
Bacteria divide to conquer antibiotics
High-level resistance to methicillin requires a distinct form of cell division


High-level resistance to methicillin requires a distinct form of cell division


The Economist Magazine (November 9, 2024): The latest issue features: Welcome to Trump’s world…
Congress is not likely to be much of a constraint on him
Businesses and farmers will be hit with more tax
Olaf Scholz finally runs out of patience with Christian Lindner
Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits
The small screen claims some riveting shows this year, both new and returning
‘Nature Magazine – November 6, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Outside Influence’ – Exploring the contribution extrachromosomal DNA makes to cancer….
Comparison of the hairless animals’ genomes with those of several other mammals shows low activity of certain sequences.
Study of thousands of people in rural communities shows that many do not experience a slump in well-being during their forties and fifties.
Sea-surface data show that the average sea-level rise in 2023 was more than double that in 1993.
Survey pinpoints pyramids, rural settlements and a large city in an unstudied stretch of Mexico.

The New Yorker (November 6, 2024): The latest issue features Barry Blitt’s “Back with a Vengeance” – Donald J. Trump’s second term.
On the morning of Wednesday, November 6th, Donald J. Trump was elected, for the second time, as President of the United States. For the cover of the November 18, 2024, issue, Barry Blitt depicted Trump’s looming silhouette—a reminder that a second term, though bound to include more moves from his all too familiar far-right playbook, will also undoubtedly usher in a new era of unprecedented extremism and intensified uncertainty in America.
The former President will return to the White House older, less inhibited, and far more dangerous than ever before


Country Life Magazine (November 5, 2024): The latest issue features…
Kate Green salutes Lt-Col John McCrae for giving us the poppy as a symbol of remembrance
Nature’s mimics and frauds are full of cunning survival tricks, as Laura Parker discovers

The Foundling Museum director selects a captivating, life-size portrait of performing choir girls
Carla Carlisle tries to look on the sunny side, but remains on the alert for ‘tragedy and trouble’
John Martin Robinson examines two Lancashire powerhouses: Lathom House and Knowsley Hall

Inscriptions etched by soldiers are a window into the First World War, suggests David Crossland
The wondrous wetlands of East Anglia are a marshy, manmade marvel for John Lewis-Stempel

Lia Leendertz weighs up the chances of an Indian summer
A 1974 country-house revolution was a major turning point for our old buildings, says Simon Jenkins
The Anderson shelter was a war-time lifesaver in more ways than one, reveals Russell Higham
Bright ideas with Amelia Thorpe
Tilly Ware applauds the bold planting in The Old Vicarage garden at Wormingford, Essex

Melanie Johnson harnesses the nutritious punch of cauliflower
John Wright urges caution as he extols the virtues of blewits, the most tasty of wild mushrooms
Mary Miers assesses the career of Sir Muirhead Bone, the first of Britain’s Official War Artists

The New Yorker (November 4, 2024): The latest issue features Barry Blitt’s “Tightrope” – Lady Liberty’s precarious perch.
Jeff Bezos endorsed a Trump-era slogan—“Democracy Dies in Darkness”—for his newspaper, the Washington Post. Why wouldn’t he let it endorse a candidate? By David Remnick
The handful of Kamala Harrises who aren’t the Vice-President review the perks (wayward donors) and the perils (threatening phone calls) of their name. By Dan Greene
After his Fox show was cancelled, Carlson spent a year in the wilderness, honing his vision of what the future of Trumpism might look like. This fall, he took his act on tour. By Andrew Marantz


THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (November 3, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Recipe For Living’ – In “Be Ready When The Luck Happens”, the TV chef Ina Garten asks, “How easy is that?”. Not very.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Share your memories of reading García Márquez’s books here.
Our columnists on new books by John Banville, Kate Christensen under a pseudonym and more.

The Economist Magazine (October 31, 2024): The latest issue features: ‘What could possibly go wrong?‘
If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris
A bigger state but an irrational way to fund it
The Communist Party may be hoarding fiscal firepower to offset a possible trade war
It should not be treated as a disorder
The old order is dying. Our geopolitics columnist will tell you what’s coming next

The Guardian Weekly (October 31, 2024) – The new issue features ‘The Balance Of Power’ – What the U.S. election could mean for the world…
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Spotlight | Israel and Iran’s war comes out of the shadows
The Observer’s Simon Tisdall considers the consequences for the region of Israel’s weekend missile strikes on Iran
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Environment | The Colombian warlord who reneged on deforestation
As the Cop16 nature summit in Colombia comes to a close, Luke Taylor tells a story that highlights the country’s complex relationship between environmental aspiration and political will
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Feature | The brain collector
Using cutting-edge methods, Alexandra Morton-Hayward is unravelling the extraordinary mysteries of grey matter – even as hers betrays her. By Kermit Pattison
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Opinion | It’s time to tell it how it is: Trump has fascist instincts
Those who know him best use the F-word to describe the former president. Every warning light is flashing red, argues Jonathan Freedland
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Culture | The intersection of art and war in Ukraine
Poets, artists, playwrights and musicians are fighting and dying in Ukraine, and their work is capturing the horror and emotion of the conflict, finds Charlotte Higgins
‘Nature Magazine – October 30, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Spatial Awareness’ – Cancer cell atlases explore the landscape of tumour evolution…
Laboratory collisions that create the superheavy element livermorium could help scientists to discover new elements.
A single-celled alga takes water into a bladder, allowing it to migrate to the sea’s sunlit surface zone.
The deadly earthquake led to unexpectedly large deformations some 700 kilometres from the epicentre.