Eddie Howe’s side hope the Champions League and smart additions can banish memories of a challenging summer Guardian writers’ predicted position: 7th (NB: this is not necessarily Louise Taylor’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 5th Continue reading...
Stargazers prepare for meteor shower of the year as the Perseids peak
Yearly spectacle, most visible in northern hemisphere, is caused by Earth passing through debris of ancient comet It is time for stargazers to dig out the deckchairs to try to enjoy what is considered to be one of the best meteor showers of the year. The Perseids are expected to...
Is sunscreen really toxic? – podcast
For many of us, slathering on sunscreen to protect our skin in the summer months is a no-brainer. But recently social media has been awash with influencers airing their concerns about the potential dangers of this seemingly innocuous product. So is there anything to the claims that sunscreen is toxic?...
Biochar from human waste could solve global fertiliser shortages, study finds
Excrement contains nutrients needed for crop growth and a new source of them could cut farming’s huge CO2 output Charcoal made from human waste could help solve fertiliser shortages as well as reduce pollution and energy use, a study has found. Biochar is a form of charcoal made from organic...
Zooming right in: the vivid landscapes revealed in nanophotography – in pictures
Each year researchers at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology mark National Science Week with a photography contest to see who can snap the best image. Here are some of this year’s entries Continue reading...
How a Jamaican student invented a self-disinfecting door handle for hospitals: ‘Design that fits reality’
Today, Rayvon Stewart’s model is celebrated as a symbol of the Caribbean’s growing science and technology talent pool When the Jamaican university student Rayvon Stewart invented a workable model for a door handle that could disinfect itself after every touch, it was hailed as a potential gamechanger for hospitals, hotels...
UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme
Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit Europe live – latest updates The UK is quickly recovering a prime position in the EU’s £80bn science research programme 18 months after becoming a participating member following the resolution of Brexit problems, data shows....
‘On call for brain retrievals’: the man who gets American football players examined for CTE after death
The gunman who killed four people in the building of NFL’s New York headquarters asked for his brain be studied for CTE. Neuroscientist Chris Nowinski on what happens next Shortly after news broke that a shooter had breached the New York City skyscraper where the NFL is headquartered and killed...
‘Deceptively cute’ ancient whale with razor-sharp teeth and eyes the size of tennis balls discovered in Australia
Scientist says new species described from 25-million-year-old fossil found in Victoria ‘was a gnarly whale I wouldn’t want to get in the water with’ “Small and deceptively cute, but definitely not harmless” is how scientists have described a new species of ancient whale, from a 25-million-year-old fossil found on Victoria’s...
Radar captures subtle cellphone vibrations to eavesdrop on calls from several feet away
The team positioned a millimeter wave radar device, technology similar to that used in self-driving cars and advanced motion detectors, a few feet away from a smartphone. As speech played through the phone's earpiece, the radar detected the surface vibrations caused by the audio signal. Read Entire Article