After the island of Madagascar drifted away from India 88 million years ago, isolating it from all other landmasses, its flora and fauna evolved in seclusion. As these transformed into plants and animals completely unique to their island, Madagascar became a biodiversity hotspot unlike anywhere else on Earth. An important facet of this biodiversity is…
This is a joint post co-authored with Harsh Vardhan, Global Head, Digital Innovation Hub, Apollo Tyres Ltd. Apollo Tyres, headquartered in Gurgaon, India, is a prominent international tire manufacturer with production facilities in India and Europe. The company advertises its products under its two global brands: Apollo and Vredestein, and its products are available in…
Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent Justin Rowlatt Climate editor The Prince of Wales interviewed TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough ahead of the UN oceans summit Sir David Attenborough has told Prince William he is “appalled” by the damage certain fishing methods are wreaking on the world’s oceans. The Prince of Wales interviewed the TV…
Harvey Nichols beauty director Clare Horner has exited the luxury fashion and beauty-focused department store after a four-and-a-half-year tenure with Lucy McPhail replacing her. McPhail joined this month as executive buying and merchandising director and steps into her new role with immediate effect. She’s held senior positions at Threads Styling, Liberty, and Harrods and has…
Cristian Chivu’s Inter will play their second match of the FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday against Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds after drawing 1-1 in their tournament opener against Mexican side Monterrey. After the Italian giants parted ways with Italian manager Simone Inzaghi after the UEFA Champions League final defeat against PSG and appointed…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will on Wednesday put a £39bn “affordable housing” plan at the heart of her multiyear UK spending review, as she combines a tight squeeze on day-to-day spending with a £113bn plan to…
Physicists at the University of Oxford have set a new global benchmark for the accuracy of controlling a single quantum bit, achieving the lowest-ever error rate for a quantum logic operation — just 0.000015%, or one error in 6.7 million operations. This record-breaking result represents nearly an order of magnitude improvement over the previous benchmark,…
After two tight games to start the 2025 Stanley Cup Final — each requiring overtime to determine a winner — Game 3 was a lopsided affair, with the Florida Panthers winning 6-1 over the Edmonton Oilers. Can the Oilers even things up prior to the series heading back to Edmonton for Game 5? Or will…
Sarah BarshopJun 17, 2025, 07:15 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated. WAILUKU,…
Jun 10, 2025, 08:08 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Zach Edey could miss the start of the 2025-26 season after the Memphis Grizzlies rookie center had surgery Tuesday on his left ankle. Edey needed the procedure to repair and restabilize his ankle after spraining it again during offseason training last week. The Grizzlies said the…
