Wimbledon may have been cancelled this year but the famous Centre Court was in use last week. In an unprecedented move, new All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt allowed ordinary members the chance to have a hit on the hallowed turf. Centre and No 1, usually out of bounds for […]
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WATCH: Simple Experiment Reveals the Best Face Mask Against Droplets
In the search for the best face mask to shield you against droplets, there is a simple test according to a new proof-of-concept devised by scientists. A team from Duke University has put up a simple, low-cost laser setup. They then conducted a simple experiment across fourteen different kinds of […]
Premier League clubs vote against use of five substitutes for 2020-21
The Premier League is not going to continue with the five-substitute rule Premier League clubs have voted against continuing to allow five substitutions in a match for the 2020-21 season. The rule was brought in when the 2019-20 top-flight season restarted in June, having been halted for three months because […]
Brea McClung: Don’t make school children lab rats in a COVID-19 experiment | Opinion
I am a teacher, a history teacher, but today we are going to look at science. My parents are both in the hospital with COVID-19. My mom is in ICU. In lieu of the school restart and my personal circumstance, I want to do a lesson with you using the […]
Why MLB didn’t use bubble plan for 2020 regular season; and what league insiders think of the decision
Major League Baseball was not the first American professional sports league to return to play during the pandemic when it started the 2020 season on July 23. By then, both the National Women’s Soccer League and Major League Soccer had gotten tournaments off the ground. Since Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered […]
A reflection from near the Moon
It’s not quite “ET phone home”, but NASA has finally got a signal from space that it’s been waiting for. Dozens of times over the last decade its scientists have launched laser beams at a reflector the size of a book about 385,000 kilometres from Earth and got nothing back. […]
11 L.A. pro teams forge ‘The Alliance: Los Angeles’ to use sport for social justice
In a collaboration to pursue change in communities of color and develop meaningful programs, the 11 professional sports organizations in greater Los Angeles have joined together to launch The ALLIANCE: Los Angeles, a comprehensive five-year commitment to drive investment and impact for social justice through sport. Following the recent protests […]
A new experiment hints at how hot water can freeze faster than cold
In physics, chilling out isn’t as simple as it seems. A hot object can cool more quickly than a warm one, a new study finds. When chilled, a warmer system cooled off in less time than it took a cooler system to reach the same low temperature. And in some […]
Suicide Squad Game Announced by Batman: Arkham Studio Rocksteady
Suicide Squad is set to get a game of its own soon. Rocksteady Studios — the developer best known for the Batman: Arkham series — has announced that it’s working on Suicide Squad, based on the DC Comics supervillain team of the same name. It will involve Superman in some […]
Video game TV network VENN has 24/7 coverage of esports, tech, culture
CLOSE The various hosts and talents on newly launched VENN (Video Game Entertainment & News Network). (Photo: VENN) Video game lovers now have their own fully fledged network again with the arrival of the Video Game Entertainment & News Network (VENN). The VENN began broadcasting live Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m. […]