Twitter’s rivals are still standing, and so is X

no Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, sees the inevitable. If paying brands stay away from the platform and deprive what was once Twitter of its lifeline of ad revenue, X is toast. Musk himself has admitted as much. But no matter how risky the platform is for advertisers and how degraded the experience … Read more

Meltwater infiltrates the Greenland ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks, destabilizing its structure

I walk along the steep bank of a raging whitewater stream, and even though the gorge is only about as wide as a highway, the river’s current speed is greater than that of London’s Thames. The deafening roar and rumble of the rushing water is incredible – a humbling reminder of the raw power of … Read more

From the moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are scheduled to launch in 2024

The year 2023 proved to be a big year for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample of an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the moon’s south pole, and 2024 will be another exciting year for space exploration. Several new missions under NASA’s Artemis plan and the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative … Read more

A geoscientist explains what would happen if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning

ratpack223/Getty Images At the equator, the Earth rotates at a speed of about 1,600 kilometers per hour. But what if it suddenly stopped? You and everything else could be flying at hundreds of miles per hour unless you are at the poles. The Earth’s rotation is actually slowing down at an estimated rate of 2.3 … Read more

Police are investigating alleged racist comments directed at Carlton Morris of Luton

South Yorkshire Police are investigating an alleged racist insult aimed at Carlton Morris during Luton Town’s Premier League win against Sheffield United. The visiting substitute reported the comment to referee Sam Allison, who in turn spoke to rival managers Chris Wilder and Rob Edwards. Both confirmed the subject of their conversation with Allison – the … Read more

Ten international beauty and fashion brands opening new London stores in 2023

(Sephora Stratford) For many retailers, 2023 has not been without challenges, from the cost of living crisis weighing on consumer confidence, competing with rivals to drive down prices for customers, to unpredictable weather conditions that sometimes cause footfall declines. But despite these headwinds, a large number of companies decided to invest in physical stores in … Read more