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It helps to understand what people mean when they talk about “metabolism”, says James Betts, professor of metabolic physiology at the University of Bath. Usually, they’re referring to metabolic rate; the amount of energy your body burns in a given time. This is largely determined by factors such as your size, age, sex and body composition.Your daily energy expenditure comes from three main sources: your resting metabolism (the energy needed to keep your organs and tissues functioning), the calories burned processing food, and physical activity. Of those, exercise and movement are by far the most variable.“When people say they want to boost…

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday he questioned the football governing body’s decision to suspend US striker Folarin Balogun’s red card ban. Sources told AFP US President Donald Trump had called FIFA’s current chief Gianni Infantino to ask FIFA to review Balogun’s automatic one-game suspension. The 25-year-old is now free to face Belgium in the last 16 of the World Cup later on Monday, with his ban suspended for a year with no explanation given from FIFA for the move. “Red cards are not overturned by political phone calls,” scandal-hit Blatter said on X. “They are overturned…

Enormous crowds gather in Tehran for third day to mourn as authorities and Khamenei’s supporters call for revenge against the US and Israel.Published On 6 Jul 20266 Jul 2026The funeral procession for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is under way in Tehran as authorities have hailed the government’s resilience during the United States-Israel war on Iran and promised vengeance for his assassination.After lying in state for two days at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla religious complex, Khamenei’s body began a 12-hour journey on Monday through the capital, accompanied by large crowds of mourners.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listKhamenei, 86, was…

Local residents walk past burning garages outside a residential building following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 6, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.Genya Savilov | Afp | Getty ImagesThe long-running Russia-Ukraine war appears to have entered a new phase after major developments over the weekend and ahead of a crunch NATO summit.In the last 72 hours, U.S. President Donald Trump purportedly held separate calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal and port in St. Petersburg and the surrounding area and Russia launched…

Some good news and some bad news. The good news is that, contrary to earlier fears, Earth will probably never be swallowed by the sun. The bad news, of course, is that none of us will be around to find out.Scientists have long estimated that in about 5 billion years, the sun will run out of fuel, first expanding into a red giant and eventually becoming a white dwarf that will continue cooling for tens—if not hundreds—of billions of years. Amid this dramatic sequence of cosmic events, the fate of Earth remains uncertain.Will it be pulled into the expanding red…

UK fighter jets intercepted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft after it “repeatedly approached” a carrier strike group in the Norwegian Sea, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.The Russian Bear-F plane passed at low altitude and “unnecessarily close” to the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier and is believed to have dropped 10 sonobuoys into the water on Thursday, the MoD added.The MoD said Moscow’s activity in the Norwegian Sea was “unsafe and unprofessional”.It comes weeks after Royal Marines boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, while the head of the military has warned the risks and…

Wearing a shiny silver spacesuit, Alan Shepard clutches his helmet and looks like an archetypal blue-eyed American hero. The 1961 portrait by Bruce Stevenson paid tribute to the first US astronaut in space. It also planted a seed.James Webb, the then administrator of Nasa, saw the painting and was inspired to start the space agency’s own art programme, believing that artists could bring a unique perspective to exploring the cosmos. From 1962 to 1974 it was led by James Dean, who then became the first art curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington.Dean transferred about 2,000…

Relive all the drama from England’s 3-2 win over Mexico, as Thomas Tuchel’s team progress to a quarter-final meeting with Norway on Saturday. WATCH MORE: Mexico 2-3 England highlightsREAD MORE: England player ratings vs MexicoREAD MORE: An incredible night when England heroes were madeAvailable to UK users only.

Nollywood actor Ray Emordi has returned to acting months after announcing his decision to step away from acting to pursue a full-time music career. PREMIUM TIMES reported in February that the 35-year-old actor had stepped away from acting, explaining that music, rather than film, had always been his first love. At the time, he said he wanted to devote himself fully to building a music career after years of juggling both professions. Mr Emordi, who has featured in hundreds of Nollywood productions, particularly YouTube films and streaming projects, said his decision to return was prompted by a renewed passion for…

The session also witnessed the launch of the JGU Sustainability Report 2026 by Professor Padmanabha Ramanujam, Dean, Office of Academic Governance, JGU.The Forum’s Panel Discussion brought together an esteemed gathering of senior leaders from Japan’s leading universities on a single stage. Moderated by Professor (Dr) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of JGU, the panel featured Professor (Dr) Kaori Hayashi, Executive Vice President, University of Tokyo; Professor (Dr) Shoichiro Iwakiri, President, International Christian University; Professor (Dr) Noriyuki Takahashi, President, Musashi University; Professor (Dr) Miki Sugimura, President, Sophia University; Professor (Dr) Nobuo Haruna, President, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; Professor (Dr)…