The Tokyo Olympic champion has climbed more than 1,200 places back to the world top 10 following the birth of her daughter, Bella “I definitely think I’m a better player now than I was before my pregnancy,” Belinda Bencic says as she reflects on climbing more than 1,200 places up...
No cups, no Europe, 40 matches: is this Manchester United’s post-Ferguson nadir?
As Michael Carrick prepares for Saturday’s derby, fans wonder if this is the club’s worst moment – but they are spoilt for choice Manchester United, without a permanent head coach or European football and knocked out of both domestic cups at the first time of asking, are facing another bleak...
Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism
Taking drug in pregnancy does not raise chances of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, ‘gold standard’ review finds Taking paracetamol in pregnancy does not increase the chance that the child will be autistic, or have ADHD or an intellectual disability, a “gold standard” review of the evidence has found. The...
Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas
Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical It was noon by the time Jacques Katutu first saw the newborn mountain gorillas. Cradled in the arms of their mother, Mafuko, the tiny twins clung to her body for...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted, according to Yap Boum, a senior official at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “The study has been...
Are our bodies full of microplastics or not? There’s a way to resolve this debate, and scientists must hurry | Debora MacKenzie
This week’s furore is microplastics researchers’ ozone moment. If they fail, the powerful plastics lobby will step into the breach Debora MacKenzie is a science journalist and author of Stopping the Next Pandemic: How Covid-19 Can Help Us Save Humanity Are we being injured and killed by ubiquitous, teeny-tiny shards...
BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links
Campaigners claim firm has bought sway over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths Campaigners have accused BP of having an insidious influence over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) in the UK through its relationship with the Science Museum. Documents obtained under freedom of information...
Liquid gears could challenge 5,000 years of mechanical engineering
The study, published January 13 in Physical Review Letters, replaces the metal or plastic cogs of conventional gears with controlled flows of liquid. In their experiments, NYU physicists submerged two cylinders in a viscous water – glycerol mixture. When one cylinder rotated, the liquid currents it generated transmitted motion to......
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 adds 40 TOPS accelerator to the single-board computer
Raspberry Pi has started selling the AI HAT+ 2, an add-on board that represents a significant upgrade over the AI HAT+ model launched in 2024. While the original board could only accelerate certain types of neural network models, the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 is powerful enough to manage and......
Lego’s next Zelda set celebrates Ocarina of Time
Officially titled The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle, the model (77093) features 1,003 pieces as well as minifigures of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf. The setting is Ganon's ruined castle, where you'll find three hidden Recovery Hearts and other elements from the game such as the......