The government’s SAGE experts have warned the ‘shock’ of school closures are blighting a generation and suggested children are at low danger from coronavirus. Evidence produced by the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies highlights the wider damage being caused to young people by the halt to their education. Although they admit there is no certainty, … Read more
Europe will be hit by a second wave of coronavirus – it’s just a question of when and how big, according to the EU’s boss on disease control. Dr Andrea Ammon urged the continent to prepare for another crisis, which she said was inevitable because so few people will have developed COVID-19 immunity. Studies suggest … Read more
Scientists have used ultrasound waves to control the brains of monkeys, which they say could lead to a treatment for addiction or depression in humans. In experiments, US researchers directed pulses of ultrasound waves at the brains of macaque monkeys to control their decision-making. By pointing the waves at parts of the frontal cortex, they … Read more
Google is developing a ‘smart’ hoodie drawstring that lets you control the music on your phone by twisting and tapping the cord The wearable cord is made up of intertwining conductive and insulating fibres Conductive fibres let it to perform complex capacitive sensing when handled This allows it to distinguish gestures including flicking, sliding and grabbing Wearers … Read more
Tom and Jerry have been at it for millennia! First domestic cats appeared in Europe almost 10,000 years ago as mice spread across the continent, study reveals Cats may have been domesticated to control the spread of mice, a study finds Mice grew along with agriculture, cities and trade and domestic cats followed The house … Read more
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to slam popular social media platforms for being controlled by ‘the radical left.’ Trump launched into his tirade on Saturday morning while sharing a video of a speech given by Michelle Malkin – a right-wing conspiracy theorist who has previously questioned the number of people who have … Read more
Trump slams the ‘radical left’ in tweet and says it’s ‘in total command and control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google’ as he vows administration is ‘working to remedy this illegal situation’ President Donald Trump launched into his tirade on Saturday morning ‘The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter … Read more
Hungry KFC customers have caused queues so long that a bus company has been forced to close its nearby stop, while VE Day celebrations ended with police fining neighbours last week. Bus operator Stagecoach announced it would stop running buses to a stop in Eureka Leisure Park, Ashford, Kent, for the rest of this week … Read more
It could be four to five years before the Covid-19 pandemic is under control, a senior global health official has said. But with hopes of an end to the pandemic dependent on containing the virus and development of an effective vaccine, other experts have dampened expectations of putting a date on curbing the virus. There … Read more
Spotify introduces Group Session feature that lets multiple users create and control playlists in real-time The feature lets users pause, play, skip and add songs on a playlist It is being positioned as a way to entertain people who are quarantined Group Sessions can have up to 100 people at a time The feature is … Read more