“A human mind-melded to a rat could move with the rodent, and smell and feel what it sensed…” Shutterstock/Linda Bestwick In T. H. White’s series of novels The Once and Future King, the wizard Merlyn turns the young Arthur, future king of England, into a variety of animals. As a small fish, Arthur swims in…
Topline U.S. stock futures slumped early on Thursday—with the Dow index dropping by more than 200 points—after President Donald Trump said his administration will soon send letters to other countries unilaterally outlining the tariff rates that will be imposed on them. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a guided tour of the…
Downing Street has said the small boats situation in the English Channel is “deteriorating” ahead of a key UK-France summit next month on border security. Meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to “work closely” to tackle crossings, a No 10 spokesperson said….
Baby car seat carriers for sale at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The cost of some baby gear has risen in recent weeks due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, according to a new congressional report. The cost of five common…
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and the University of Texas at Austin have identified a form of molecular motion that has not previously been observed. When what are known as ‘guest molecules’ – molecules that are accommodated within a host molecule – penetrate droplets of DNA…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 13: Jamahal Hill prepares to face Alex Pereira of Brazil in the UFC light … More heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 300 event at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC…
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One honourable exception to the roster of tech billionaires standing behind Donald Trump at the president’s inauguration on January 20th was Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia. He took a quieter approach, instead meeting Mr Trump at the White House just over ten days later. Earlier that week his company, the dominant supplier of…
Jonah Fisher Environment correspondent Getty Images About 3.5 million tonnes of sewage sludge, that’s enough to fill nearly 900 Olympic sized swimming pools are spread of farmers fields in England and Wales each year. Successive governments have failed to deal with the threat posed by spreading sewage sludge containing toxic chemicals on farmers’ fields, a…
More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer said the military aircraft were being sent “for contingency support across the region”. He said the situation was fast-moving and there were ongoing discussions with allies, adding: “The constant message…
