NASA is renaming its Washington DC headquarters in honor of the first black female engineer to work at the American space agency – the ‘Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building.’ Jackson, a mathematician and aerospace engineer, started her career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. While … Read more
Woman is left in tears after finding secret notes that her then three-year-old daughter hid in the walls of her house 30 years ago Kimberley Colbeck, 36, was stunned when her notes from 1987 were discovered Age three, she hid notes with her brothers Andrew, 12 and Christopher, eight Builders renovating her old house in … Read more
‘Hidden mutations’ in the genetic makeup of tomato plants can be used to create bigger, tastier ‘super varieties’, study claims More than 200,000 genetic mutations were identified in 100 tomato varieties When one plant had its DNA mutated it produced 30 per cent larger tomatoes Scientists hope the findings could lead to larger yields for … Read more
Border Force officers find £3million worth of cannabis hidden in a lorry supposedly packed with crates of PARSLEY Around 600 kilograms worth of cannabis was found at the port of Dover Border officers found the drugs in a lorry that was meant to be carrying parsley A Spanish man has been arrested amid National Crime … Read more
Randy Bilyeu, pictured, was found dead in the wilderness west of Santa Fe At least five people have died while searching for the treasure. Police officials had publicly implored Fenn to end the treasure hunt, saying it is a danger to public safety. Michael Sexson Sexson, 53, from Deer Park, and his companion, an unnamed 65-year-old … Read more
Big Brother is watching you… even when you don’t know it: Host Sonia Kruger reveals there are 65 cameras in the Big Brother house – and even she doesn’t know where they’re hidden By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:12 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 04:12 BST, 5 June 2020 Sonia Kruger … Read more
After a thirty-year search, the missing ordinary — or ‘baryonic’ — matter that scientists predicted ought to be found in the universe has been located. The so-called ‘missing baryon problem’ emerged when cosmologists in the late nineties predicted that 5 per cent of the universe should be made of normal matter. However, when they counted … Read more
Twenty eight tonnes of Nazi gold worth more than £1billion may have been traced to the grounds of a palace in Poland after the location was mentioned in an SS diary. The stash of gold bars, jewellery and coins is believed to be sitting 200ft down at the bottom of a destroyed well shaft in … Read more
The dream ‘bunker’: Inside the secret underground room hidden beneath this swimming pool – complete with a luxury wine lounge and floor-to-ceiling cellar A family-of-five are selling their luxurious two-storey mansion in Mount Eliza, Victoria, with a secret bunker The hidden oasis can be found underneath a dazzling outdoor swimming pool, and features a wine … Read more
Some of Britain’s best-kept secrets, whether stately homes with hidden rooms or bars with concealed entrances, come with fascinating histories. Other gems have been rescued from decades of neglect and brought back to life by passionate volunteers. Nature plays its part too, with ancient woodlands, rivers and coastlines that are a wonderful world away from … Read more