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When cows belch and fart they release methane, which is warming the planet, but how does this compare with the digestive gases emitted by wild animals? A new study shows that deer add the greatest amount of methane to the atmosphere, but compared with domesticated livestock their total contribution is minuscule.Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, which has been rising rapidly in recent years, but it is hard to pin down exactly where it is coming from. Like domesticated cows, wild ruminants such as deer, moose and llamas rely on bacteria to help them break down the fibrous plants they…

LATROBE, Pa. — Does Aaron Rodgers still have what it takes to finally capture that elusive second Super Bowl ring? For Steelers defensive back Brandin Echols, that question is downright laughable. “Oh yeah, of course,” Echols told CBS Sports following Tuesday’s training camp practice. “Sometimes, he calls out stuff I’m doing, and I’m like, ‘Bro, how’d you even call this out? I didn’t even show an inch of what I’m gonna do!’ That just shows the type of IQ he has for the game.”   New Steelers running back Rico Dowdle, who previously played with Dak Prescott in Dallas, hasn’t needed much…

I’ll be honest: I was prepared to grit my teeth through Sterling Point, Prime Video’s newest coming-of-age offering, which I dismissed as another by-the-numbers high-school drama. The show follows a type-A teen on a journey of sun-dappled self-discovery, escaping her native New York for an idyllic getaway on a picturesque Canadian island. It’s an unassuming, summer camp-style narrative, but in the style of last year’s seasonal phenomenon that was series three of The Summer I Turned Pretty, it manages to transcend the limits of its YA niche, revealing itself to be quite juicy.Protagonist Annie (Ella Rubin) is a highly strung…

A place in Sunday’s final and qualification for next year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations will be at stake when Nigeria’s Flying Eagles take on hosts Côte d’Ivoire in a mouthwatering WAFU B U20 Championship semi-final on Wednesday evening. The defending champions head into the last-four clash at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro determined to keep their title defence alive, but they face their toughest test yet against an Ivorian side that has won all its matches without conceding a goal. Nigeria booked their place in the semi-finals as runners-up in Group B despite a disappointing 2-0 defeat…

Every Palestinian born in the West Bank before the start of the occupation in 1967 has witnessed the extent to which Israel has transformed the landscape through spatial planning, military closures, and settlement, infrastructure and road construction. Sixty years on, what used to be a straightforward journey from point A to point B within the West Bank has become an arduous and frequently hazardous undertaking.As a foreigner living in the West Bank in the 1980s and visiting it off and on ever since, this transformation revealed itself in incremental leaps and bounds, on each occasion provoking a shock of recognition…

Monsoon downpours cause floods and landslides as climate change and El Nino disrupt rainfall patterns.Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, according to official data, with thousands forced to flee flooded homes.The annual monsoon brings rain that farmers depend on, but scientists say climate change is making it increasingly deadly across South Asia.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThis year’s toll spans several states. Assam has been hit hardest, with at least 87 dead, and Sivasagar district alone accounting for 47.Kerala has recorded…

AMD’s stock plunged in premarket trading on Wednesday despite posting earnings that beat expectations, as investor enthusiasm for the Nvidia challenger waned.The stock was last down 8.7% in premarket trading.The market jitters come despite AMD revenue climbing 50% to $11.54 billion in the second quarter, ahead of analyst expectations of $11.28 billion, in a sign of the company’s central position in the market for AI chips.Data center sales drove much of the company’s growth, up 107% on an annual basis to $6.7 billion, which the company attributed to central processing unit and graphics processing unit sales.But while second-quarter earnings came…

In April, Gil Durán was permanently banned from Elon Musk’s X for posting just two words. Durán was responding to a post from the tech company Palantir outlining its 22‑point “technological manifesto”, which praised American “hard power”, western culture and AI weapons, denounced inclusivity and called for compulsory national service. Durán responded: “TLDR: Fascism” (TLDR is short for “too long, didn’t read”).Durán didn’t break any of X’s written rules, he points out over a video call from San Francisco – so much for Musk’s “free-speech absolutism”. His ban might just have had something to do with his preceding tweet, showing…

Andy Burnham’s government will continue to function normally while the new prime minister is away on holiday, Downing Street has said.Burnham is taking a break from his day-to-day duties to spend time with his family, after entering No 10 two weeks ago.His official spokesman has said he will remain in direct contact with officials and continue to hold meetings while away from Downing Street. But Reform UK’s chairman Lee Anderson has criticised Burnham for going on holiday so soon after taking office, saying: “This isn’t a prime minister that’s serious about leading.”He accused the new prime minister of having “bunked…

Côte d’Ivoire sealed top spot in Group B of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after a composed 2-1 victory over Tanzania on Tuesday, while South Africa joined them in the quarter-finals with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Burkina Faso. The Lady Elephants completed an unbeaten group-stage campaign with seven points from three matches, marking an impressive return to the continental showpiece after a 12-year absence. South Africa, meanwhile, bounced back from a difficult start to finish second with four points and extend their title defence into the knockout rounds. Tanzania and Burkina Faso, who both ended the group…