Head coach believes ‘competition for places is on’ Bellingham, Palmer and Foden all still to come back Thomas Tuchel has insisted he is brave enough to omit star names from his England XI if it better balances the team. The head coach feels competition for places has increased after the...
Barcelona in Miami; Milan in Perth? Welcome to the league of anywhere | Jonathan Liew
What goes on tour, stays on tour as Uefa meets to discuss La Liga’s and Serie A’s request to play competitive matches abroad The caramel-coloured tiles on the facade are long gone, and the name changed eight years ago, and there are now wraparound LED screens and an “immersive” museum...
‘Good for the soul’: public urged to look up with Saturn on show
Saturn will be highly visible all September and scientists say gazing at planets and stars lets us see ‘the biggest picture’ It has baffled minds as great as Galileo’s, inspired composers and fuelled sci-fi fantasies, but while Saturn will be on show all September, is anyone watching? The ringed gas...
US drugmaker Merck scraps £1bn London research centre and cuts 125 science jobs
New blow to UK’s key life science sector as industry body says country is losing ground on investment and research The US drugmaker Merck has scrapped a £1bn London research centre and is laying off 125 scientists in the capital this year, in a big blow to the UK’s important...
Weatherwatch: Forecasting’s astrological origins
Weather forecasting was still banned under the 1735 Witchcraft Act when the Met Office was founded in 1854 Forecasting the weather used to be less scientific and more magical, to the point that practitioners could be accused of witchcraft. The mathematician and astronomer Ptolemy of Alexandria drew up tables of...
Shrinking states: a positive future with fewer people? – podcast
The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row – a trend mirrored across the world, with two-thirds of the global population now living in countries with below-replacement-level fertility. In the second episode of a two-part series, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dean Spears,...
Unusual compounds in rocks on Mars may be sign of ancient microbial life
Surface spots and nodules on rocks in ancient river valley are described in new study as ‘potential biosignatures’ Unusual features found in rocks on Mars may be the handiwork of ancient microbial life that eked out an existence on the red planet billions of years ago. The rocks were spotted...
Big Steam update enables custom sorting, CPU temp monitoring, and much more
When Valve debuted Steam's in-game performance monitor in July, the company warned that supporting CPU temperature tracking would require kernel-level privileges. With this update, users now have the option to enable or skip that feature. Read Entire Article