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Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s new monkey with striking golden-orange fur seen enjoying reserve in adorable footage
Yorkshire Wildlife Park has shared footage of a golden lion tamarin exploring its new home in the Amazonas walk-through reserve near Doncaster. The arrival is significant because the species is endangered, and the park says the display is intended to help visitors understand the need for conservation. Golden lion tamarins are small Brazilian primates recognised…
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Jodrell Bank cuts a disappointing gamble, says Sky at Night host
The UK Research and Innovation agency has cut £2.8 million from Jodrell Bank Observatory’s annual budget, putting 28 jobs at risk and prompting a BBC Sky at Night presenter to call the decision “a gamble on the future of UK science”. Dr George Dransfield warned the cuts could jeopardise Britain’s place in major international scientific…
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Buck Moon lights up Devon and Cornwall skies
The full Moon of July, known as the Buck Moon, illuminated skies over Devon and Cornwall on Tuesday night, delighting stargazers and photographers across the South West. The name derives from the time of year when male deer, or bucks, grow new antlers, and it is one of several traditional names given to the July…
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Endangered tiger cubs born in conservation boost
A pair of endangered Amur tiger cubs have been born at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, marking a significant boost for global conservation efforts and prompting keepers to describe the arrival as a “real privilege”. The cubs, born to third-time parents Red and Yana, were announced on International Tiger Day, drawing attention to the plight…
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Billy Liar review – Tom Courtenay is superb in classic study of a young man and his quixotic dreams
This is a Guardian review of Billy Liar, John Schlesinger’s 1963 British comedy adapted from Keith Waterhouse’s 1959 novel, part of the “Angry Young Man” literary movement alongside John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger and Kingsley Amis’s Lucky Jim. The critic praises Tom Courtenay’s performance in the title role but expresses long-standing reservations about the…
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AI digs through 3,700 accounts of dreams and waking life, finds method in the madness
Researchers at Italy’s IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca have used natural language processing to analyse more than 3,700 accounts of dreams and waking experiences, concluding that dreams are neither random noise nor straightforward replays of the day’s events. Instead, the sleeping brain appears to blend memories, emotions, familiar places and imagined scenarios into entirely…
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The next American boom could be here — unless Washington regulates it to death
A Fox News opinion piece argues that fears of mass AI-driven job losses are overblown and that excessive government regulation, not the technology itself, poses the greatest threat to America’s economic prospects. The author contends that artificial intelligence could deliver the biggest improvement in American living standards in decades, comparing its disruptive potential to historical…
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Alive by Melanie Challenger review – a maverick study of what it means to have a body
Melanie Challenger’s book *Alive: The Hidden Intelligence of the Living World* argues that we have misunderstood nature and ourselves by fixating on souls, genes or minds rather than paying attention to bodies. The reviewer frames this as an important corrective, noting that bodies have been marginalised in scientific and philosophical thought, perhaps because they remind…
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals Sales Push IPL Cricket’s Business Value to $20.6 Billion, Houlihan Lokey Study Finds
The IPL’s business value has risen to $20.6 billion, up 11.4% year on year, according to Houlihan Lokey’s 2026 IPL Valuation Study, driven largely by record-breaking sales of two franchises, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals. The findings underline the growing appeal of Indian cricket to major global investors, with the report noting that only…
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Silent Hill: Townfall Might Be Exactly What the Series Needs | IGN Preview
IGN’s Michael Higham has previewed Silent Hill: Townfall after three hours of hands-on play, reporting that the series’ shift to a first-person perspective successfully preserves its trademark dread while deepening the connection between player and environment. Developed by Screen Burn (formerly NoCode, the studio behind Observation, with staff who worked on Alien: Isolation), the game…