With an Internet of Animals, Scientists Aim to Track and Save Wildlife
Using tiny sensors and equipment aboard the space station, a project called ICARUS seeks to revolutionize animal tracking. Read more...
UK Space Agency and ESA want innovative British companies to share ideas on how they can use 5G
After the coronavirus pandemic put most the UK in lockdown, with many having to remain indoors, the 'vitally important' logistics sector was put in the spotlight. Read more...
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys want 'meritless' federal indictment dismissed
Laura Menninger, Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney, issued a formal response on Thursday to a civil suit filed against Maxwell in January. In it she described the recent charges as 'meritless'. Read more...
Hiring Outlook Remains Dim As Unemployment Claims Continue to Pour In
As unemployment claims keep pouring in, new job postings are lacking, and an end to some benefits is approaching. Read more...
Medics down to last defense with coronavirus swamping town
Coronavirus is winning the battle in El Centro, California. It's in almost every patient in the hospital. Tents are being put up to handle even more cases. It's on the streets, forcing rescuers to put on protective suits and cumbersome masks before they approach people needing help. And it's not stopping. Even as nearby and faraway facilities take patients to try to ease the load, more and more sick people keep coming. And so do the deaths. The workers are exhausted. The virus is not. Read more...
New Noteworthy, From Craigslist Confessions to Toxic Outrage
A selection of recent books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading. Read more...
UK government blames Nicola Sturgeon for quarantine chaos
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today suggested Nicola Sturgeon is to blame for delays to publishing which countries will be made exempt from coronavirus quarantine travel restrictions. Read more...
Harper39;s Letter Artists and Writers Warn of an 39;Intolerant Climate.39;
An open letter published by Harpers, signed by luminaries including Margaret Atwood and Wynton Marsalis, argued for openness to opposing views. The debate began immediately. Read more...
The Big Tens New Boss Wants Players Talking About Big Issues
Kevin Warren, one of the most influential executives in sports, on policing, the pandemic and his prayer life. Read more...
Its Turkeys Move
In a letter, the European Chess Union has said that the Turkish Chess Federation can bid on hosting the European Womens Championship, but it will not automatically restore its right to host the event after the Turkish Federation dropped it a month ago. Read more...
How to ask your boss if you can work from home forever
Those wanting to work from home permanently after the coronavirus pandemic should approach their boss with a structured plan, an employment expert has revealed. Read more...
Louis Bacon and Moore Capital - an apology
We are happy to confirm for the record that there is no substance whatsoever to the suggestion that Mr Bacon or Moore Capital are guilty of any unethical behaviour. Read more...
European hamster now 'critically endangered' and one step away from extinction, experts warn
The Eurasia-native wild rodent is one of 120,372 species whose peril has been recorded in the latest iteration of the IUCN's 'Red List ofThreatened Species'. Read more...
Exploring the History of Afro-Mexicans
Through interpretive photos, Mara Sanchez Renero explored her conversations and encounters with Afro-Mexicans in various communities in the Costa Chica region of Guerrero and Oaxaca. Read more...
Motorcyclist dies after being dragged for quarter of a mile under truck of illegal immigrant 'drink driver'
Police said the 23 year old victim Matthew Denice was still alive when he became trapped in the wheel arch of Guaman's truck. Read more...
Boris Johnson is accused of hypocrisy for plans to ban junk food deals in anti-obesity drive
Experts yesterday savaged Chancellor Rishi Sunak's 'Eat Out' scheme, branding it a 'green light for junk food' for allowing up to 10-a-head discounts for Brits eating out in August. Read more...
12 pupils in Ballarat Catholic school photo their own lives after abuse
A tragic class photo has been revealed where 12 out of the 33 of pupils pictured went on to commit suicide because of the sexual and physical abuse that took place at the school in Ballarat. Read more...
Screwfix customer, 51, dies after he was assaulted during 'altercation' inside store
Andrew Webster, 51, died in hospital after being attacked by another customer while queuing outside a branch of Screwfix, in Warrington, Cheshire, on July 2. Read more...
Former football WAG Phoebe Burgess shows off more of her expensive designer ensembles
Phoebe Burgess is all dressed up, despite having nowhere to go. The 31-year-old former football WAG has been showing off a series of designer ensembles on Instagram despite being at home. Read more...
NJ Flood Dragged Her Into a Tunnel. Miraculously, She Survived.
Im going to die here, I dont want to keep trying, recalled Nathalia Bruno, a food deliverer in New Jersey. But then I saw a flash of light. Read more...
Cruise ship industry blasts 'vague' Foreign Office advice telling ALL tourists not to go on cruises
After only warning over-70s against setting sail, the Foreign Office last night changed tack and told all Britons to avoid cruises in a huge blow to the beleaguered industry. Read more...