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Beneath the Earth’s surface lies an extraordinary underground fungal network of almost unimaginable scale. An international team of researchers has, for the first time, produced a global map of this vast mycorrhizal network—the system of fungal filaments that forms mutually beneficial partnerships with plants across the planet. They estimate that the network stretches for roughly 110 quadrillion kilometers in total, nearly 1 billion times the distance between the Earth and the sun. The findings were published in Science.Beneath Your FeetArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM fungi) form underground networks that support plant life and help regulate the Earth’s climate. Through microscopic filaments…

It is “difficult” to pin down precisely who Cottrell is, Gabriel Pogrund, who led the Sunday Times team behind the investigation, tells the BBC’s Newscast.Born in Gloucester in 1993, Cottrell is the son of the Honourable Fiona Cottrell, the paper reports, an aristocrat said to have “briefly dated” then-Prince Charles, the future king. Cottrell’s grandfather, the third Baron Manton, inherited a “family soap empire”. The future Farage ally reportedly left education without A-levels after being expelled from Malvern College, an independent school in Worcestershire, due to a “gambling addiction”. He is alleged to have once walked into a bookies with…

The Lagos State Government has accused some social media influencers and bloggers of circulating misleading images of flooding from other locations and falsely presenting them as scenes from Lagos. The state’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the allegation in a post on X on Sunday, stating that the practice aimed to promote what he described as a “destructive narrative” about flooding in the state. Mr Wahab stated that the government had observed a trend in which flood images from other Nigerian states and countries were shared online and falsely attributed to Lagos. “We have watched…

President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked football’s world governing body for suspending the red card issued to USA’s Folarin Balogun, paving the way for the star striker to play in a last-16 showdown against Belgium in the World Cup. “Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, shortly after FIFA announced its decision to suspend the red card Balogun was given last week against Bosnia, which would have ruled him out of Monday’s match with Belgium.

Bo Knows Image Credit: Sacha Lecca for Rolling Stone Bo Staloch on the main stage. The rising singer-songwriter kicked off his set with his new single, “From a Different Age,” which shows off what he does well: achingly pretty folk-rock tunes that combine an a delicate croon, subtly atmospheric kick, and gut-punch choruses, sort of like a more anthemic Bon Iver.

Enitan Bello Independently searched Nigeria’s budget documents from 2019 to the present. Here is what I found about the PFIPC scandal that nobody is talking about. The name did not come from nowhere. Everyone is focused on Adeyemi the man. Nobody has gone back to ask where the name “Presidential Economic Advisory Council” actually came from. I did. And the answer changes this entire story. The Presidential Economic Advisory Council is not a Tinubu creation. Tinubu’s economic body is called the Presidential Economic Coordination Council. He established it in March 2024, inaugurated it in July 2024, and chairs it himself…

The storm system is expected to reach landfall on Monday morning.Published On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026Residents of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are moving to emergency shelters and making last-minute preparations before the arrival of a “super typhoon” expected to batter the United States Pacific territories with torrential rain and hurricane-force winds.Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar over the area on Monday morning, with winds of 260km/h (162mph), equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, and gusts of up to 315km/h (196mph).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe US National Weather Service (NWS) said the storm system…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldThe writer is an investor at venture capital firm CIV. He was previously special assistant to President Joe Biden for economic policyAmerica’s China policy over the past decade has been defined by anxiety about Beijing’s dominance of critical minerals and their derivatives. Today China controls more than 90 per cent of key markets, including for materials such as graphite and gallium and industrial inputs such as rare-earth magnets.While Beijing spent decades working towards this goal, US mis-steps were also crucial.…

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish such as mackerel and sardines, is thought to improve cognitive function by supporting connections between brain cells. However, it has never been conclusively demonstrated that DHA taken as a dietary supplement actually reaches the brain or provides measurable benefits against dementia.Against this backdrop, a research team at the USC School of Medicine has published the results of a large, two-year clinical trial involving older adults at elevated risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The study found that while high-dose DHA supplements do indeed reach the brain, they did…

NewsFeedYemeni government officials say the Houthis launched a surprise offensive targeting army barracks in southern Hodeidah as fighting intensifies across western Yemen. The renewed clashes come as both sides seek to regain territory and strengthen control over the strategic Red Sea coast.Published On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo