Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist Vesuvius Challenge X-ray scans and AI have meant the inside of ancient scroll can be revealed A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally “unwrapped”, providing the first look inside for 2,000 years. The document, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by […]
Anyone craving the all-day breakfast at Waffle House will have to shell out an extra 50 cents for each egg in their omelet or scrambled eggs, the restaurant chain said on Monday. Waffle House said that the temporary surcharge, which went into effect the same day, was being added to address the rising cost of […]
Los Angeles Clippers fans are being wowed this season by the bells and whistles in the team’s new $2 billion home, the Intuit Dome. They can watch replays on the world’s largest double-sided scoreboard, sit in a 51-row section reserved for die-hard supporters and buy a jersey in the 5,000-square-foot team store. But for all […]
Much of the NHL will scatter to the winds next week for a rare 10-day in-season break — a chance to recharge and heal up ahead of the playoff push. But while they’re back home in Europe or hanging with the family stateside or lounging on a beach in the Caribbean sipping piña coladas, most […]
Ed Butler Business reporter, BBC News Reporting fromAccra, Ghana Getty Images Cashew nuts, which grow from beneath cashew fruits, are a big export crop for Ghana The Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused. I’m trying to establish how the rather flimsy 30g bag of roasted cashew nuts she’s selling, beside a sweltering highway in […]
Australia captain Pat Cummins doubtful to lead his team at the ICC event in Pakistan due to injury and personal reasons. Australia captain Pat Cummins is “hugely unlikely” for the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt, coach Andrew McDonald says. Cummins skipped the ongoing Test tour of […]
To my right, two 70-something regulars at the Exhibition pub in York, England, peppered me with questions on American politics, taught me how to recognize a fresh pint of beer (it should leave a path of foam on the glass) and invited me next door for a curry at their favorite Indian restaurant. To my […]
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Some women are ditching pills and coils for fertility apps When the BBC reported a shift in contraception use from “hormonal” products like the pill to “natural” fertility tracking apps among some women seeking abortions, many other women got in touch sharing their experiences. Their stories […]
In May, Brigitte Courtet said, she was shocked to receive an email about reviving Eberjax, her family’s defunct watch business. It had made chronographs, or stopwatches, from 1947 to 1983 in a large factory in Charquemont, a French region near the Swiss border. And while Ms. Courtet, 66, said she had not done anything with […]
Scotland must harness the “emotional intensity” of trying to topple Ireland for the first time in eight years when the sides meet in the Six Nations on Sunday, according to Irish legend Gordon D’Arcy. The Scots have won just one of their past 15 matches against Ireland, in 2017 under Vern Cotter, and have lost […]