FIFA World Cup COO says tournament ‘too big’ to be postponed amid global turmoil
FIFA’s World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by the U.S. and Israeli
Exotic prime numbers could be hiding inside black holes
A new paper makes the strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics.
Is ‘oil rain’ really falling in Iran? | About That
Andrew Chang explains how burning oil from depots hit by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes is falling as black rain over parts of Iran, and the danger it
2,000-year-old Phoenician coin was used as bus fare in England, but ‘how it got there will always be a mystery’
The ancient coin was probably minted in what is now Spain in the first century B.C., but no one knows why it was used to
In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures
Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that’s central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to “remember” how to trigger subsequent seizures more
Has Hollywood golden boy Timothée Chalamet lost his shine?
Is the backlash against Timothée Chalamet about more than his views on ballet and opera?
Finnish Pair Wins Big In Annual ‘Wife-Carrying’ Contest In England
On Sunday, Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen from Finland were crowned the winners at 1 minute and 45 seconds. Their prize? A barrel of local
Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing
Alaska’s glacial lakes are growing as glaciers retreat out of basins. These lakes will change desolate glacial rivers into thriving salmon habitat.
When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records
A sudden release of pressure allowed a copper-based compound to superconduct at the highest temperature yet for atmospheric pressure, a study claims.
What do you get when you win the U.K. Wife Carrying Race? Bragging rights and a barrel of ale
Teemu Touvinen sprinted over the hillside with his girlfriend Jatta Leinonen flung over his shoulder on Sunday, winning first place at the 2026 U.K. Wife
Trump threatens more strikes if Iran halts world oil supply
Trump threatens more strikes if Iran halts world oil supply
Trump calls Iran war ‘a little excursion’ that will end ‘soon’
The president made the remarks at his resort in Miami more than a week after U.S. and Israel initiated strikes on Iran. He did not