employees, including at least four astronauts, have issued a scathing dissent opposing the Trump administration’s sweeping and indiscriminate cuts to the agency, which they say...
The babies born with DNA from three parents – podcast
Doctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay about the life-threatening genetic disorders that the technique appears to prevent, and Prof Sir Doug Turnbull describes the 25-year...