Hundreds of animal rights protesters tried to enter a research facility.
The US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clash
A U.S.-backed project in South Africa aims to extract rare earth minerals from industrial waste as part of a Trump administration priority to reduce reliance on China
American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules.
Over the past few years, Kentucky sheep farmer Daniel Bell has been expanding his flock. Eventually, that meant he needed to build a new barn. His land is far from the power lines he’d need to heat it, so he figured rooftop solar would be ideal. To help pay for...
Deep-diving robots help crack the mystery of Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice
Something strange has been swirling in the waters around Antarctica. From the 1970s until a decade ago, the floating sea ice that radiates from the continent had been expanding, even with climate change already in full swing. Then, in 2016, it suddenly and dramatically contracted — and has yet to...
A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view
Sea levels are much higher than we thought. Real-world oceans are making a mockery of flood-risk forecasts based on crude global modeling. And to make matters worse, coastal lands almost everywhere are subsiding faster than anyone realized — often many times faster than the seas are rising. These findings come...
Slumbering giants Chelsea and Manchester United offer little for fans | John Brewin
The two clubs are struggling to relive former glories and fans are not happy as the overlords make them foot the bill English football’s two best teams are from London and Manchester. On Sunday, they meet to decide this season’s Premier League title. Chelsea and Manchester United are not those...
‘London Marathon place for sale’: fraudsters chase after runners’ cash
As excitement mounts for the 2026 event on 26 April, fraudsters are cashing in by trying to persuade disappointed hopefuls they can run after all You didn’t get a place for the London marathon on the ballot and had given up on the hope of taking part this year. But...
Racing driver Juha Miettinen killed and six injured at 24-hour Nürburgring qualifiers
Six drivers taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries F1 world champion Max Verstappen is competing at event The racing driver Juha Miettinen has died after a multi-car collision in the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers in Germany, which were also set to feature the four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen....
Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half-marathon
Winning robot records faster time than Jacob Kiplimo’s world record More than 100 robots run in parallel tracks to avoid collisions with humans Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, having lagged far...
‘That’s a guppy’: Baumgardner swats aside Britain’s Dubois as feud escalates
American dismisses Dubois as ‘not on my level’ Baumgardner targets bouts with Taylor or Serrano British stablemate touts fight as ‘best versus best’ A dismissive Alycia Baumgardner said Britain’s Caroline Dubois still has more to prove before the American will entertain a fight between the two unified champions. That was...