The lessons four Islamic polymaths — al-Biruni, Alhazen, Avicenna and al-Khwarizmi — hold for students today: “breadth over specialisation, and never let constraints get in the way”.
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Tens of thousands of small barriers hamper fish recovery in the northeastern United States. But while the demolition of big dams out west gets the most attention, a similar revolution is revitalizing northeastern streams and rivers—one tiny dam at a time.Dam removal is often described as rewilding rivers, but it also liberates the human imagination, the latest installment in Ben Goldfarb's Wildlife at the Crossroads series.
Carroll was assaulted by a man at his home while he slept
Attacker found guilty of sexual offences after player testified
The former England forward Andy Carroll has revealed in his autobiography he was sexually assaulted by a man in 2021. The 37-year-old included the details in his book, Owning It. As a victim of sexual assault, Carroll was automatically granted anonymity.
Carroll revealed the incident took place at his home during a second spell at Newcastle. The offender – a friend of his former partner, who was staying away at the time – was later jailed for three years, with Carroll having testified in court.
Continue reading...The Ryder Cup-style event has struggled financially since its legendary founder, Roger Federer, retired but still offers a spectacle unlike any other in tennis
The sight of a tennis player marching to the bathroom between sets has become increasingly common in modern tennis but Alexander Zverev’s journey back to the locker room in Prague nine years ago remains particularly remarkable. On this occasion, Zverev happened to be sandwiched between two of the greatest male players of all time. Neither legend was happy.
To his right, an incensed Roger Federer spent their walk back to the locker room brutally laying down the law: “I want a fistpump or a ‘Let’s go!’ every fucking point you win,” he said. “And every point you lose, you fucking take it like a man. Because the problem is, when you don’t have the [result] you want, it’s like: ‘Ah, I knew it. Fuck, shit.’ I don’t want … honestly!”
Continue reading...A government database has been hacked for the first time by a rogue OpenAI agent, which infiltrated part of the Australian healthcare scheme in June. OpenAI became aware of the hack in August, but only informed the government in September. Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has expressed his ‘extreme concern’ about the hack, which raises serious AI security concerns for governments around the world. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s UK technology editor Robert Booth – watch on YouTube
Continue reading...AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Schrijver Sjoerd Kuyper heeft de Gouden Griffel 2026 gewonnen voor zijn boek Maantje verhuist de zee. Dat heeft boekenkoepel CPNB donderdag officieel bekendgemaakt. Kuyper overleed dinsdag op 74-jarige leeftijd, maar ontving daarvoor nog de prijs in het bijzijn van zijn vrouw en uitgever. De schrijver werd op zijn ziekbed verrast met bloemen en taart door zijn kleinkinderen.
Illustrator Karst-Janneke Rogaar heeft dit jaar het Gouden Penseel 2026 gewonnen voor het mooist geïllustreerde kinderboek. Ze kreeg de prijs voor haar boek Lucy en Donker. Vrijdag neemt zij het Gouden Penseel in ontvangst tijdens het Kinderboekenbal.
Maantje verhuist de zee gaat over de 9-jarige Maantje en haar oma die graag in de zee zwemt. De illustraties zijn van Sanne te Loo. Lucy en Donker gaat over het meisje Lucy en het wezen onder haar bed genaamd Donker. Rogaar deed niet alleen de illustraties, maar schreef ook het verhaal.
De Gouden Griffel wordt ieder jaar uitgereikt aan het best geschreven kinderboek. Kuyper won eerder een Gouden Griffel voor het boek Robin en God. Daarnaast ontving hij zeven Zilveren Griffels. Rogaar won in 2019 een Zilveren Penseel voor haar illustraties in het boek Vriendschap is Alles.
