Chinese texts have described brass production during the 10th century CE, yet archaeologists lacked physical proof from the period. A new study now fills much of that gap with crucibles from Guangzhou in southern China. Brass-making crucibles unearthed from the workshop at the Royal Palace of the Nanyue Kingdom. Credit: Xiao et al., Antiquity (2026)…
MADRID — Europe’s top domestic leagues kicked off Saturday with Alaves defeating 10-man Getafe 3-0 in Spain. Mariano Díaz scored a goal and had two assists against a Getafe squad that played a man down from the 42nd minute. The Spanish league was the first of the main five in Europe to start, less than…
Only two weeks ago, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said markets had done “quite a bit” of the Fed’s tightening. Wall Street has since taken it all back — and then some. A gauge of US market conditions published by Bloomberg rose Thursday to its easiest level since 1996, capping a remarkable reversal from late July….
Espanyol sporting director Monchi believes Spanish clubs should be paying closer attention to England’s Championship, describing it as one of football’s “least understood” competitions and an increasingly attractive source of talent. The former goalkeeper has returned to his native Spain after two years as president of football operations at Aston Villa, having previously held sporting…
British Pound picks up above 1.3500 against the US Dollar, after bouncing off lows at 1.3474 . The US Dollar struggles on Friday as a run of soft inflation data has pushed back hopes of immediate Fed rate hikes. Later today, the US Retail Sales and Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index data will provide further insight…
Image of CEO Elon Musk by Frederic Legrand – COMEO via Shutterstock Tesla (TSLA) short sellers haven’t exactly been obliterated. Two years after Elon Musk warned that anyone betting against Tesla would eventually get crushed, the stock’s decline has left short sellers sitting on roughly $9 billion in paper gains this year. “Once Tesla fully…
Penélope Cruz has another reason to celebrate as her new sex comedy makes a quick digital splash. The adult comedy has secured a rare place on iTunes’ Top Movie Downloads chart, giving Olivia Wilde’s latest film a fresh jolt after its theatrical run. The movie arrived digitally Tuesday, August 11, and has quickly found an…
We’re edging towards the final weeks of summer. The next month or so will be your last chance to see Britain’s seaside towns in their full glory – under a cloudless sunny sky and warm enough to spend all day on the sand. But with so little time left, you want to make sure that your next…
Barcelona’s preseason is moving into its final stages, and Lamine Yamal is giving supporters plenty of reasons to be excited about what could be another spectacular season. The Spanish star looked sharp during their latest training session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, where Barcelona continued preparations for their trip to Switzerland to face FC…
It’s nearly two hundred years old. Byliam/Getty Images BT Group is best known today for broadband, mobile service and the infrastructure running underneath much of the UK’s communications network. Its history, however, starts long before the telephone was a household fixture. BT’s lineage reaches back to the Electric Telegraph Company, founded by William…