Is your favourite sci-fi novel included here, or have we forgotten it? Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our team of expert science writers here at New Scientist to name their favourite science fiction novels. Personal tastes meant we ended up with a wonderfully eclectic list, ranging from classics by the likes of Margaret…
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Getty Images The UFL is back with its second season in its current iteration. Last year was the inaugural campaign for the league after the XFL and USFL elected to merge as one spring league called the United Football League. During the 2024 season, the Birmingham Stallions cruised to a 9-1 regular season record and…
The week gone by has been unprecedented for the film industry. On the morning of Thursday, May 8, the producers of Bhool Chuk Maaf, starring Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi, announced that the film would not be released in cinemas on May 9 as planned. Instead, it would straight away premiere on Amazon Prime Video…
The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been a whirlwind. And Stephen Miran, the chair of President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, has been at the center of what he calls “the volatility.” Trump has raised import taxes to levels not seen since the 1930s. And trade talks to roll them back…
The spark for the latest conflict between India and Pakistan, the most expansive fighting between the two countries in decades, was a terrorist attack on civilians in Kashmir last month. The Indian government had been projecting calm on its side of the disputed Kashmir region. A group of militants managed to puncture that image. They…
SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS TENNIS PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS FIRST ROUND OPEN DIVISION University 12, Palos Verdes 6 Peninsula 9, Corona del Mar 9 (Peninsula wins on games 84-78) JSerra 10, Beckman 8 Harvard-Westlake 14, Loyola 4 DIVISION 1 Portola 12, South Pasadena 6 Oak Park 9, Mira Costa 9 (Oak Park wins on games) Marina 11,…
EXCLUSIVE: Fox is continuing with its animation fix. The network has renewed three of its animated series – Grimsburg, Krapoplis and Universal Basic Guys. This follows its bumper deal to renew long-running hits The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers, as well as returning series American Dad, for four more seasons. Grimsburg, which stars Jon Hamm, is returning…
Sensitive talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an official told The Associated Press. There was no immediate indication whether progress was made Saturday during the meeting over 10 hours between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and…
The surprising election of the first American pope felt fraught and disorienting to Roman Catholics around the world, who had considered such an outcome unlikely and perhaps unwelcome — until Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and chose to speak a few sentences in Spanish. In an instant, the new…
