A fascinating study suggests that Mount Everest, standing at 29,031.69 feet (8,848.86 m), may be taller than expected due to an ancient river “capture” event. This geological phenomenon occurred approximately 89,000 years ago and involved a river located around 46 miles (75 kilometres) from the mountain. Researchers propose that the erosion resulting from this event
Source: Tesla Over ten months after deliveries started, Tesla is now taking configurations for the non-Foundation series Cybertruck. The first Cybertruck deliveries occurred on November 30th last year, so we’re just over ten months past that date. As it often does, Tesla started fulfilling deliveries from the top down – it shipped higher-optioned, limited-edition models first,
A general view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran and is considered as the first refinery in the country in terms of diversity of petroleum products in Isfahan, Iran on November 08, 2023. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil prices have jumped more than $5 a barrel since the
The boss of the UK motor industry’s lobby group has blamed “criminal activity” for UK-made luxury cars finding their way into sanction-hit Russia. The chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Mike Hawes was speaking just over a week after Sky News uncovered a system of getting vehicles from the UK
The warning from Iran to Israel is written on the side of a missile. It reads: “Decisive victory.” Posters of the political leader of Hamas and the head of Hezbollah – both killed in Israeli strikes – are also plastered on ballistic missiles in a slickly produced video released by Iran’s revolutionary guard to state
At the Meta Connect developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the Facebook group Meta, shows the prototype of computer glasses that can display digital objects in transparent lenses. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Jeff Bezos as the world’s second richest person. Zuckerberg’s net worth reached $206.2
Noel Gallagher has made a surprise appearance at the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards to honour “one of my best friends” Jill Furmanovsky with a special icon award. The Oasis star described the music photographer, who has captured some of the world’s biggest stars on camera in a career spanning more than 50 years, as
Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by his former hair and make-up artist. The woman, who does not use her name in the lawsuit and goes by Jane Roe, claims the assault occurred when she travelled from Nashville to Los Angeles with the singer,
Lucid’s luxury EV is now more affordable than ever. With up to $15,000 in savings on 2024 Lucid Air Pure models, lease prices have dropped below $550 per month. Lucid Air lease prices are cheaper than ever Since delivering its first EV, the Air Dream Edition, in 2021, Lucid continues making its vehicles more efficient
U.S. crude oil prices rose nearly 2% on Thursday for a third consecutive session of gains, as the market braces for Israel to retaliate against Iran. The risk of oil supply disruptions increases as fighting in the Middle East intensifies, but OPEC+ is sitting on a large amount of spare crude that could step into
Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Luis Miguel Echegaray Oct 3, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, England — The echoes of history were inescapable
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency Ripple is displayed on January 30, 2018 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images The price of the XRP token tumbled Thursday, a day after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed to appeal a
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions The NASCAR community came together on Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway to help provide aid to victims of Hurricane Helene. Ryan McGee CONCORD,
The government has pledged nearly £22bn to fund projects that capture greenhouse gases from polluting plants and store them underground, as it races to reach strict climate targets. The plans are designed to generate private investment and jobs in Merseyside and Teesside, two industry-heavy areas that will be home to the new “carbon capture clusters”.
Presenter Stephen Mulhern says he is “absolutely mortified” to learn that tenants in a bungalow he owns in Leicester have been living in damp and mouldy conditions. The 47-year-old star owns a property firm called JFDI Productions, which rents out several houses and is worth over £4m according to company filings. One of the tenants
Allowing terminally ill people to end their lives would not lead to a “slippery slope” of widening eligibility criteria, an MP pushing for the law has insisted. Kim Leadbeater told Sky News there is a misconception that in countries where assisted dying has been introduced, the scope has been broadened over time. Politics latest: TV star
Residents who escaped a fire in a “deathtrap” block of flats have told Sky News they feel abandoned after both the management firm and owner of the building have failed to meet them. The response has been branded “woeful” by the local council – who have had to pay £500,000 to support residents who have
Sir Keir Starmer should hold a COBRA-style meeting with his cabinet ministers to decide new rules on donations, a former Labour minister has said. Baroness Harriet Harman, a host of Sky News’ Electoral Dysfunction podcast, said there needs to be “new rules and processes in place” following the row over the prime minister and his
The UK will hand over sovereignty of the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute. The deal to transfer the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, home to a military base used by the UK and the US that plays a crucial role in the region’s stability
A couple killed when Hurricane Helene hit the US last week were found hugging each other in bed, their grandson has said. Jerry Savage, 78, and his wife Marcia, 74, were sheltering with family members at their home in Beech Island, South Carolina, while winds of up to 140mph (225kmh) roared outside. One of their