British No 1 again displays best form since winning title Raducanu’s 6-2, 6-1 win follows demolition of Shibahara On her return to Flushing Meadows this year, significant tension and nerves followed Emma Raducanu as she attempted to finally secure her first win since her triumph here four years ago. Two...
Amorim insists ‘something has to change’ after Manchester United stunned by Grimsby
United knocked out of Carabao Cup on penalties ‘Football was really fair today. The best team won’ A shellshocked Ruben Amorim apologised to fans and questioned his players’ desire, saying they “spoke really loud about what they want” after Grimsby’s penalty shootout win dumped Manchester United out of the Carabao...
Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing Malawi is facing a critical shortage of tuberculosis drugs, with health officials warning that stocks will run out by the end of September. It comes just months after the World Health...
When science meets music: Florida’s oyster decline is being told through jazz
A professor teamed up with student musicians to inspire interest in data about the ‘catastrophic scale’ of the crisis A university professor has set her team’s research on the plight of Florida’s declining oyster population to music, aiming to inform a receptive new audience about the “catastrophic” scale of the...
‘AI psychosis’: could chatbots fuel delusional thinking? – podcast
There are increasing reports of people experiencing delusions after intensive use of AI chatbots. The phenomenon, dubbed ‘AI psychosis’, has raised concerns that features built into large language models may contribute to some users losing touch with reality. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dr Hamilton Morrin, a psychiatrist and researcher at...
‘Bristling with spikes’: oldest known ankylosaur fossil found in Morocco
Extravagant armour and tail weaponry on Spicomellus afer fossil confound existing theories of how the species evolved Tank-like physique, bristling with body armour and a collar of spikes the length of golf clubs, Spicomellus afer looks more like a Pokémon creation than a living creature. This bizarre dinosaur roamed the...
Switch 2 sales outpace original by 75%, driving record July hardware growth
According to Circana and Sensor Tower, the Nintendo Switch 2 sold 2 million units in the US between its June launch and the end of July, outpacing the original Switch's early sales by 75%. Nintendo's new handheld console singlehandedly fueled annual hardware spending growth during one of the best Julys......
SpaceX completes high stakes trial with Starship splashdowns on two oceans
The uncrewed mission lifted off at approximately 6:30 p.m. Central time. Within minutes, the spacecraft separated from its booster as planned before the two vehicles followed very different paths back to Earth. The 33-engine booster powered down over the Gulf of Mexico and splashed into the water, a less demanding......