Mysterious ‘Marsquakes’ detected by Nasa’s Insight lander in sign of volcanic activity

Mysterious rumblings known as ‘Marsquakes’ have been detected by Nasa’s InSight lander, offering further clues about volcanic activity beneath the surface of the Red Planet. The tremors originated in a region called Cerberus Fossae – an area where Nasa scientists have picked up significant seismical activity and even landslides in the past.    They believe the tremors were … Read more

British Covid-19 variant is detected in pet cat in Italy

Italian cat is diagnosed with British Covid-19 variant after developing breathing problems Pet cat in Novara city, northern Italy, has tested positive for UK variant of Covid Medics said the cat fell ill around 10 days after its owners contracted the virus Pet suffered breathing problems, but both cat and owners are now getting better … Read more

NO cases of influenza have been detected in England this year because of social distancing measures

Flu may have almost completely disappeared in England after brutal lockdown curbs thwarted the spread of the virus. Public Health England not recorded a single case of the virus so far this year through routine surveillance tests, despite it being height of the usual flu season.  But this doesn’t mean it has been completely wiped … Read more

Planet Nine: Unusual orbits detected in the outer solar system may be an ILLUSION, study claims 

There is probably no ‘Planet Nine’ at the edge of the solar system, astronomers claim, after a study found unusual orbits used to predict its existence ‘may be an illusion’. Experts from the University of Michigan examined the results of a number of solar system surveys to look for evidence of the long-theorised ‘super Earth’ … Read more

Beijing enters partial lockdown after two cases of the British Covid-19 variant are detected 

Lockdown has been imposed on five Beijing neighbourhoods after two cases of the British Covid-19 variant were detected in the Chinese capital.   The cases had ‘no genetic correlation with previously reported local cases and imported cases in Beijing’, the head of the Beijing health authority Pang Xinghuo told reporters, but are ‘considered to be variants of … Read more

Future mutant strains of coronavirus could be detected faster by studying SEWAGE

Scanning sewage for new coronavirus variants is a viable strategy for speeding up detection of new strains which may be more infectious, a study has found.   Wastewater analysis has previously been identified as a good way of spotting signs of local infection, but now Covid is rife around the world the focus has shifted towards … Read more

Most distant supermassive black hole known to science is detected by astronomers

Most distant supermassive black hole known to science is detected by astronomers more than 13 BILLION light years from Earth Researchers used the ALMA telescope array in Chile to discover the quasar A quasar is a type of supermassive black hole that is releasing a lot of energy This object was discovered when the universe … Read more

UK’s virus sequencing labs haven’t detected any cases in a fortnight of South African strain

No new cases of the South African Covid variant have been spotted in Britain over the past fortnight, in a glimmer of hope that the highly-contagious mutation has not yet taken root in the country.  Two infections with the mutant form of Covid had been identified on British soil by December 23, Health Secretary Matt … Read more

Colorado confirms it has detected first cases of ‘mutant COVID’ strain  

Super-COVID IS in the US: Colorado man in his 20s with NO travel history becomes first American to test positive for the mutant strain first detected in the UK By Jenny Stanton For Dailymail.com Published: 21:35 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 29 December 2020 Colorado has announced it has detected the first … Read more

Colorado confirms it has detected first cases of ‘mutant COVID’ strain  

Super-COVID IS in the US: Colorado man in his 20s with NO travel history becomes first American to test positive for the mutant strain first detected in the UK By Jenny Stanton For Dailymail.com Published: 21:35 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 21:48 GMT, 29 December 2020 Colorado has announced it has detected the first … Read more