What happens inside a tennis player's brain as they try to return a 148mph serve?
The fastest serve so far at this year's Wimbledon tennis championships was struck by the Argentinian Thiago Agustín Tirante on the opening day.
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Ebola outbreak is 'fastest growing ever' as 600 die
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest-growing" ever, African health authorities said Thursday, as the World Health Organization said it had killed 600 people.
Health care spending gap between high- and low-income Americans continues to widen, study
A new study led by a University of Chicago researcher finds that health care spending in the United States has increasingly diverged between high- and low-income Americans over the past two decades. The analysis shows that through 2023, spending grew faster for high-income Americ
Novel technology could aid targeted lung cancer treatment
Scientists have developed a new method for accurately predicting gene changes that cause lung cancer, without the need for slower, more expensive lab techniques. The technology was able to identify specific genetic changes with high accuracy, offering a potentially faster, more e
Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history, and new challenges keep emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatments for a type of Ebola that currently has none.
There's one reason why so many cold and flu tablets don't actually work
You've got the sniffles, and your nose is running like a faucet. The tissues feel like sandpaper. Many Australians reach for cold and flu tablets, expecting them to "clear the sinuses" and get them through a cold. They often promise fast relief.
NASA launches spacecraft to recover sinking telescope
The Swift telescope has been affected by recent solar storms and is sinking faster than ever, heading toward Earth. A NASA mission will try to capture it and boost its orbit.
India news: Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike tests Modi
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuks has been fasting in protest of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan since over two weeks. As his health deteriorates, the pressure piles up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. DW has more.
Made of steel: how South Yorkshire became the British indie heartland
Galvanised by the Arctic Monkeys and guided by wise heads such as Richard Hawley and the Reverend, disused steel mills and former pit villages are now shaking to the hum of the Sherlocks, Milburn and more – and creating hyperlocal chart successes● Bingley rockers Marmozets: ‘I le
Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat’s last theorem
At an event in London, mathematicians have made unexpectedly fast progress on formalising Fermat's last theorem using AI
Childbirth room? It’s next to the period room … the astonishing Kerala homes designed for
The tharavad is a traditional style of housing designed for and run by women. Our writer went on a pilgrimage to find her own family’s – and uncovered a way of life fast disappearingA chance conversation with a distant family member led me to Palayil, the name bestowed on my ance
Ushida Findlay review: the mighty culture clash that gave us the dazzling Soft and Hairy H
V&A DundeeWhen Kathryn Findlay and Eisaku Ushida joined forces, a sensual kind of architecture was born – resulting in a hairy blue pod in Tokyo and a starfish beach palace in Qatar‘The future of architecture,” pronounced Salvador Dalí on meeting Le Corbusier in 1922, “will be so