Researchers found that land use is a key factor in the decomposition of underwear, more so than other soil characteristics.Credit: Gabriela Brändle/Agroscope The recognition and prestige of a Nobel prize for groundbreaking work comes with a gold medal and the equivalent of about US$1 million. The parody version, an Ig Nobel prize, devised to celebrate
Netflix wants the “ink” to dry on its Oscar prospects. Danny Boyle made his first trip to Venice with “Ink,” his adaptation of James Graham’s stage sensation, which opened the 83rd edition in competition before moving through Telluride and Toronto, with the streamer giving it a December theatrical release and a January streaming date. The
Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is celebrating as exit polls show they are set to win more than 44% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The AfD’s projected result is higher than earlier opinion polls suggested and the party has hailed the news as a “historic outcome”. However, party leaders will
The Blaze kept their treble hopes very much alive as they beat Somerset in the Women’s One-Day Cup at Trent Bridge. The Nottingham-based side now need just one win from their last two fixtures to guarantee a place in the final back on their home ground on 19 September. But their next test is against
Germany’s AfD is heading for a big victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of its mainstream arrivals, exit polls say. It is not yet clear if that would be enough to take power in the state but the AfD says it has won a mandate to govern. The far-right party is projected
Second ODI, The OurCoop County Ground, Derby Ireland 165 (47 overs): Hunter 64 (96); Wong 5-33 England 166-4 (23 overs): Bouchier 45 (31); McCartney 2-45 England won by six wickets; lead series 2-0 Scorecard England secured a comfortable series win as they hammered Ireland by six wickets in a one-sided encounter in the second one-day
