Female professor suspended after sexually harassing male student
Avital Ronell giving a lecture in 2017. She has been suspended by NYU after the university upheld accusations of sexual harassment A celebrated female professor at New York University has been found responsible for sexually harassing a male former graduate, prompting a host of leading feminists to spring to her defense. Avital Ronell, a world-renowned professor of German and comparative literature
American troops 'murdered Japanese PoWs'
American and Australian soldiers massacred Japanese prisoners of war, according to one of the most detailed studies of memoirs of the Second World War in the Pacific, published this week. It also discloses that the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army were far from the cruel, mindless troops of popular legend, and that Gen Douglas MacArthur wanted to launch nuclear strikes on the Soviet Union fr
Friends really are on same wavelength, brain scans show
Brainwaves of close friends match when engaging in the same activity, studies show Credit: Oktay Ortakcioglu It is often said that good friends are on the same wavelength, but now scientists have proven it is true. MRI scans show that the brainwaves of close companions match when watching videos clips of a wide variety of subjects, including comedy, documentaries debates and music. In fact, it is
What is Japanese flu? How to prevent the virus and the symptoms to look out for
The Australian flu virus that's sweeping Britain has claimed alarming numbers of victims, leading to an NHS crisis on a scale rarely seen before. But what is Japanese flu – currently reported to be spreading in the Manchester area – and how does it differ from Australian flu? The flu, or influenza, is categorised into three main types: A, B and C (A strains like Australian flu are the most severe,
Brussels launches first EU-wide strategy to fight plastic waste
Plastic litter invades the beaches of Perranporth in this picture taken by Cornwall-based charity Surfers Against Sewage Credit: Surfers Against Sewage The European Union has launched the first ever EU-wide strategy to combat plastic waste, including measures to make all plastic packaging in Europe recyclable or reusable by 2030 and phase out single-use plastic like coffee cups. The plans were unv
Hunt for Alzheimer’s cure suffers ‘heavy blow’ as Pfizer pulls out of research
Pfizer announced it would no longer fund research into Alzheimer's and was closing labs in Andover and Cambridge Credit: REUTERS The search for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease suffered a ‘heavy blow’ after Pfizer, the world’s largest drugs company, announced it was halting research efforts into finding new treatments. The US based company is expected to cut 300 jobs globally. It follows years of fa
Hurricanes and wildfires in the US send global disaster damage bill soaring to $306bn
Global losses from natural and man-made disasters have soared to $306bn (£228bn) this year, with the US the hardest-hit country. Data from reinsurer Swiss Re showed 2017’s damage tally had risen by 63pc from last year’s $188bn, with the deadly hurricane season in the US in the latter part of the year a major contributor. Wildfires in California also ramped up losses. Insured losses from disasters
The other blue planet: How Mars looked 3.5bn years ago - and scientists believe the water is still there
Mars was once covered in water like Earth Credit: James Moore and Jon Wade - Earth Observatory of Singapore and Oxford University With its calm water, rolling hills and fluffy clouds it could easily be Earth today. But this picture is how Mars would have looked 3.5 billion years ago. Scientists have known for some time the water once flowed freely on the Red Planet because of tell-tale valleys whi
Hope for Great Barrier Reef with discovery of hardcore 100 able to withstand climate change
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is more resilient to climate change and better able to regenerate itself than previously thought, scientists have said. A new study has revealed a collection of 100 individual reefs spread throughout the 2,000 mile-long marine ecosystem that not only withstand warming seas and attacking starfish but also protect others. Although only constituting around three per cen
Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis crashes University of Cambridge website after it is made available for first time
Stephen Hawking's PhD crashes University of Cambridge website as they make his thesis available for first time Credit: PA Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis has caused the University of Cambridge's website to crash after being made freely available to the general public for the first time. Professor Hawking's 1966 thesis "Properties of expanding universes" was made openly accessible on the publications
British obsession with feeding birds is making their beaks grow longer, scientists believe
Scientists believe that the beaks of birds have got longer over time as tits try and get into feeders Credit: Alamy Stock Photo The British obsession for feeding birds is causing their beaks to grow longer so they can reach into bird feeders, scientists suspect. In an extraordinary example of rapid evolution, researchers have discovered that the UK tit has a beak up to 0.3mm longer than its Europe
'Alarming' study shows number of insects have been decimated in Germany
Researchers in Germany have documented a steep decline in flying insects at dozens of nature reserves in the past three decades, and agricultural pesticides may be to blame. While it is well documented that butterflies and bees have been disappearing in Europe and North America, the study in PLOS ONE is the first to document that flying insects in general have decreased by more than three-quarters
Brave passengers board last ever Flight 666 to HEL on Friday the 13th
Fearless flyers laughed in the face of superstition when they boarded the last ever Flight 666 to HEL on Friday the 13th. Travelling on the “unluckiest day of the year” could save you some pounds, but a journey straight to HEL on the 13th hour of the superstitious date is one flight most would probably like to avoid. Nordic airline Finnair has flown brave passengers from Copenhagen, Denmark, to He
Dubai police test out hovering motorbikes to join future patrol fleet
Dubai police are testing out futuristic hovering motorbikes which they hope will one day from part of its hi-tech patrol fleet. Not content with Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars, the tech-savvy force are now looking to invest in innovative new ways of fighting crime and protect the public. The hoverbike concept, developed by Russian company Hoversurf, was unveiled at Dubai’s Gitex Technology week
Paris to ban all petrol cars from the city by 2030 in pollution crackdown
Paris will step up its crackdown on polluting vehicles by banning all petrol-fuelled cars from the city’s streets by 2030, the mayor’s office has said. That promise comes in the wake of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's recently announced plan to ban all diesel cars from the French capital by 2024, the year when Paris will host the Summer Olympics. Only electric-powered cars will be allowed in the world’s most
Coastal creatures are crossing oceans floating on makeshift rafts of plastic debris, warn scientists
Plastic debris in the oceans is accidentally transporting creatures across the globe, scientists have warned. For the first time in recorded history, researchers have discovered that entire communities of coastal species have crossed thousands of miles of water floating on makeshift rafts. Between 2012 and 2017 nearly 300 species of marine animals arrived alive in North America from Japan, having
Scrums and tackling 'should be banned' in school rugby
Tackling and scrums should be banned in school rugby, to protect children from the risk of concussion and later brain damage, academics say. Writing in the British Medical Journal, they urged the UK’s chief medical officers to “put the interests of the child” first and remove potentially harmful contact from the game. The opinion piece cites research suggesting it is far more dangerous than other
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Pictures of the Day: 13 September 2017
Struggling to get a tan? Blame your Neanderthal ancestors 