Physicists put a single chunk of metal into two places at once, the largest object ever shown to obey quantum mechanics’ weirdest rule. At atomic scales, matter behaves like both wave and particle, meaning an electron, say, is not in one location but is smeared across space in a probabilistic ...
UK universities face funding crisis over foreign student cutsUK universities face funding crisis over foreign student cuts
Britain’s universities are firing staff, cutting courses, and curtailing research over an intensifying financial shortfall. Prior changes to the country’s higher education system expanded access while reducing government support, increasing institutions’ reliance on fees — particularly from international students — to generate revenue. Successive governments have, however, sought to curb ...
Net migration to the UK falls, despite Britons’ belief it is risingNet migration to the UK falls, despite Britons’ belief it is rising
Britain’s net migration has halved during Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s tenure, but Britons believe it is still rising. Immigration surged after the pandemic, peaking at almost 1.5 million a year in 2023. The subsequent collapse has not reached the public consciousness, perhaps because the numbers of asylum seekers on small ...
Mexican leader Sheinbaum’s popularity slides on corruption revelationMexican leader Sheinbaum’s popularity slides on corruption revelation
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s popularity plummeted to its lowest-ever level, as she struggled to contain the fallout from a US corruption indictment of a close ally. US prosecutors allege that Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, a member of Sheinbaum’s party, relied on the state’s eponymous cartel to help win an ...
Israel expands its control over Gaza, launches strikes on BeirutIsrael expands its control over Gaza, launches strikes on Beirut
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his forces to expand their control of the Gaza Strip while the country’s military launched strikes on south Beirut. The twin offensives are targeting Hamas and Hezbollah respectively, though critics argue that the operations are motivated at least in part by domestic politics — ...
Netanyahu says Israeli army will increase control of Gaza to 70%, violating ceasefire deal – videoNetanyahu says Israeli army will increase control of Gaza to 70%, violating ceasefire deal – video
Speaking at a conference in an occupied West Bank settlement, Benjamin Netanyahu said he had given orders to the Israeli army to seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip. The expansion of Israeli military control would be a direct violation of the October ceasefire, the UN security council resolution ...
Trump should come clean about his all-too-obvious decline | Margaret SullivanTrump should come clean about his all-too-obvious decline | Margaret Sullivan
The public is concerned. Fewer than half of US adults believe that Trump now possesses the mental acuity or physical health to be an effective president American presidents don’t have a stellar record of transparency about their health problems. After a polio diagnosis that caused paralysis of his lower body, ...
Eight students arrested in Kenya after suspected deadly school arson attackEight students arrested in Kenya after suspected deadly school arson attack
Sixteen pupils died in the fire that ripped through a dormitory while they were asleep. ...
Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa’s Moon plansExploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa’s Moon plans
Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa’s Moon plans. ...
‘I can gauge John’s reaction: that’s good, stick that in’: Paul McCartney on how old bandmates – and Oasis – inspired his nostalgic new album‘I can gauge John’s reaction: that’s good, stick that in’: Paul McCartney on how old bandmates – and Oasis – inspired his nostalgic new album
At 83, McCartney is looking back for his 18th solo LP, to formative flirtations, family singalongs, even his own birth – and the febrile times that mirror our own. It’s given him ‘every hope that we’ll get through’ • Alexis Petridis reviews The Boys of Dungeon Lane: ‘At 83, his ...