Which animal farts the most?
Flatology, the study of flatulence , sounds more like a joke than a serious scientific discipline. But studying farts actually helps biologists understand an animal’s
‘Links with the British royal family would eventually prove crucial’: How DNA solved the 70-year mystery of what happened to the executed members of the last Russian imperial family
In 1917, the Russian Revolution was in full swing. Tsar Nicholas II had abdicated, and he and his family were exiled to a remote Siberian
Preliminary study finds a clue in the quest to help diagnose CTE in the living
Scientists stumbled onto a hint that measuring a toxic protein tied to Alzheimer’s disease just might one day be useful in diagnosing a different brain
Sabalenka crashes out of season-ending WTA Finals after losing to Svitolina
World number two Sabalenka’s season came to a disappointing end after she failed to reach the WTA Finals semifinals.
Migrant caravan heads to US from Mexico after Democrats’ midterm win
A migrant caravan of more than a thousand people is heading towards the US border from southern Mexico.
Netanyahu may fall, but his far-right legacy in Israel is going nowhere
Israel’s far-right is accused of embedding a hardline agenda so deeply that reversing it may prove almost impossible.
Device deemed ‘credible threat’ triggers evacuation around ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois
A suspicious device at an ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, triggered evacuations within a one-mile radius, with local events forced to cancel as investigations continue.
A seismic shakeup at Nvidia, and a Senate flip for the ages: The news quiz
The FDA issues a warning about GLP-1s, a soccer behemoth dumps its head coach, and this year’s Booker prize winner makes history.
What we know about the ground stop and what to do if you’re affected
US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack.
Microsoft says services fully restored after day-long global outage
Efforts to address the underlying problem with Outlook, Teams and Copilot are complete, the tech firm says.
Eurovision is finally coming to Asia – meet the stars gearing up to take the stage
On Saturday, the biggest and longest-running international song contest will make a leap into unknown territory.
Estonia bans Russian athletes as backlash intensifies
Estonia is the latest country to say it will not allow Russian or Belarusian athletes to compete on its territory as a result of the
‘Miracle on the Mississippi’: 180 rescued after river cruise boat collides with tanker
More than 30 people have been taken to hospital after a tanker lost control and crashed into a cruise ship on the Mississippi River.
‘I cycled across America in memory of my wife – I know she’s proud of me’
Declan Faulkner cycled 3,800 miles from Portland, Oregon, to Portland, Maine, as a tribute to his late wife Patrina.