Ellie Challis won gold in the women’s 50m S3 backstroke – Andrew Coudlridge/Reuters Click here to view this content. Ellie Challis, the quadruple amputee with no hands or feet who was inspired to swim by a dolphin with a prosthetic tail, raced to her first Paralympic gold medal last night in the women’s S3 50m
Year: 2024
Mets place J.D. Martinez on paternity list, recall DJ Stewart from Triple-A
Before a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Citi Field starting on Monday night, the Mets placed designated hitter J.D. Martinez on the paternity list. In his place, New York recalled DJ Stewart from Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets will be without Martinez for at most three games as he attends the birth of
Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire to miss 4 games, placed on non-football illness list
Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire will be ineligible to play the first four games of the 2024 NFL season after the Kansas City Chiefs placed him on the non-football injury (NFI) list. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Kansas City Chiefs have placed running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the non-football injury (NFI) list.
From wild relatives to super tomatoes: Unearthing new genetic potential
(A) Origin of the different SLC and SP founders selected for the ToMAGIC population development represented with the different colour codes. (B) The funnel breeding design to develop the 354 ToMAGIC lines. The eight founders with a different colour to represent their genomic background are represented at a scale based on the real fruit size.
Using fungal mycelium as the basis for sustainable products
Sustainable and biodegradable: packaging made from mycelium. Credit: Fraunhofer IAP/Jadwiga Galties Fungi have more to offer than meets the eye. Their thread-like cells, which grow extensively and out of sight underground like a network of roots, offer huge potential for producing sustainable, biodegradable materials. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP in
Organic farms can double plant diversity—but only with time
Location of the sampled conventional (white circles), young organic (1–11 years since transition, gray circles) and old organic farms (20–35 years since transition, black circles) in southern Sweden. Credit: Journal of Applied Ecology (2024). DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14650 It takes a long time, up to several decades, before the benefits of organic farming take full effect on land that
All types of school absences can be damaging to exam results and career prospects: UK Report
Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels Even moderate levels of school absence, not just extreme absences, can have a negative impact on exam results and career prospects, but they are frequently overlooked, according to a University of Strathclyde report. In England, pupils with consistently moderate absences across schooling were found to account for more than a
Here’s How to Play the New ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ This Labor Day
IF YOU’RE EXCITED to play the new Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6, you’re not alone. The latest stats show that the iconic FPS game has 100 million active players across all platforms, including NFL stars like DeVonta Smith, NBA stars like Devin Booker (he’s got his own skin in the game), and UFC champion
How Going to a ‘Gay Cuddle Club’ Helped Me Heal
FOR MANY MEN, intimacy has long been synonymous with physical closeness. If you were “intimate” with someone, it meant you’d had sex. But intimacy has undergone a rebrand, and is now thought of as something that goes beyond just the physical, and encapsulates emotional closeness too. As a queer person who sleeps predominantly with men
6 Best Smart Rings to Keep Track of Your Health and Fitness Goals
Best Smart Ring OverallOura Ring Gen3 Pros Advanced array of sensors High level of comfort Great at sleep tracking and activity tracking Beautiful design Available in a wide array of different colors and special editions Solid investment for those who are ready to start using smart rings Water resistant up to 100 meters Cons Expensive