Adding sunlight-reflecting particles into the upper atmosphere could help cool the climate alexnako/Shutterstock One of the many dangers of continuing to pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is that we could trigger tipping points such as the shutdown of crucial ocean currents. Now, a modelling study suggests that injecting aerosols into the stratosphere to reflect…
In a world where trucks keep getting bigger and faster, the diminutive Kei truck offers an alternative. Diminutive and slow, with a charmingly outdated look, so-called Kei trucks are completely out of sync with the American truck and SUV market. In many states, in fact, they’re not allowed on highways or even public roads in…
Former BBC News chief James Harding will deliver the annual Edinburgh TV Festival MacTaggart lecture as the fest turns 50. Harding, who is the founder of Tortoise Media and is now editor-in-chief of The Observer, will “examine challenges to truth and trust in the media.” “In this moment of reckoning, Harding’s lecture will prove a bold…
Christian Horner has been sacked by Red Bull after 20 years as team principal, the team confirmed on Wednesday. Horner has been in charge of F1’s Red Bull team since 2005 and oversaw its dominant runs at the start of the 2010s and the current decade. Sources within Red Bull have told ESPN the atmosphere…
In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey would be replaced by politics.
Hugging Face is ready for developers to start tinkering and testing its latest robotics release. The AI development platform announced Wednesday that it’s now accepting orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots. The company initially unveiled the prototypes of these devices back in May, alongside a larger humanoid robot named HopeJR. Hugging Face said it…
Here are more photos from Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron’s state visit to the UK. The Macrons were greeted on the tarmac by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Waleses then ferried the Macrons to Windsor Castle, where there was a formal greeting between the Macrons and King Charles and Camilla. There were carriage rides…
Cal Raleigh is having a magical season. Entering play on Tuesday night the Seattle Mariners catcher led the majors with 35 home runs, and Raleigh was not only voted as a starter for the upcoming All-Star Game, but he was also selected as one of the participants in the Home Run Derby. As the scheduling…
The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.
Ancient humans adapted to deeper forests as they migrated out of Africa and away from the savannah LIONEL BRET/EURELIOS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. Humans come from Africa. This wasn’t always obvious, but today…
