An artist whose official portrait of Donald Trump was publicly lambasted by the president said his comments are “directly and negatively impacting” her business, threatening its future. British-born artist Sarah A Boardman painted Trump’s official portrait for the Denver State Capitol Gallery of Presidents, where it hung for six years. In January Trump described Boardman’s…

Hatchlings of Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise Credit: Philadelphia Zoo The Philadelphia Zoo is overjoyed to announce the hatching of four critically endangered Galapagos tortoises for the first time in the Zoo’s 150 year history. The parents, Western Santa Cruz tortoises, are the Zoo’s two oldest residents, each estimated to be around 100 years old.…

Sony The Beatles will be played on screen by Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr) and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison) The Fab Four came together on stage this week for an all-star Beatles announcement that left some of the internet swooning. No, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and…

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Norris, who twice ran wide at the tricky Degner Two corner, headed Piastri by just 0.026 seconds as the fight between the two McLaren drivers remained close and intense. Mercedes driver George Russell was third, 0.112secs off the pace, and ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc was…

World’s smallest pacemaker next to a grain of rice – Credit: John Rogers / Northwestern University press release Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so small that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe and be non-invasively injected into the body, according to a new study published in Nature. Although it can…

Shutterstock Russell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault between 1999 and 2005. The charges relate to four separate women. Brand has been interviewed multiple times by police since an investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches in September 2023 revealed multiple serious allegations against him. In…

The Treetop Trail at the Minnesota Zoo (Credit) There’s no better way to observe and enjoy wildlife than when they aren’t aware of your presence, and hoping to create these conditions at the Minnesota Zoo, the administration has converted an old monorail track into a pedestrian walkway that’s winning awards. Opened in 2023, the Treetop…

The UK government is drawing up a list of US products it could hit with retaliatory tariffs after President Donald Trump announced a wave of new import taxes. This is a toughening of the government’s stance as ministers seek to finalise a trade deal with the US. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says he is consulting…

A skeleton of Plesiopterys wildi, recently found in Germany – credit SWNS. The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ancient marine reptiles during the Early Jurassic period. Found in southern Germany, Plesiopterys wildi, a relatively small species measuring 10 feet long, is the only member…