The duo will represent the team behind the wheel of the Maserati Tipo Folgore in the one-day test that immediately follows the double-header Berlin race weekend, 12 & 13 July. Berlin marks the penultimate race weekend of the season ahead of the double-header finale in London later in the month.
French 2023 Formula 2 Champion Pourchaire previously impressed during the FP0 session in Jeddah and now returns to the Maserati MSG Racing fold with further opportunity to demonstrate his skill and gain experience behind the wheel of the GEN3 Evo.
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“I’m really excited to be back with Maserati MSG Racing for the Rookie Test in Berlin,” said Pourchaire. “Driving the GEN3 Evo in Diriyah was an incredible experience, and I learned a lot from the team. Formula E is such a unique and challenging championship, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to get more seat time and continue learning in this environment.”
Monégasque native Leclerc, meanwhile, rejoins the team with strong historic ties, having been part of the family during the team’s time as Venturi Racing. Leclerc originally joined the team as a Development Driver in 2017, progressing to Test and Reserve Driver roles for the 2019-2020 season. He also participated in the Rookie Test in Marrakesh in 2019.
“It feels good to be back in Formula E, especially with my home team,” says Leclerc. “It will be the first time that I will drive the Gen3 Evo so I am looking forward to seeing the evolution compared to the previous generation that I tested a few years ago. I want to give a big thank you to Maserati MSG Racing for the opportunity and I can’t wait to start working with the team in Berlin!”
Their selection reflects Maserati MSG Racing’s ongoing commitment to nurturing talent, reinforcing the team’s vision for future competitiveness. As a former Formula E rookie, current Maserati MSG Racing driver, Jake Hughes is proof that these opportunities have a genuine role to play in promoting the next generation of racing drivers.
This season, Maserati MSG Racing has demonstrated front-running pace, with Hughes securing the third spot on the podium in Saudi Arabia and teammate Stoffel Vandoorne claiming a memorable victory in Tokyo.
“We’re delighted to welcome both Théo and Arthur back to the team for the Berlin Rookie Test,” addsCyril Blais, Team Principal, Maserati MSG Racing.
“Théo made a strong impression during the FP0 session in Diriyah, and Arthur’s past involvement with the team during our time as Venturi Racing gives him a great foundation to build on.
Rookie tests are a vital part of Formula E – not just for showcasing the next wave of talent, but also for gathering valuable data to support our development ahead of the season finale in London. We’re looking forward to seeing what both drivers can deliver.”
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday stressed the crucial role of religious scholars in ensuring peace during the month of Muharram.
Stringent security measures are being taken across the country, such as army deployment as well as a crackdown on sectarian content and hate mongers, ahead of Ashura (Muharram 10), which will be observed on Sunday.
“It is not enough how much we thank you for your role — the heads and ulema of all sects — in Muharram, as everyone has a role in this,” Naqvi said as he met with scholars from various schools of thought in Islamabad.
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, chairman of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee, were also present during the meeting.
Naqvi highlighted that the efforts of law enforcement agencies during Muharram were as important as those of religious scholars, according to a post on X by the interior ministry.
The minister noted that the ulema remained in “constant communication” with the administration during Muharram and “solved minor disputes”.
He requested Maulana Azad, as well as other scholars, to collectively offer Zuhr prayers at Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque on August 14. “This will give a message to the whole world that we are all united, and there is no better day than the 14th of August.”
Chaudhry also credited religious scholars for dealing with terrorism, sectarianism, and maintaining peace during the month of Muharram.
On his part, Maulana Azad affirmed that they all were united for the country’s security.
For Muharram, Islamabad police have identified 13 points as potential trouble spots, banned the entry of 17 “firebrand” ulema and increased intelligence operations.
While the Punjab government has imposed certain restrictions under Section 144 across the province till Sunday, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration has limited it to sensitive districts. In Karachi, over 20,000 officers and personnel have been deployed till Ashura.
Speaking about the uptick in terrorism in KP, Naqvi called on the ulema to engage with religious scholars in the province, offering his cooperation in the matter.
“This terrorism will only end on the condition that the locals there do not help them,” he said.
The interior minister’s remarks come just a day after an assistant commissioner and four others were martyred, while policemen were among 17 others injured as an official vehicle was targeted in Bajaur’s Sadiqabad area.
During the meeting, Naqvi also highlighted the role of the armed forces in the recent Iran-Israel ceasefire, saying Pakistan should be proud of “convincing world leaders” and of playing its role as a Muslim country.
Last month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif noted that Iran openly thanked the people of Pakistan, its political parties, military, and political leadership for their role in ensuring the ceasefire between the two countries.
It is our understanding Arsenal came into the summer with two primary striker targets – RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres.
Well, there was a third – but the chances of securing Alexander Isak from Newcastle were deemed largely unrealistic.
A move for Slovenia international Sesko has substantial backing from key figures at the Emirates – including Arteta.
BBC Sport has learned the player’s agent, Elvis Basanovic, was invited to Arsenal’s final home game of the season against Newcastle as a guest of the club.
But a deal to sign Sesko has proved difficult. Sources have indicated there is still no agreement between the 22-year-old and Arsenal, let alone the two clubs.
Of course, a breakthrough could come at any moment – but the suggestion is that striking a deal for Sesko has proved significantly harder than expected.
Part of that may be down to changes towards the top of the club in recent months.
With the Gunners’ interest in Sesko well established, Basanovic is understood to have developed a strong relationship with former sporting directors Edu and Jason Ayto.
But with both gone and Berta leading the negotiations, those nurtured relationships are no longer relevant.
And there have been indications in recent days that Arsenal have focused attention on other targets.
The impasse with Sesko could, of course, be a strategic ploy from the Gunners to see if he will accept what to them would be more favourable terms.
Either way, Arsenal are understood to have made headway with a potential move for Gyokeres in recent days.
Significantly, the signing of the Sweden international is understood to have Berta’s backing.
Gyokeres was not a strong target for Arsenal prior to Berta’s arrival earlier this year, but he believes the 27-year-old could make an instant impact.
And the striker, who is at odds with Sporting over his valuation, is understood to be very keen to join Arsenal.
Should Arsenal sign Sesko or Gyokeres, it is likely to cost them in excess of £70m.
Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins, who Arsenal tried to sign in January, would be a cheaper option – allowing them to spend more elsewhere.
The 29-year-old is open to joining Arsenal – the club he supported as a boy – and it is understood that he and Gyokeres are the two players they have explored moves for in recent days.
That dream demanded even more when she moved clubs to play in England for Reading, travelling a 300-mile round trip from Swansea three times a week after a full day’s work.
The sacrifices paid off when Reading won promotion to the top-tier Women’s Super League (WSL) in 2015 and offered her a life-changing professional deal.
Ten years on, the 32-year-old Southampton forward is set to play a pivotal role for Wales at their first major tournament. Her emotional arrival in Switzerland, seeing the team bus decked with Euro branding, brought tears she fought hard to hold back.
“It hasn’t been easy,” Rowe says. “But I carry all those experiences with me.”
Wales face the Netherlands in their opening Group D game on Saturday, 5 July, 2025 in Lucerne.
A video about re-enacting a Stone Age voyage from Taiwan to the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan, provided by the University of Tokyo.
Scientists re-enacted a 30,000-year-old sea voyage from Taiwan to southern Japan using a dugout canoe made with replica Stone Age tools.
The canoe crew paddled 140 miles in 45 hours, crossing a strong ocean current, navigating by the sun, stars and ocean swells.
Numerical simulations of the journey showed ancient seafarers likely had a deep knowledge of ocean conditions and effective travel strategies.
Stone Age seafarers braved rough waters from Taiwan to Japan
About 30,000 years ago, ancient seafarers traveled from Taiwan to the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan. They navigated through rough conditions with no landmarks or maps and had to cross one of the most powerful ocean currents in the world. Indeed, they could only rely on the sun, stars, ocean swells and their instincts to find their bearings. On June 26, 2025, scientists from Taiwan and Japan said they re-enacted that ancient voyage using a canoe made from replica tools of the period. In addition, they also used numerical simulations to study different scenarios for successfully undertaking such a challenging journey.
Yousuke Kaifu of the University of Tokyo led the studies. He said:
We initiated this project with simple questions: How did Paleolithic [Stone Age] people arrive at such remote islands as Okinawa? How difficult was their journey? And what tools and strategies did they use?
Archaeological evidence, such as remains and artifacts, can’t paint a full picture because the nature of the sea is that it washes such things away. So, we turned to the idea of experimental archaeology, in a similar vein to the Kon-Tiki expedition of 1947 by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
The researchers published two papers about their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances on June 25, 2025. One paper described a re-enactment of the Paleolithic voyage. Another paper detailed numerical simulations to identify conditions needed for a successful voyage.
The crew of the dugout canoe, a few hours after leaving Taiwan for Yonaguni Island in southern Japan. They were re-enacting a journey by Stone Age seafarers, from 30,000 years ago. Image via Yousuke Kaifu/ University of Tokyo.
Humans settled in southern Japan about 30,000 years ago
Modern humans first appeared in southern Japan, specifically the Ryukyu islands, about 35,000 to 30,000 years ago. They were early seafarers, likely traveling from Taiwan. To make that journey, they had to cross a formidable barrier, the Kuroshio, one of the most powerful ocean currents in the world.
There was an additional challenge, however. The southern Ryukyu Islands are small and low. Therefore, they are not visible from Taiwan and could not be used as navigational landmarks.
This map shows Taiwan and the Ryuku Islands of southern Japan. The blue ribbon is the Kuroshio Current. The circles and dates indicate when humans settled those islands. At lower left is Wushibi in Taiwan and Yonaguni Island. Those are the departure and arrival locations of the canoe re-enactment. Image via Kaifu, Y., et. al/ Science Advances. (CC BY-NC 4.0).
What vessels did Stone Age seafarers use?
There are no remains of the vessels used 30,000 years ago. Therefore, scientists tested some likely candidates: reed-bundled rafts and bamboo rafts. However, those rafts, despite being well-designed and carefully constructed, could not withstand the rough waters of the Kuroshio Current. The researchers also ruled out a sailing vessel because sails appeared much later in history, about 5,000 years ago in Egypt.
Next, they tried dugout canoes, built from Japanese cedar trunks and carved using replica Paleolithic stone tools. To be sure, after some testing, the researchers came up with a canoe that could withstand the rough waters of the Kuroshio Current.
One of the researchers cuts down a Japanese cedar tree that will be used to create a dugout canoe. He is using a replica Paleolithic axe. Image via Yousuke Kaifu/ University of Tokyo.
Re-enacting an ancient voyage from 30,000 years ago
On July 7, 2019, five highly skilled canoe paddlers set out in a 25-foot dugout canoe from Wushibi in eastern Taiwan. They had no modern navigation aids, such as a GPS or compass. Instead, they depended on the sun, stars and swells to navigate in the open ocean. (For safety, they were monitored by a boat that also provided some food and water.)
Their destination was the small island of Yonaguni, a part of Japan’s Ryukyu Island group. The crew paddled 140 miles (225 km) from their starting point in Wushibi, Taiwan, to Yonaguni.
Later, about two hours into the trip, the water became choppy as they entered the Kuroshio Current. The crew had to constantly watch for large waves, because they had to steer directly toward them, to ride the waves and keep water from inundating the vessel. The crew exited the main Kuroshio Current about 17 hours after leaving Taiwan.
This photo shows the canoe and its crew about 4 hours after leaving Taiwan. Here, they are in the Kuroshio Current, surrounded by choppy surface ocean waters. Image via Yousuke Kaifu/ University of Tokyo.
At night, when the sky was clear, the crew used the stars to find their bearings. Likewise, in the morning and evening, they used the sun to navigate. A detailed timeline of their grueling journey is available in the paper about the expedition.
In all, they spent 45 hours paddling to Yonaguni Island, arriving there on July 9, 2019.
About 40 hours after leaving Taiwan, Yonaguni Island appears in the distance, about 12 miles (19 km) away. Image via Yousuke Kaifu/ University of Tokyo.
Numerical simulations reconstruct possible ancient voyages
The 2019 re-enactment was a one-time experiment under specific weather and ocean conditions. It’s not sufficient, however, to understand how Stone Age seafarers traveled from Taiwan to the Ryukyu Islands.
So, what circumstances allowed them to successfully complete their journey? The researchers used numerical simulations to explore various travel scenarios. Likewise, they tested different seasons, departure locations and paddling strategies using modern and Paleolithic ocean conditions.
Ultimately, the simulations revealed that these ancient humans had a deep knowledge of seafaring strategy. For instance, they might have departed from northern Taiwan because it provided the best chances for completing their journey. They also knew about the Kuroshio Current, perhaps from fishing expeditions. Therefore, they paddled slightly southeast in their canoes to counteract the powerful northward current.
A one-way journey
In addition, simulations showed that once they entered the powerful northward Kuroshio Current, they could not paddle back to Taiwan.
Kaifu remarked:
We now know that these canoes are fast and durable enough to make the crossing, but that’s only half the story. Those male and female pioneers must have all been experienced paddlers with effective strategies and a strong will to explore the unknown. We do not think a return journey was possible. If you have a map and know the flow pattern of the Kuroshio, you can plan a return journey, but such things probably did not take place until much later in history.
Bottom line: Scientists re-enacted a Stone Age voyage from Taiwan to the Ryuku Islands of southern Japan using a canoe made from replica tools of that period. In addition, they also ran numerical simulations to study the conditions for successfully completing the journey.
Source: Traversing the Kuroshio: Paleolithic migration across one of the world’s strongest ocean currents
Source: Palaeolithic seafaring in East Asia: an experimental test of the dugout canoe hypothesis
Via University of Tokyo
Watch: SUGIME – Documentary film of the “Holistic reenactment project of voyages 30,000 years ago” (in Japanese with English subtitles)
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It seems that time is literally speeding up as scientists have confirmed that the Earth is set to experience three remarkably shorter-than-average days in the coming weeks, as the planet’s rotation unexpectedly accelerates.
Normally, Earth’s daily rotation equates to approximately 86,400 seconds, or a precise 24 hours. However, according to a report from Popular Mechanics, three specific days this summer will see as much as 1.51 milliseconds shaved off the clock, the New York Post reported.
The International Rotation and Reference Systems Service has identified July 9, July 22, and August 5 as the dates for these “time-slicing” events. These days will rank among the shortest recorded since 2020.
Scientists attribute these particular dates to the moon being at its furthest point from the equator, which is understood to influence the Earth’s rotational speed.
Adding to the mystery, the shortest day since 2020 was already recorded on July 5, 2024, which was a full 1.66 milliseconds shorter than the average.
Experts have yet to pinpoint the exact reason for this overall increase in the Earth’s rotational acceleration.
“Nobody expected this,” remarked Leonid Zotov, an Earth rotation expert from Moscow State University, to TimeandDate regarding the quickening trend.
“The cause of this acceleration is not explained. Most scientists believe it is something inside the Earth. Ocean and atmospheric models don’t explain this huge acceleration.”
This ongoing acceleration may necessitate a drastic and unprecedented measure from Earth’s official timekeepers.
According to a study published in Nature last year, a “negative leap second” might need to be instated in 2029 to keep global time in sync with the Earth’s increasingly swift rotation.
“This is an unprecedented situation and a big deal,” said Duncan Agnew, lead author of the study and geophysicist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, at the time of the study’s release. “It’s not a huge change in the Earth’s rotation that’s going to lead to some catastrophe or anything, but it is something notable. It’s yet another indication that we’re in a very unusual time.”
It’s worth noting that days on Earth have not always been exactly 24 hours long.
During the Bronze Age, for example, daily rotations were approximately 23 hours. However, the current trend of unexpected acceleration marks a significant shift that continues to intrigue and challenge the scientific community.
Trials of the Taxibot are gathering speed. This hybrid-electric, pilot-controlled ground tug aims to cut aircraft fuel burn and emissions during ground movements. Taxibot is part of HERON, a European initiative aimed at optimising aircraft operations that ends this year.
Airbus-led HERON is a European initiative aimed at improving the efficiency of aircraft operations, both in the air and on the ground. One area of study is the Taxibot, a pilot-controlled hybrid-electric tug. Trials at a handful of airports including Amsterdam Schiphol are gathering pace, though HERON itself will close by the end of 2025.
Lower CO2, NOx and noise emissions on the ground
HERON stands for Highly Efficient gReen OperatioNs. Part of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking, the project aims to demonstrate how aviation’s environmental footprint can be reduced through efficient ground operations and optimised air traffic management (ATM).
Project coordinator Airbus is one of 24 HERON partners across ten countries. Together they represent the full aviation ecosystem, including airlines, airports, air traffic control agencies and service providers.
Central to HERON’s ground operations study, the pilot controlled hybrid-electric Taxibot can pull a single-aisle aircraft between a remote stand and the runway without using the aircraft’s engines. The tug cuts unnecessary fuel burn, leading to a reduction in CO2 and NOx emissions as well as noise pollution.
The tug requires small modifications to the aircraft’s avionics bay. How does it work? Taxibot is clamped to the aircraft nose landing gear. The nose wheel is raised onto a pivotable platform, enabling the pilot to use the aircraft tiller and brake to steer. Taxibot’s driver only connects the tug to the aircraft and carries out pushback, before the pilot takes control. The engines then spool up just before takeoff.
Certified and ready for retrofit
The modifications are now certified and available to Airbus single-aisle customers in retrofit. Indeed, easyJet intends to conduct a trial later in 2025 at Schiphol airport.
Schiphol is an ideal candidate for hybrid tug operations, given the long distance between some of its six runways and the terminals. New York’s JFK airport is also trialling the tugs, along with New Delhi, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Brussels.
Towards fully electric Taxibots
Schiphol aims to become an emissions-free airport by 2030. Its own studies indicate that large-scale adoption of the Taxibot could lead to ground fuel savings of around 50%. For taxi legs to more distant runways, these savings could reach as much as 85%. Further, a fully electric tug is expected to be added to the Taxibot offering from 2026, and a widebody version is also under development.
Taxibot originated with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), who hold the trademark. In 2009, IAI partnered with TLD, a French manufacturer of airport ground support equipment, for production. The prototype was built in France in 2011.
Now that the Taxibot is in operation, efforts are underway to train more pilots to use it. Adjustments to airport infrastructure continue to more efficiently connect and remove the tugs. Finally, trials are ongoing to integrate the tugs into airport operations and better coordinate procedures between pilots, air traffic control and ground handling crews.
Becoming standard procedure
In the longer term, Airbus and its HERON partners will continue to push for Taxibot expansion, eventually making it the standard procedure for aircraft ground movements where advisable.
“Airports are actively pursuing solutions to reduce CO2 emissions from ground operations, which is in line with the broader initiatives of HERON,” notes Benjamin Tessier, HERON Coordinator and Vehicle Systems Architect at Airbus. Moreover, after three years spent developing the Taxibot kit for its single-aisle platforms, Airbus is now considering its adoption for the rest of its fleet.
The Taxibot is just one aspect of HERON, which concludes in December 2025. Other areas under development include air traffic control tools that support the use of ADS-C EPP (the standards for sharing trajectory data between aircraft and ATC) for future trajectory-based operations; single engine taxiing; and improved approach and runway operations to mitigate CO2 and noise emissions.
HERON’s 24 partners include coordinator Airbus, as well as Aéroports de Paris, Air France, Brussels Airport Company, easyJet, EUROCONTROL, Leonardo, Lufthansa and Schiphol airport among others.
It’s been 50 years since “Jaws” ruined that summer, spawning a fleet of increasingly dreadful sequels and knockoffs, turning a simple fish into a movie monster, and a dozen since “Sharknado” turned the monster into a joke. Sharks had been swimming in the culture before that, to be sure, often with the prefix “man-eating” appended, though men eat sharks too, and way more often — so who’s the real apex predator? And even though they are not as naturally cute as our cousins the dolphins and whales — I have never heard of one balancing a ball on its nose — they have also been made adorable as plush toys and cartoon characters.
“All the Sharks,” premiering Friday on Netflix, is a competition show in which four teams of two vie to photograph the most, and the most different, species of sharks, across two eight-hour days, and are set loose in the waters off Japan, the Maldives, South Africa, Australia, the Bahamas and the Galapagos Islands. And, brother, are there a lot of varieties — hammerhead shark, walking shark, whale shark, tawny nurse shark, pajama shark, pelagic thresher, tiger shark, tasselled wobbegong shark, puffadder shy shark, baby shark, mommy shark and daddy shark, to name but a few. (There are 124 species of sharks in Japanese waters, we’re told, and 200 off South Africa.) Points are awarded according to the rarity or abundance of the species in each location. These sharks are neither monsters nor jokes, though at least one contestant finds the banded houndshark “freaking adorable … their little cat eyes, their subterminal mouth.”
As competitions go, it is friendly, like “The Great British Baking Show” or “MasterChef Junior.” There’s no way to sabotage your opponents, no strategy past guessing where the sharks might be running, eating or hanging out. The purse — $50,000 — goes to the winners’ chosen marine charity, though prizes are also awarded to the top-scoring team in each episode. (Cool gear, seaside vacations.) Winning is not so much the point as just staying in as long as possible — because it’s fun. Sometimes things don’t go a team’s way, but no one has a bad attitude.
“All the Sharks” is hosted by Tom “The Blowfish” Hird, far left. The competitors are Randy Thomas, Rosie Moore, Aliah Banchik, MJ Algarra, Dan Abbott, Sarah Roberts, Brendan Talwar and Chris Malinowski.
(Netflix)
Naturally they are good-looking, because this is television, and fit, because you need to be to do this; most have professional expertise in fishy, watery or wild things. (They certainly know their sharks.) Brendan (marine biologist) and Chris (fisheries ecologist) are a team called the Shark Docs. Aliah (marine biologist specializing in stingrays — which are closely related to sharks, did you know?) and MJ, identified as an avid spearfisher and shark diver, comprise Gills Gone Wild; they met at a “bikini beach cleanup” and have been besties ever since. British Bait Off are Sarah (environmental journalist) and Dan (underwater cameraman), who like a cup of tea. And finally, there are the Land Sharks, Randy and Rosie. Dreadlocked Randy, a wildlife biologist, says, “I was always one of the only Black guys in my classes … I got that all the time: ‘Oh, you’re doing that white boy stuff’ and it’s just like, ‘No, I’m doing stuff that I love.’” Rosie, an ecologist who specializes in apex predators, wants to show girls it’s “OK to be badass … work with these crazy animals, get down and dirty.” She can hold her breath for five minutes.
The show has been produced with the usual tics of the genre: comments presented in the present tense that could only have been taped later; dramatic music and editing; the “hey ho uh-oh” narrative framing of big, loud host Tom “The Blowfish” Hird, with his braided pirate’s beard, whose website identifies him as a “heavy metal marine biologist.” Footage of great white sharks — the variety “Jaws” made famous — is inserted for the thrill factor, but none are coming.
But whatever massaging has been applied, “All the Sharks” is real enough. The contestants deal with rough seas, strong currents, jellyfish and sundry venomous creatures, intruding fishermen, limited air, sinus crises, variable visibility and unexpected orcas. And the sharks — who do not seem particularly interested in the humans, as there is no lack of familiar lunch options — do sometimes arrive in great, unsettling profusion. (There’s a reason “shark-infested waters” became a phrase.) Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part. In their enveloping blueness, dotted with colorful fish and coral reefs, the undersea scenes are, in fact, quite meditative. (Humans move slow down there.) Someone describes it as like being inside a screen saver.
In the bargain, we learn not a little bit about shark behavior and biology, and there is an implicit, sometimes explicit, conservation theme. Each encountered species gets a graphic describing not only its length, weight and lifespan but the degree to which it is or isn’t endangered — and, sad to say, many are.
