shutterstock This summer has marked 10 years since the London 2012 Olympics, and a chance to reflect on the event’s legacy. From the outset, the aim was to make it a ground-breakingly sustainable event. According to the United Nations, sustainability is “development that meets the needs of the present withoutContinue Reading
The current outbreak in non-endemic countries is being spread entirely from human to human. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock Since May of this year, more than 26,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide – prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a public health emergency. What’s unusual about thisContinue Reading
Tithi Luadthong/Shutterstock If a distant solar system is millions of light years away and so we see it as it was millions of years ago, how can we see what it looks like now? Parul, aged 13, Sri Ganganagar, India What is the meaning of “now” and how does ourContinue Reading
Review at a glance T he queues stretch round the block for Adam Meggido’s Boris Johnson satire, and it’s easy to see why. This is an Edinburgh fringe whose line-up largely ignores recent major world events – it’s full of tender, thoughtful shows dreamt up pre-pandemic, pre-cost of living crisis,Continue Reading
BOXER David Lemieux’s father was shot dead during a 24-hour shooting spree in Canada last Tuesday. A man suspected of killing three people in Montreal on August 2 was shot and killed by police on Thursday in Montreal. 3 David Lemieux’s late father, pictured with his son, was murdered lastContinue Reading
The highest temperature for August in almost 20 years has been recorded with heatwave conditions forecast over the coming days. A value of 29.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Met Éireann’s Oak Park weather station at 3pm on Wednesday, the highest since the 30.3 degrees maximum at Balderrig, Co MayoContinue Reading
In recent decades, trans people have achieved limited rights. At the same time, anti-trans views and political backlashes have become more visible and effective in contesting those rights. For example, since 2009, according to the Independent Press Standards Organisation, there has been a 400% increase in reporting in trans issuesContinue Reading
YERMEY PINO’s agent is reportedly in talks with several Premier League clubs over a summer move for his client – with Arsenal allegedly leading the race. The winger caught the eye of multiple clubs last season with a string of impressive displays for Spanish big boys Villarreal. 2 Yeremy Pino’sContinue Reading
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock In March 2020, a few days before lockdown was introduced, the UK government launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, widely referred to as “furlough”. This scheme provided employees who were unable to work due to the pandemic with 80% of their pay (capped at £2,500 per month). The purposeContinue Reading
It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes.Continue Reading
