Wimbledon 2025 is set to be the smartest Championships yet, and it might help me fall in love with tennis again
This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships is set to be the most interactive and exhaustive for…
Enceladus’s plumes may be fooling us about life
Organic molecules detected in the watery plumes that spew out from cracks in the surface of Enceladus could be formed through exposure to radiation on Saturn’s icy moon, rather than originating from deep within its sub-surface ocean. The findings, presented during the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki this week, have repercussions for assessing the habitability…
Traitors' Mollie on why disabled toilet changes can help stoma users
The programme’s runner-up said small changes can make a big difference to those with stoma bags. Source link
Hit the wrong spot and an asteroid returns on a collision course
Selecting the right spot to smash a spacecraft into the surface of a hazardous asteroid to deflect it must be done with great care, according to new research presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting this week in Helsinki. Slamming into its surface indiscriminately runs the risk of knocking the asteroid through a ‘gravitational keyhole’ that…
Three big things we still don’t know about AI’s energy burden
The problem with finding that number, as we explain in our piece published in May, was that AI companies are the only ones who have it. We pestered Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft, but each company refused to provide its figure. Researchers we spoke to who study AI’s impact on energy grids compared it to trying…
Why the world is watching RFK’s fight with US health agency
AP In fiery Senate testimony this week, US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr once again set his sights on the nation’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His appearance came days after he suddenly fired the new CDC director, Susan Monarez, provoking a group of senior staff to resign…
Protect Arctic from ‘dangerous’ climate engineering, scientists warn
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images Plans to fight climate change by manipulating the Arctic and Antarctic environment are dangerous, unlikely to work and could distract from the need to ditch fossil fuels, dozens of polar scientists have warned. These polar “geoengineering” techniques aim to cool the planet in unconventional ways, such…
Birmingham lab ‘revolutionising’ maternity training, says NHS
Amy ColeMidlands Today and Tanya GuptaBBC News, West Midlands BBC Staff practise on Linda the mannequin in the simulation laboratory A simulation laboratory that can be used to recreate emergency childbirth situations for staff learning in a risk-free environment is revolutionising maternity training in Birmingham, the NHS has said. The unit at Birmingham Women’s Hospital…
Best and worst-performing NHS Trusts in England named
New league tables rating the performance of NHS trusts in England have been published for the first time, with specialist hospitals taking the top slots. Number one is Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, followed by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and cancer centre the Christie NHS Foundation Trust. At the bottom is…
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9604
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9604, (Tue, Sep 9th) Source link
Seven blood molecules that could explain why you’re always sleepy
Mass General Brigham researchers identified seven molecules in the blood linked to excessive daytime sleepiness, including factors related to diet and hormones. Approximately one in three Americans reports experiencing overwhelming drowsiness during the day — a condition known as excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). EDS is linked to an increased risk of serious conditions such as…
