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Scottish brothers, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, Maclean react after completing their record-breaking row from Peru across the Pacific Ocean to Cairns, Australia, on Saturday Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP hide caption toggle caption Nuno Avendano/AAP Image via AP Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full Pacific Ocean. Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean completed the journey in 139 days, arriving in Cairns, Australia. They rowed over 9,000 miles non-stop from Peru, becoming the first team to achieve the full crossing from South America to Australia. The trio from Edinburgh endured storms,…

The recent publication of the University of Edinburgh’s Review of Race and History has drawn attention to its “skull room”: a collection of 1,500 human craniums procured for study in the 19th century.Craniometry, the study of skull measurements, was widely taught in medical schools across Britain, Europe, and the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries.Today, the harmful and racist foundations of craniometry have been discredited. It’s long been proven that the size and shape of the head have no bearing on mental and behavioral traits in either individuals or groups. You may like In the 19th and…

“We happen to be alive at this really transitional moment,” said Prof Jane Falkingham, the director of the Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton. “We’re moving from a world with high fertility and high mortality to a world of low mortality and low fertility. We have to get our heads around how we’re going to make that transition from the old world to the new world.”Earlier this week, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the fertility rate for England and Wales had fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low…

GRIMSBY, ENGLAND – AUGUST 27: Ruben Amorim, Manager of Manchester United, looks dejected after his team concede during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Grimsby Town and Manchester United at Blundell Park on August 27, 2025 in Grimsby, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)Getty Images Even in August, visiting England’s eastern coast can be bleak. Blustery winds whip across the beaches of Cleethorpes, where Grimsby Town FC is based, and temperatures are often far below sunbathing levels. Yet when Manchester United arrived at the Northern Lincolnshire coast for a Carabao Cup game, the team would have expected a walk…

With fall fast approaching, it’s normal to think about transitions and upgrades, be it for wardrobes or technology–including switching to the iPhone 15. The iPhone 15 packs powerful features, but durability is not one of them, as even a solid case is not enough to protect the entire phone. One drop can leave you with a cracked screen and an expensive repair bill. Protecting this expensive piece of hardware is more important than ever.Also: Every iPhone 16 model compared: Which new iPhone should you buy?Take it from us — preventative phone care upfront is always cheaper than a new phone or…

Sometimes the best thing about being part of a massive cultural phenomenon — one that generated several EW covers over the years — is not being the leading star. Kellan Lutz shared this bit of wisdom during an Aug. 17 panel with costar Jackson Rathbone at Fan Expo in Chicago, in which the Twilight alum explained why he turned down the offer to audition for the role of Edward Cullen in the Twilight saga, which ultimately went to Robert Pattinson. “I had been doing Generation Kill in Africa for seven months, so I was something that was very timely and sensitive and a lot of death,…

The NFL preseason is in the books, and now all the focus turns to the Week 1 NFL schedule, which is now less than one week away from kicking off. It’s another strong opening slate that begins with Cowboys vs. Eagles in the 2025 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday, followed by Chiefs vs. Chargers in Brazil on Friday. Thirteen games are on the Sunday schedule, with Vikings vs. Bears wrapping it up on Monday. NFL bettors are often targeting spreads, totals and money-line NFL picks. Some key Week 1 NFL odds include the Eagles at -7.5 against the Cowboys, which…

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A Traveler’s Tale: Fashion designer Haider Ackermann on Churchill, Manitoba—“In November of 2023, I went to Churchill, Manitoba, in the northern reaches of Canada. Canada Goose had approached me to become their creative director, and I wanted to learn more about the company and their partnership with Polar Bears International, a nonprofit conservation organization based in Churchill. I was immediately seduced by the silence and the immense landscape. There’s something beautiful about it: You feel like a very small person, you’re made vulnerable, and you realize you don’t mean that much in the world. It was the start of winter…

new video loaded: How Russia Is Distracting Citizens From the WarBy Ivan Nechepurenko, Katrin Bennhold, Christina Thornell, Melanie Bencosme and Stephanie Swart•August 30, 2025Moscow is hosting a big summer festival as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. Katrin Bennhold, a senior international reporter for The New York Times, talks with Ivan Nechepurenko, a Times reporter in Russia, about the spectacle and what it says about Russian public opinion more than three and a half years into the war.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting