Yesterday I was on a train for six hours – three there, three back, through two time zones and three weather conditions, and all of it without my headphones. Around me, passengers built little homes for themselves out of laptops and crisps, a whole universe on a plastic fold-down table. The computer screen acted primarily…
A flagship programme to create malaria vaccines has been halted by the Trump administration, in just one example of a rippling disruption to health research around the globe since the new US president took power. The USAid Malaria Vaccine Development Program (MVDP) – which works to prevent child deaths by creating more effective second-generation vaccines…
Last summer, in an attempt to streamline my exercise programme, I bought a Pvolve system from Healf. This is endorsed by Jennifer Aniston – and who wouldn’t want her muscles? It’s a great system that involves you basically sweating a lot without stepping out of a big square mat and attaching various things to you:…
My daughter is crying. She is holding a tiny red London bus, one of her favourite toys, and the terrible thing that has happened to her is that she has smashed our television with it. The screen is completely destroyed, with a central impact now radiating a small spider web of white lines, within a…
The leaders of Canada and Mexico have hit back after Donald Trump signed an order authorizing drastic tariffs of up to 25% on their exports to the US, while China said it would complain to the World Trade Organization after it was also targeted by the president. Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Saturday night…
College basketball freshmen who are making a case to be lottery picks Here are 3 freshmen who are playing their way into becoming lottery picks for the 2025 NBA Draft. As North Carolina officials assess the state of their basketball program in Hubert Davis’ fourth season, they only need to ask themselves one simple question. …