If anyone knows how to weather a whitewash, it’s the merry band of England fans marking their 30th anniversary at their spiritual home Courage, soldier. Ben Stokes’s England team may be heading into the third Ashes Test already 2-0 down, but not everyone in English cricket is fazed. There is...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Gabriel Jesus is looking to impress, Daniel Muñoz is tough to replace and is this it for Mohamed Salah at Liverpool? Premier League top scorers: the Golden Boot race This season Chelsea have held Arsenal after going down to 10 men and have beaten Barcelona, Liverpool and Tottenham. They have...
Littler lights up Ally Pally opening night as prize money raises stakes
The PDC world darts championship is back, but could the new £1m winners’ cheque make this show too big? A team of assistant referees walks into the Twelve Pins in Finsbury Park carrying linesmen’s flags and whistles. It’s 3pm on a Thursday, you think, they’ve probably just been reffing a...
Fifa urged to halt World Cup ticket sales after ‘monumental betrayal’ of fans
Final tickets more than £3,000; five-fold rise on Qatar Cheapest England tickets are £165 for two Group L games Fifa has been accused of a “monumental betrayal” by fan representatives after it emerged that the cheapest tickets for next summer’s World Cup final will cost more than £3,000. Football Supporters...
Endoscopy finds Neanderthal noses not as adapted to the cold as expected
Study on skull of Altamura Man could be blow to adaptation theories about Neanderthals and their extinction One sign of a really cold day is the sharp sting of freezing air in your nose. It was believed that the noses of Neanderthals were better adapted to breathing the cold air...
Orcas team up with dolphins to hunt salmon, study finds
Northern resident killer whales appear to use dolphins as ‘scouts’, in a surprising cooperative hunting strategy Orcas and dolphins have been spotted for the first time working as a team to hunt salmon off the coast of British Columbia, according to a new study which suggests a cooperative relationship between...
Social media and ADHD diagnosis, new mpox strain in England and early firestarters – podcast
The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a study investigating the link between social media use in children and rising rates of ADHD diagnosis. Also on the agenda is groundbreaking evidence that humans were starting fires...
Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds
Scientists say bears in southern Greenland differ genetically to those in the north, suggesting they could adjust Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers, in a study thought to be the first time a statistically significant link has...
Notepad++ users urged to update immediately after hackers hijack the app’s updater
The developers of Notepad++ recently discovered an actively exploited vulnerability that enabled hackers to hijack the popular editor's automatic updater. Version 8.8.9 addresses the issue, but users should avoid relying on the updater in earlier releases and instead download the latest installer directly from the Notepad++ website or from TechSpot's......
Morrowind gets a modern glow-up thanks to an Unreal Engine 5 fan project
Greg Coulthard is a self-taught CG enthusiast and YouTuber with a passion for bringing classic games into current-gen visual technology. Using Unreal Engine 5, he updates aged classics to showcase modern graphics features. Recently, the modder applied the UE5 treatment to one of the best – and most heavily modded......