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Tom Evans had been here before. He was a glutton for punishment.His last two attempts at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), one of the toughest endurance races on the planet, had ended in failure. One almost ended in tragedy.But here he was back again to tackle his nemesis for the fourth time.Starting in Chamonix, in the French Alps, the 175.4km (109 mile) course around Mont Blanc runs through Italy and Switzerland with an elevation gain of 10,000m before ending back where it started.Battling blizzard-like conditions, the Briton took victory an an incredible 19 hours, 18 minutes and 58 seconds, finishing…

Marsquakes, Vaccine Politics and Mammoth MicrobiomesA common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains tangled in policy in the U.S.By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura SCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty ImagesRachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some of the latest news.First, let’s talk about Mars and its surprisingly lumpy interior. Late last month NASA shared what its now-defunct InSight lander found out about the Red Planet’s insides. In a study published in Science researchers reported on data from…

Take a whale-watching tour to spot humpback whales, gray whales, otters, and sea lions.Sample fresh oysters and locally caught fish at seafood hotspots like Tognazzini’s Dockside Restaurant and Windows on the Water.Soak up views of the Pacific from cute boutique hotels like 456 Embarcadero and Rhapsody in View. As far as Central Coast beach towns go, it’s hard to think of one more eye-catching than Morro Bay. Just take a look at 576-foot-tall Morro Rock as it rises above cawing seagulls and the sea mist of the Pacific—it’s practically postcard-perfect. The sight of Morro Rock has greeted countless visitors to…

new video loaded: Protesters March in Brazil as Bolsonaro Faces ConvictionBy Shawn Paik•September 8, 2025Supporters of the former president largely outnumbered his critics on Sunday, as thousands flooded the streets in the final week of the former president’s criminal trial.

CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 07: Harold Fannin Jr. #44 of the Cleveland Browns runs the ball in the third quarter during the NFL 2025 game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field on September 7, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)Getty Images Outside of the Monday Night Football game, week one of the fantasy football season is over. With that comes waiver wire decisions. While there may be another player or two that emerge, these are the top names with one more game left in week one. Although here doesn’t seem to be a clear…

But for now, the big push is with the upcoming launch with Target, and so far, existing collectors are curious. A sampling of the first batch of records. Credit: Chris Foresman “I absolutely adore these 4-inch records,” Christina Stroven, an avid record collector from Arkansas, told Ars. “I think they’ll be super fun to collect and bring back all of the nostalgia of the cassette singles from the ’80s and ’90s,” she said, noting that she has over 1,500 records in her collection already. “It is nice to have another format that still works on my turntable. I will for…

FangXiaNuo/Getty Images/iStockphoto When new dietary guidelines are unveiled later this month, the Trump administration is expected to upend long-held advice on whole milk and its full-fat friends in the dairy aisle. For decades, the American public has been advised to opt for fat-free or low-fat dairy options, largely out of concern for limiting the intake of saturated fat in these foods. While the public doesn’t necessarily follow this advice — cheese is the leading source of saturated fat in our diet — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has promised to end the “attack on whole milk, cheese and yogurt” and…

The trio also collaborated with 5 Seconds of Summer during their anniversary tour stop at the Intuit Dome Jonas Brothers tapped John Legend as their special guest in Los Angeles on Saturday night. The singer joined the band for a performance of “All of Me” as part of their 20th anniversary Greetings From Your Hometown tour at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Legend was introduced by Nick Jonas, who appeared on The Voice with Legend. “We got to absorb just a tiny bit of his light, his artistry and his brilliance in those two years I did that show,”…

Michael VoepelSep 8, 2025, 12:45 AM ETCloseMichael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.The Las Vegas Aces won their 14th game in a row Sunday — tying the fourth-longest winning streak in WNBA history — and center A’ja Wilson set a league record with her 13th game of 30 or more points.After the Aces’ 80-66 victory over the Chicago Sky, Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon said she sometimes thinks she has run out of adjectives to describe…

QUICK FACTSName: Kneeling BullWhat it is: A silver human-animal hybrid statuetteWhere it is from: Ancient Elam, southwestern IranWhen it was made: 3100 to 2900 B.C.This 5,000-year-old silver figurine depicts a bull kneeling in a human-like pose and holding a spouted vessel. It was made in southern Mesopotamia by someone from the Proto-Elamite culture, the oldest civilization in Iran, and was likely used in a ritual or ceremony.The bull is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It stands 6.4 inches (16.3 centimeters) tall and was made from 98.5% pure silver, according to a 1970…