Plants Have Given Us Crucial Lifesaving Drugs – And Now We Risk Losing Them
“We often say that anybody who doesn’t believe that herbal medicines work has obviously never tried morphine,” Professor John Newton, consultant public health physician and Garden Fellow at The Royal College of Physicians’ garden of medicinal plants tells me. The college, a leading professional body for doctors in the UK, is also home to a […]
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 Full Schedule: CSK Fixtures, Dates, Timings, Venues
CSK Schedule IPL 2025: Five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be hoping to improve on their fifth-place finish in 2024, under the leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad. The men in yellow retained him, alongside Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana and legendary skipper MS Dhoni. CSK narrowly missed out on […]
Some Cockatoos Love Condiments, Though Their Flavor Combos Are Questionable
Can you not bear to eat fries without smothering them in ketchup? Perhaps you like to dip yours in a Wendy’s Frosty. Well, it turns out this kind of behavior doesn’t seem to be exclusive to humans – a new study has found some Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) love a condiment too. The idea for […]
Punjab Kings IPL 2025 Full Schedule: PBKS Fixtures, Dates, Timings, Venues
Punjab Kings Schedule IPL 2025: Punjab Kings (PBKS) entered the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction with the highest purse and have made some significant purchases heading into the new season. Shreyas Iyer, who won the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) last year, will be leading PBKS this year after being bought for […]
Here’s how an investor in their 30s could aim to turn a £10k ISA into £132,676 by retirement
Image source: Getty Images There are different ways to prepare financially for retirement no matter how far away it may seem. While an obvious one may be a SIPP, an ISA can be useful too. Using the decades before retirement to good advantage, an investor can reap the rewards of taking a long-term approach to […]
Scrawny Star With Large Planet Breaks Galactic Speed Record At 1.9 Million Kilometers Per Hour
Around the galaxy exist stars that have been given a push, and orbit much faster than the vast majority of their stellar companions. These are known as hypervelocity stars, with some moving faster than the escape velocity of the Milky Way of around 600 kilometers (373 miles) per second. There is another star that is […]
Delhi Capitals IPL 2025 Full Schedule: DC Fixtures, Dates, Timings, Venues
Delhi Capitals Schedule IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals (DC) have had a major reshuffle to their squad following the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, and are expected by many to appoint India all-rounder Axar Patel as captain of the side. With Rishabh Pant leaving DC, the franchise retained Axar, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan […]
The Woman Who Helped Astronomers Map The Stars And Prove A Universe Beyond Our Galaxy
It is the International Day Of Women And Girls In Science, and what better way to celebrate than to discuss the work of Henrietta Leavitt, the scientist who discovered Cepheid variables and laid the foundations for Edwin Hubble’s biggest discovery. Source link
Gujarat Titans IPL 2025 Full Schedule: GT Fixtures, Dates, Timings, Venues
Gujarat Titans Schedule IPL 2025: One-time champion Gujarat Titans will be entering the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season under the leadership of newly-appointed India ODI vice-captain Shubman Gill, and aim to return to the playoff stage. After winning in their first season – and reaching two finals in two years – GT […]
£10,000 invested in Rolls-Royce shares 5 years ago is now worth…
Image source: Getty Images Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) shares are up 158% over five years. That doesn’t tell the whole story because the stock slumped during the pandemic and has since risen 1,500% from its lows. It’s an incredible story and quite frankly, an investor would need ultra strong conviction to remain invested throughout. Nonetheless, a £10,000 […]
