25-under-25: Tyrese Haliburton is the show that never ends
Tyrese Haliburton took the leap and helped the Indiana Pacers begin building something special. He's ranked No. 3 on our list of the best young players in the NBA.
1970-01-01 08:00
The Fifth Down: The NFL has a sack problem
In this week’s edition of The Fifth Down, Kinnu Singh tries to answer who's to blame for record-setting sack numbers. Plus, Week 6 power rankings are influenced by monstrous sack statistics.
1970-01-01 08:00
9 Authors Who Believed in Ghosts
Some, like Harriet Beecher Stowe and Victor Hugo, believed they had communicated with spirits directly; others, like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Hardy, had ghostly encounters they couldn’t explain.
1970-01-01 08:00
How China Left the World Far Behind in the Battery Race
This is one of the stories in Akshat Rathi’s new book Climate Capitalism, which is out today. Akshat
1970-01-01 08:00
Rod Stewart snubs big money Saudi Arabia concert offer over human rights abuses
Sir Rod Stewart has turned down a lucrative offer to perform in Saudi Arabia because of the country's human rights issues and he hopes his decision will "shine a light on the injustices there and ignite positive change".
1970-01-01 08:00
ALCS announcers and TV schedule: Everything to know
Here is everything you need to know before watching the ALCS.
1970-01-01 08:00
China's Xi spurs efforts in core technologies -state media
BEIJING China's President Xi Jinping has called for speeding up efforts to make breakthroughs in core technologies, state
1970-01-01 08:00
Nasa opens up pieces of a distant asteroid transported back to Earth
Nasa has revealed chunks of a distant asteroid that were transported back down to Earth. The dark, dusty sample comes from a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, and might include the “building blocks of life”, the space agency said. Already, the material from the asteroid Bennu has been found to include high-carbon content and water, the space agency said. But it will be distributed around the world with a view to finding out everything from the history of our solar system to how life came about. Scientists and space agency leaders showed photos and video of the asteroid material - returned to Earth last month - at a live streamed event at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. The display came after a capsule containing an estimated 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu, touched down in the Utah desert near Salt Lake City on September 24. Nasa has said it was “the biggest, carbon-rich asteroid sample ever delivered to Earth”, and its contents have now been hailed as “scientific treasure”. Nasa administrator Bill Nelson said the sample will “help scientists investigate the origins of life on our own planet for generations to come”. He added: “Almost everything we do at Nasa seeks to answer questions about who we are and where we come from. “Nasa missions like Osiris-Rex will improve our understanding of asteroids that could threaten Earth while giving us a glimpse into what lies beyond. “The sample has made it back to Earth, but there is still so much science to come - science like we’ve never seen before.” Almost 60 million miles away, asteroid Bennu is a 4.5-billion-year-old remnant of our early solar system and scientists believe it can help shed light on how planets formed and evolved. The spacecraft launched on September 8 2016 and arrived at Bennu in December 2018. It dropped the samples off sealed in a capsule last month. “Already this is scientific treasure,” said the mission’s lead scientist, Professor Dante Lauretta, of the University of Arizona on Wednesday. In a statement, he added: “As we peer into the ancient secrets preserved within the dust and rocks of asteroid Bennu, we are unlocking a time capsule that offers us profound insights into the origins of our solar system. “The bounty of carbon-rich material and the abundant presence of water-bearing clay minerals are just the tip of the cosmic iceberg. “These discoveries, made possible through years of dedicated collaboration and cutting-edge science, propel us on a journey to understand not only our celestial neighbourhood but also the potential for life’s beginnings. “With each revelation from Bennu, we draw closer to unravelling the mysteries of our cosmic heritage.” Nasa‘s mission goal was to collect was 60 grams of asteroid sample. But when the canister lid was opened, Nasa said scientists discovered “bonus material” covering the outside of the collector head, canister lid, and base. There was so much extra material it slowed down the process of collecting and containing the primary sample, Nasa said. Scientists are not sure exactly how much of Bennu they brought back because the main sample chamber has not yet been opened. Mr Lauretta said: “It’s been going slow and meticulous, but the science is already starting.” He said there is “a whole treasure chest of extraterrestrial material” still to be examined. During Wednesday’s press conference, Osiris-Rex sample analyst Daniel Glavin added: “This stuff is an astrobiologist’s dream, I just can’t wait to get at it. “We’re going to learn so much about the origin of the solar system, the evolution and potentially how even life started here on Earth.” Additional reporting by agencies Read More ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse this month will be last until 2046 Prada to design Nasa’s next-gen space suits for Artemis astronauts 1.2 mile-high ‘dust devil’ spotted on Mars by Nasa’s Perseverance rover Rover captures one-mile-high whirlwind on Mars Earth hit by a huge solar storm that would devastate civilisation, trees show Scientists see afterglow from huge planets crashing into each other for first time
1970-01-01 08:00
Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone spared jail after admitting tax fraud
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Ex-Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was spared an immediate prison sentence on Thursday after he
1970-01-01 08:00
Gaza still has fuel but it could run out in hours - ICRC
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Emma Farge GENEVA The blockaded Gaza Strip still has some fuel to operate generators
1970-01-01 08:00
Trump says Netanyahu 'let us down' before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general
Former President Donald Trump is accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of betraying him just before the U.S. killed a top Iranian general in 2020
1970-01-01 08:00
25-under-25: Ja Morant and the Grizzlies are ready to remake themselves
In the span of a few years, Ja Morant has gone from unrecruited to must-see TV. He's ranked No. 4 on our list of the best young players in the NBA.
1970-01-01 08:00
