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The Science behind Baseball’s ‘Torpedo Bats’
Why the New ‘Torpedo Bat’ Is Hitting It out of the Park After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats? By Stephanie Pappas edited by Dean Visser The New York Yankees’ Austin Wells swings the new torpedo bat and hits a home run…
The Surprising Story Behind Indiana’s 1897 Vote to Change the Value of Pi
Opinion Indiana’s House of Representatives Once Voted Unanimously to Change the Value of Pi How an incorrect value of pi almost got codified into law By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner Long ago, the Indiana House of Representatives voted unanimously to change the value of Pi to 3.2. An ancient problem known as “squaring…
Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution
By Emily Feng , Jawad Rizkallah HOMS, Syria — His face is everywhere in Syria. It’s plastered on the country’s new flags, on sweaters and on the side of buses. His voice, untrained and unfiltered, is ubiquitous, too: used in cellphone ringtones and blared from loudspeakers. His name is Abdel Basset al-Sarout. Once the goalkeeper…
Trump Team Leaves Behind an Alliance in Crisis
Trump Administration news analysis European leaders felt certain about one thing after a whirlwind tour by Trump officials — they were entering a new world where it was harder to depend on the United States. By David E. Sanger and Steven Erlanger Reporting from Munich Many critical issues were left uncertain — including the fate…
MP behind assisted dying bill suggests scrapping High Court approval
Assisted dying cases would no longer have to be signed off by the High Court under changes suggested by the bill’s supporters. The proposed law currently says a High Court judge must check each person is eligible and has not been coerced into making the decision to die. But BBC News has been told Kim…
News spotlight: Fossil fuels behind extreme ocean temperatures, study says
For 450 straight days in 2023 and 2024, ocean temperatures hit record highs. According to a new study, the world’s oceans are warming four times faster than they were in the late 1980s, and the burning of fossil fuels is behind the dramatic acceleration, Danielle Bochove reported for Bloomberg. “With climate change, it’s the oceans…
‘There is nothing here’: the island left behind by Lagos’s economic boom
Politicians in Nigeria hope the country’s largest city will one day look like Dubai, but on nearby Refuge Island people live without electricity For the estimated 2,000 residents of Refuge Island life sometimes feels like that of a refugee. A dozen communities live on the island, which lies in a lagoon on the eastern fringes…
Did your date give you ‘the ick’? Here’s the science behind the feeling
By Andrea Muraskin The food was top-notch, the atmosphere was cozy and my date aimed to entertain. I love a good personal story, so I invited him to relate one that he’d referenced in his profile. Good fodder for a first date, I thought. At one point in the story, as he recounted it, a…
Here’s what’s behind Russia cutting off its last gas line to Europe
By Charles Maynes MOSCOW — On the morning of Jan. 1, Russia pumped its last cubic meters of natural gas directly to Europe, ending decades of trade that had benefited all sides — and heated homes — through some of the darkest winters of the Cold War and well into the 21st century. Russia’s invasion…
Wales trails behind most European countries in arts and sports funding, report finds
Cross-party Senedd report finds Wales is third from bottom in spending on culture and sports, with Iceland biggest spender It is known as the land of song and as one of the world’s most passionate sporting nations. But a report has concluded that despite its proud heritage, Wales is languishing behind almost all other European…
What legacy will Bibby Stockholm asylum barge leave behind?
The cost of the Bibby Stockholm will no longer fall on the taxpayer or the Home Office by the end of the week, the BBC understands. Since July 2023, the barge has been moored at Portland Port in Dorset, and until the end of November, was housing just under 500 men awaiting the outcome of…
Weather tracker: the polar vortex disturbance behind Storm Blair
The winter storm has brought significant snow, dangerous ice storms and freezing rain across North America A bitterly cold Arctic airmass, which has gathered across Canada in the past week, has spread southwards into the US over the weekend. Having already allowed temperatures to fall as low as -40C in northern Canada, this cold airmass…
The Deeply Disturbing True Story Behind Baby Reindeer
Emmy-winning Netflix hit Baby Reindeer—inspired by Scottish comedian Richard Gadd’s real life experience with a stalker—has three 2025 Golden Globe nominations ahead of the Jan. 5 ceremony. For Scottish comedian Richard Gadd, it was inevitable that he’d tell his own personal horror story on stage, when he was ready. But he couldn’t have foreseen that a scripted…
5 financial habits to leave behind for a more prosperous new year
By Marielle Segarra , Malaka Gharib If you want to get a better handle on your spending in 2025, Life Kit’s experts are here to help. They share five financial habits to leave behind in 2024 — so you can save money and have a more prosperous new year. This section comes from a story published…
Behind the Dismantling of Hezbollah: Decades of Israeli Intelligence
Middle East Crisis A Times investigation shows how extensively Israel penetrated the Lebanese militia, closely tracking the group’s commanders and culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. A Times investigation shows how extensively Israel penetrated the Lebanese militia, closely tracking the group’s commanders and culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.…