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Diamonds and ‘cab to orbit’: The rocket aiming to transform India’s space ambitions
India’s first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch Vikram-1 on Saturday.
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What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths
Phoenix, Arizona, has spent years developing policies to reduce heat-related deaths, and officials say the approach is now working and could offer lessons for other regions grappling with increasingly severe heatwaves. Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, became the first place in the world to appoint a dedicated heat officer in 2021, and has since…
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British families ‘unwittingly funding Russian kidnap of Ukrainian children after Labour watered down oil sanctions’, researchers warn
Researchers have alleged that British families are unknowingly helping to fund the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russian forces, after the Labour government eased oil-related sanctions. The claim centres on how relaxed restrictions may allow revenue from Russian oil exports to keep flowing, indirectly supporting operations linked to the forced removal of children from Ukraine,…
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How these twins’ rare growth disorder could provide the key to preventing cancer
Twin sisters María Luísa and María del Cisne Romero, from the town of Piñas in southern Ecuador, both have Laron syndrome, a rare genetic condition that stops the body growing taller than about 1.2m. Researchers studying the community believe the disorder may hold clues to preventing cancer, since people with the condition appear to have…
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Beloved radio DJ shocks listeners by announcing her breast cancer diagnosis live on-air and recalls discovery in home sauna that made her freeze
A Seattle radio DJ has revealed to her listeners live on-air that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, describing the moment she first noticed something was wrong while sitting in her home sauna. The disclosure has moved her audience, with the presenter praised for her openness about a health scare that affects many women…
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Is ‘Obsession’ Technically A Blockbuster? Lawyers For Paramount, State AGs Spar At Court Hearing On WBD Merger
Lawyers for Paramount and a coalition of state attorneys general clashed at a Friday court hearing over the pace and merits of an antitrust challenge to Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery, with arguments hinging partly on whether the low-budget hit “Obsession” counts as a “blockbuster.” Paramount’s counsel asked the judge to forgo a temporary…
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Court Hears Argument on States’ Move to Pause Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
A California federal judge heard arguments on Friday over a bid by a coalition of 12 US states to temporarily halt Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that unwinding the deal later would be difficult if it proceeds and is subsequently found unlawful. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, who is due to rule by next Wednesday,…
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Judge Says She’ll Rule By Next Week On Emergency Motion In State AGs’ Challenge To Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
A US federal judge said she would rule by 22 July on an emergency motion by a coalition of state attorneys general seeking to temporarily block Paramount’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín heard 80 minutes of arguments in Oakland but did not issue an immediate decision on the states’ request…
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Hilariously woke Bluesky post warns the phrase ‘Canadian wildfire smoke’ is OFFENSIVE and calls for this phrase to be used instead
A social media post on Bluesky claiming that the phrase “Canadian wildfire smoke” is offensive has drawn mockery online, with the Daily Mail reporting on the backlash to the post’s suggested alternative wording. The story fits a familiar media pattern of viral posts perceived as excessively politically correct being highlighted and ridiculed, generating engagement through…
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EU proposes slowing down cuts to carbon emissions for businesses
The European Union has proposed relaxing its carbon emissions trading system (ETS) for businesses, giving industries more time to reduce their carbon output than originally planned. The move, announced by the European Commission, softens a key climate policy tool and comes after criticism from member states such as Italy, which has argued the scheme functions…