The trolling of WNBA games isn’t just juvenile spectacle. It’s the logical endpoint of a culture fluent in irony, addicted to attention and hollowed out by meaninglessness The first dildo dropped from the sky like a glitch in the matrix. For anyone tuned in to the 29 July game between...
Manchester United continue shopping with Cesko, Championship kicks off: football news – live
All the latest transfer and team news before the weekend Championship guide | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail David Liverpool boss Arne Slot is currently chatting away amiably in his pre-FA Community Shield press conference. “A good challenge for us to start the season,” says Slot. He also lists...
‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving research
Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital work Last week, the office of management and budget (OMB) revealed plans to freeze all outside funding for National Institutes of Health research this fiscal year, but reversed course later that day, leaving...
Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports. Wright,...
Air pollution filters help scientists produce first UK wildlife survey using eDNA
Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA As the UK’s Big Butterfly Count reaches more than 100,000 submissions, an international group of scientists have produced the first national survey of biodiversity using an entirely different approach. Instead of...
As temperatures soar, it’s time to close the green space gap
While urban greening can help mitigate extreme heat, such spaces are not distributed equitably It has been a summer of heatwaves in western Europe, with record highs of 46C (115F) in Spain and Portugal. An estimated 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities in June, according to...
Beam me up, jellyfish: experts unveil spaceships to take us to the stars
Winner of Project Hyperion design contest envisions polyamorous people thriving onboard cigar-shaped craft Spaceships modelled on jellyfish, 3D-printed homes, polyamorous relationships and vegetarian diets are among the ways in which experts have envisaged making interstellar travel feasible. The ideas from scientists, engineers, architects and social theorists came in response to...