A top official at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has compared the coronavirus outbreak to the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Dr Anthony Fauci has been director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease since 1984 and was a central figure during the global crisis. He said that while the … Read more
Love Island’s Maura Higgins puts on a VERY jovial display with her Dancing on Ice co-stars just days after her messy split from Curtis Pritchard By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 11:08 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 16:56 GMT, 7 March 2020 She announced the shock split from fellow Islander and professional dancer Curtis Pritchard, … Read more
Vatican City reports its first case of coronavirus, days after Pope tested negative Patient in Vatican City, Italy tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Thursday Outpatient services in clinics will be suspended while areas are deep cleaned The confirmation comes days after Pope Francis tested negative for the virus By Faith Ridler For Mailonline … Read more
Is this Britain’s loneliest dog? Diefer the ‘cheeky’ terrier cross is still waiting for his forever home 439 days after his last owner died Diefer, nine, has been at RSPCA’s Sheffield Animal Centre since December 2018 Terrier cross is intelligent and active and loves having snuggles from the staff Video shows him rolling over for belly … Read more
Machine learning model now predicts satellite-killing radiation storms TWO days before they strike – giving space scientists their most advance warning yet Experts trained a computer to predict radiation storms from the Van Allen belts The machine incorporates upstream solar wind speeds from area of the sun This allows them to see two days before a storm … Read more
Boris Johnson today warned that coronavirus is on the verge of ‘significant’ escalation in the UK – and the government could take more dramatic action to combat it. The government is bracing Britons for the virus to spread further and faster after the number of cases in this country hit 40. The PM finally waded in … Read more
A special issue of Nature has published a series of studies looking at how monitoring Antarctica from space is providing crucial insights into its response to a warming climate. Here are their key findings: Three trillion tonnes of ice has been lost from Antarctica since 1992 The Antarctic Ice Sheet lost around three trillion tonnes … Read more
New Bluetooth sensor ‘can detect heart failure 10 days before it happens even when patients show no symptoms’ Device worn on chest tracks heart rate and rhythm, sleep quality and step count It pings this data to app which using artificial intelligence to get normal baseline Can then detect when heart’s function starts to deteriorate … Read more
Boris Johnson only settled his divorce with estranged wife Marina Wheeler 11 days before announcing he and girlfriend Carrie Symonds are engaged and expecting a baby. The Prime Minister and Marina Wheeler, who separated in 2018, were given the go-ahead to officially end their marriage of more than 25 years on February 18. Based on Mr … Read more
Best of times, Hirst of times: How artist Damien, 54, ‘made £110million in two days’ then nearly lost it all Damien Hirst once made £110million from one Sotheby’s auction of his art work He would sometimes make ‘30 or 40m’ in his ‘double lottery rollover weekends’ Artist, 54, nearly lost control of finances and would withdraw … Read more