Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a carefully crafted nostalgia trip, in the style of the decade-old NES Remix games, that plays on the competitive spirit of the esports event that Nintendo launched over 30 years ago. Despite being another collection of worn-out NES titles repackaged as a minigame speedrunning challenge, I can’t Nintendo World … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hezbollah said it had fired more than 200 rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that killed one of its top commanders, as tensions between the two sides rose sharply on Thursday. The … Read more
A fungal infection that some scientists consider one of the worst wildlife diseases of all time is wreaking havoc on frog populations worldwide. Now, scientists say they’ve discovered a way to help frogs fight back: tiny saunas. Dozens of frogs placed in hollow black bricks in Australia did more than just soak up the sun’s … Read more
ARE you an ambitious green thumb or a well-intentioned but accidental plant killer? In the age of “plant moms and dads,” many want to avoid the small dose of heartbreak that comes with watching a beloved (and likely expensive) plant turn orange and wrinkled in the sun. Plant-loving Amazon Alexa owners have received a major … Read more