University of Sydney researchers have harnessed human-made lightning to develop a more efficient method of generating ammonia – one of the world’s most important chemicals. Ammonia is also the main ingredient of fertilizers that account for almost half of all global food production. The team have successfully developed a more straightforward method to produce ammonia…
Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Cesar Hernandez Jul 5, 2025, 08:07 AM ET Sunday will mark the latest chapter in the United States and Mexico rivalry as the pair meet in Houston’s NRG Stadium to determine the winner of the…
Researchers from Penn and Arizona State University pinpoint a lone five-particle package (a 5-plet) that could upend string theory by detecting it at the Large Hadron Collider. “Ghost” tracks that vanish mid-flight may be the smoking gun physicists are chasing. Early data squeeze the search window, but the next collider runs could make — or…
No. 7 Mirra Andreeva reached her third consecutive round of 16 at a major with a straight-sets win Saturday at Wimbledon, while former champion Elena Rybakina, the No. 11 seed, was ousted by No. 23 Clara Tauson 7-6 (6), 6-3 in a rain-interrupted third-round match. Andreeva, 18, eased past unseeded American Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-3…
LOS ANGELES – APRIL 18: The Late Late Show with James Corden airing Thursday, April 18, 2019, with … More guests Lake Bell, Andrew Garfield, and musical guest Blackpink. (Photo by Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images) CBS via Getty Images The success of Netflix’s best new movie has been unprecedented. No, not by viewership (though…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At least 24 people have died and about 20 children are missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Texas. The Guadalupe River that runs through Hill Country in central-south Texas rose by 26ft (8 metres)…
We’ve recently taken a look at the coaches on the hot seat for 2025. This week, a reader asked the same question as it relates to quarterbacks. Plenty of them are feeling the heat, or should be, this season. Let’s take a look at each spot, based on the loose arrangement of the conferences and…
It’s hard to believe, but the progress bar on the year 2025 has just hit the 50% mark. That mildly terrifying marker is a good opportunity for us to look back at the tech we’ve spent days reviewing over the past six months and ask a simple question – what are the best new products…
Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold groundwater in Finland. As cold and beautiful these are, for the structural biologist Kirill Kovalev, they are more importantly home to unusual molecules that could control brain cells’ activity. Kovalev, EIPOD Postdoctoral Fellow at EMBL Hamburg’s Schneider…
The Saturday MLB schedule features a loaded 15-game slate, headlined by Game 2 of the Subway Series between the New York Yankees and New York Mets. The Yankees are still seeking their first win of July after losing their fifth straight game on Friday night. They are -155 (risk $155 to win $100) road favorites…
