Asteroids colliding with the Earth four billion years ago created the building blocks of life on our planet and possibly even on ancient Mars, a new study claims. Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan recreated the conditions present in seabed craters made by the space rocks crashing into the young Earth. The team say these … Read more
Scientists at the university of Colorado used the precision of modern 3D printers to make an analogue to real cartilage which can act as a shock absorber.
Rock samples taken from under the Chicxulub crater left by the dinosaur-killing asteroid 66 million years ago could hold the key to the origin of life on Earth. A team of researchers found that the impact of the city-sized space rock produced a network of warm waterways under the crater, which is in the Yucatán Peninsula … Read more
Up to 40% of people in England believe China purposely created the coronavirus as a bio-weapon to destroy the west, study reveals Experts quizzed 2,500 adults in England about Covid-19 conspiracy theories Only 55% disagreed that China created the coronavirus to attack the west And one in 20 people – or 5.5% – agreed with … Read more
US senators try to BLOCK deployment of 48 fighter jets to UK over Huawei’s involvement in building Britain’s 5G wireless network The amendment is being led by Republican senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton Attempts to block fleet of F-35A Lightning II aircraft being stationed in the UK The $200 million aircraft project has been nearly … Read more
A tool that can be attached to e-cigarettes to track vaping habits could help scientists develop ways to tackle different forms of addiction. Experts from Cornell Tech created an ‘unobtrusive’ monitor that can track when people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume. It works across all types of e-cigarettes and … Read more
‘Love is not cancelled’: Phoebe Burgess lights a candle to ‘take a trip down memory lane’ as she urges her fans to speak to their families despite the distance created by lockdown By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:45 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 16:50 BST, 27 April 2020 Phoebe Burgess has … Read more
Impressive time-lapse footage shows how the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham was transformed into a new NHS Nightingale Hospital in a matter of days. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it will initially have 500 beds to treat coronavirus patients, with the capacity to expand to 2,000. Set to open on Sunday, April 12, it … Read more
Humans were cultivating crops in the Bolivian Amazon basin more than 10,000 years ago, a study has found. Thousands of ‘forest islands’ were formed when humans discarded food waste in heaps and, over millennia, these developed into vast mounds rich in nutrients. Trees eventually flourished on these islands, which sit several metres above the surrounding … Read more
A medical researcher says he has developed a test for Covid-19 that can produce results within five minutes and could cost as little as £2 per test. Currently, people experiencing coronavirus symptoms generally have to wait 48 hours for test results, with some patients reporting wait times much longer than that. But with scientists around … Read more