Athletes from badminton stars to discus throwers have come to the Olympics with bold nail art – and experts suggest it’s not just a fashion statement. ADVERTISEMENT As Sha’Carri Richardson crossed the 100-metre finish line in first place, her gesture of triumph was to mime wiping sweat off her brow. As she flicked the non-existent droplets from her fingers, she …

As New Yorkers experience flash floods and severe thunderstorms, NYC emergency officials have begun using drones for the first time as an early weather warning system. The drones are an addition to other forms of emergency messaging, including social media and text alerts.

We’re currently being treated to all the sporting goodness with the Paris Olympics. But across the pond, the UK has a spectacular range of baffling sports events, from throwing Wellington boots to chasing cheese. Maybe some deserving a future inclusion for the Olympic Games? ADVERTISEMENT With the Paris Olympics in full swing, audiences are being treated to dazzling displays of …

We speak to the BBC journalist who exposed an online con.

Updated: 06/08/2024 – 12:42 GMT+2 Dozens of dogs shredded waves in Northern California this weekend at the World Dog Surfing Championship. The event, which began in 2006, awarded prizes based on ride distance and style.

Getty Images Climeworks’ Icelandic plant captures CO2 direct from the atmosphere It could be a scene from science fiction. Towering over dark, mossy lava fields are stacks of noisy machines the size of shipping containers, domes, and zig-zagging silver pipes. Found 30km (19 miles) southwest of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, this is the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) facility. Called …

A BBC reporter has been given an in-depth insight into how pig butchering scams work after being targeted himself. Scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be “butchered” – or conned, out of as much money as possible. Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy was befriended on Instagram by fraudsters pretending to be an attractive 36-year-old woman …

When it comes to finding your ideal significant other, what do people actually look for? A new global study breaks down the physical and character attributes… With a little help from AI. ADVERTISEMENT “The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.”  Andy Warhol may be proven right, as the people you’ll see in this article don’t actually …

Updated: 05/08/2024 – 13:26 GMT+2 Set to debut at the Trocadéro Champions Park on 5 August, Merzouki’s ‘Dance of the Games’ will showcase a blend of martial arts, circus, and live arts, in an ode to hip-hop. …More

There’s been a decrease in global usage of certain emojis. Here are the ones facing extinction, and why the ‘okay hand symbol’ may have much darker implications… ADVERTISEMENT What do the Dodo, the Pyrenean ibex and the hope that Kanye West can stop spouting hateful comments and actually make good music again?   That’s right: they’re all extinct.   But …