The UK’s coronavirus epidemic could spiral out of control if people wait for the death toll to rise before changing their behaviour, a leading scientist has warned. Professor Graham Medley, a disease expert at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said people risk making the outbreak worse by refusing to take it seriously … Read more
Snakes are facing extinction as temperatures rise due to climate change with some species losing 90 per cent of their habitat Global warming makes it harder for snakes to stay at ideal body temperature It also changes their habitats and can make their food harder to come by The Greek Meadow Viper will lose 90 per … Read more
Climate change is causing trees and plants to take root in normally barren areas around the world – including the Arctic Circle, according to a new study. UK scientists found warmer and wetter weather makes more greenery grow on savannas and tundras, which collectively make up 40 per cent of the world’s land. Rapid warming … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover boss: Greta Thunberg has ‘no ideas’ about how to tackle climate change Ralf Speth said Thunberg’s complaints about climate change are ‘populistic’ He said that Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion were ‘doing wrong in many areas’ By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:59 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Viking’s 1,500-year-old arrowhead that was preserved in ice is discovered after climate change melts Norwegian glacier Archaeologist uncovered a 1,500-year-old iron arrowhead in the Norway glacier Jotunheimen This team investigates melting glaciers in the country to find such relics – they have found more than 2,000 The arrowhead dates back to the Germanic Iron Age, is seven … Read more
Quirky Japanese pod hotel has beds that automatically change to an upright position to wake guests up The Millennials is a capsule hotel in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya district It is made up of ‘SmartPods’ that feature a reclining bed and an iPod Touch Stays start from around £30 per night and the hotel also has co-working spaces … Read more
Viewers of This Morning today questioned how Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fit to run the country if he ‘won’t even change his child’s nappy’, as the leader skirted around whether or not he would be helping with changing duties. The Prime Minister appeared on the sofa where he was quizzed about the arrival of … Read more
Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more
Millenials Born: 1977-1994 Coming of Age: 1998-2006 Age in 2017: 23 to 40 Product of change: Millennials came of age during a time of significant technological change, globalisation and economic disruption – giving them a different set of behaviors and experiences than their parents. Digital natives: Exposure to technology since early childhood has led to … Read more
MEMOIR THE MOVES THAT MATTER by Jonathan Rowson (Bloomsbury £20, 352pp) Grandmaster chess is associated in the public’s mind with disproportionate levels of eccentricity, or even insanity. This is a statistically invalid cliché created by journalists who don’t have a passion for the game themselves and therefore can’t understand why others would devote their lives … Read more