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Scottish Premiership: Will Celtic or Rangers be toppled by Hearts or Hibs? Will Aberdeen end goal drought? | Football News
[ad_1] With unrest at Celtic, and Rangers making their worst league start since 1983, is it realistic to suggest that Hearts or Hibernian are a serious threat to the Old Firm this season? The Hoops are yet to concede a goal in the Premiership, but they look to be weaker than the side that lost […]
NASA’s celestial “Accident” unlocks secrets of Jupiter and Saturn
[ad_1] An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn’s atmospheres — and potentially those of exoplanets. Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and gas planets like them orbiting other stars? A […]
Golshifteh Farahani: From arthouse cinema to Hollywood, a free voice for Iran
[ad_1] Born in Tehran and exiled in Paris, Golshifteh Farahani has become one of the faces of international cinema. At just 42, the Iranian actress has already appeared in more than 50 films in numerous languages. An outspoken artist and a strong voice for women’s rights, she’s presiding over the jury at this year’s Deauville […]
Genetic peptides that shape gut bacteria may protect against obesity and diabetes
[ad_1] Schematic of murine defensin secretion from Paneth cells into the small intestine. Credit: The EMBO Journal (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44318-025-00555-5 New research from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Center has found that genes play an active role in shaping the bacteria found in our gut, questioning the idea that gut health is influenced only […]
County Championship: Title-chasing Nottinghamshire beat Worcestershire
[ad_1] Nottinghamshire fended off a strong fightback by Worcestershire to complete a three-wicket win which keeps them at the heart of the race for the County Championship title. Chasing a target of 136 at Visit Worcestershire New Road, Haseeb Hameed’s side dipped to 83-6 before the lower middle order stood tall to take them to […]
This rare white dwarf looks normal, until Hubble shows its explosive secret
[ad_1] An international team of astronomers has discovered a cosmic rarity: an ultra-massive white dwarf star resulting from a white dwarf merging with another star, rather than through the evolution of a single star. This discovery, made by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope’s sensitive ultraviolet observations, suggests these rare white dwarfs may be more common than […]
Australia to deploy fleet of underwater attack drones dubbed “Ghost Sharks”
[ad_1] Australia will spend $1.1 billion on building dozens of locally developed underwater attack drones, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday. The first of the stealthy, long-range “Ghost Sharks” will be delivered to the Australian navy in January next year under a five-year contract with Sydney-based Anduril Australia, Marles said. “Australia is leading the […]
Chelsea face 74 Football Association charges over agent payments
[ad_1] Chelsea have been charged by the Football Association with 74 alleged rule breaches related to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022. The charges are primarily focused on events which occurred between the 2010-11 and 2015-16 seasons. Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was in control of the club from 2003 to 2022, before selling Chelsea […]
Blocked blood flow makes cancer grow faster
[ad_1] Cutting off blood flow can prematurely age the bone marrow, weakening the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to a new study from NYU Langone Health. Published online August 19 in JACC-CardioOncology, the study showed that peripheral ischemia-restricted blood flow in the arteries in the legs-caused breast tumors in mice to grow at […]
Israel Has Ordered Everyone in Gaza City to Evacuate. Where Will They All Go?
[ad_1] The Israeli military has said that its planned operation in Gaza City would prevent Hamas fighters from regrouping and planning future attacks. Israel entered Gaza City earlier in the war, but said this time it would move into parts of the city that Israeli soldiers have not previously attacked or held. The risks to […]