Massachusetts man left baffled as X-ray reveals he swallowed an AirPod while asleep

Sound sleeper! Massachusetts man, 38, left baffled as X-ray reveals he swallowed an AirPod while asleep and needed surgery to remove it Brad Gauthier, 38, woke up with a strange feeling in his chest on Tuesday The Worcester resident was unable to drink and struggled breathing so went to the hospital X-rays revealed Gauthier’s missing … Read more

Rare ‘COVID arm’ side effect leaves people who got Moderna’s shot with itchy red splotch

Some recipients of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine say a rash has appeared on their arm seven to 10 days after being immunized. Called ‘COVID arm,’ the rare side effect leaves people with itchy and swollen skin, sometimes accompanied by red lumps or hives. Doctors say the splotch is a harmless response from the immune system … Read more

Risk of Covid infection from touching surfaces is low, US study says

Risk of catching coronavirus by touching surfaces such as cash machines, petrol pumps and pedestrian crossings is low, scientists say Scientists swabbed the surfaces – which also included post boxes – 350 times But they detected it in only 29 samples, the equivalent of eight per cent The swabs were taken in Boston, home to … Read more

Risk of getting coronavirus from ATMs, petrol pumps and pedestrian crossing buttons is low, study

Risk of catching coronavirus by touching surfaces such as cash machines, petrol pumps and pedestrian crossings is low, scientists say Scientists swabbed the surfaces – which also included post boxes – 350 times But they detected it in only 29 samples, the equivalent of eight per cent The swabs were taken in Boston, home to … Read more

High school students deemed ‘youngest astronomers ever’ find four exoplanets 200-light-years away

High school students deemed ‘youngest astronomers ever’ discover four exoplanets 200-light-years away using the space-based TESS  Kartik Pinglé, 16, and Jasmine Wright, 18, discovered four new exoplanets  The pair used the TESS satellite to observe a sun-like star 200-light-years away Three of the planets are sub-Neptunes and the other is a super-Earth  By Stacy Liberatore … Read more

Fully-formed tables and chairs made from lab-grown wood

Fully-formed tables and chairs made from lab-grown wood could help slow deforestation, scientists claim.  Experts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created structures made of plant cells in a lab, much like fake meat that’s grown from animal cells. The cells are harvested from leaves of the zinnia plant, native to Southwestern US and South … Read more

Cate Blanchett looks chic as she rugs up in a coat while heading out in New York City 

Pretty in pink! Cate Blanchett looks chic as she wraps up warm in a stylish coat while stepping out in New York By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:14 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 21:14 GMT, 26 January 2021 She has been busy filming Netflix’s Don’t Look Up in Boston, Massachusetts. And on … Read more

Cate Blanchett rocks blonde hair and heavy makeup as she heads to the Boston set of Don’t Look Up

Cate Blanchett rocks feathered bleach blonde hair and heavy makeup as she heads to the set of stellar Netflix sci-fi comedy Don’t Look Up By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 05:48 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 05:48 GMT, 23 January 2021 She’s part of one of the most star-studded and high profile projects of … Read more

Alec Baldwin leaves Twitter after wife Hilaria exposed for faking Spanish heritage

Alec Baldwin appeared to leave Twitter on Monday amid the fall-out from wife Hilaria’s on-going scandal in which she was accused of faking her Spanish heritage and accent.  The 62-year-old SNL actor posted a tweet at 9:45am saying: ‘Twitter is like a party where everyone is screaming. Not much of a party. Goodbye for now.’    … Read more

Cate Blanchett and Tyler Perry are seen for the first time on the set of Don’t Look Up

Cate Blanchett and Tyler Perry are seen for the first time on the set of the sci-fi comedy Don’t Look Up… after Ariana Grande wrapped her scenes By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 23:00 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 15 January 2021 Adam McKay’s star-studded sci-fi disaster comedy, Don’t Look Up, has … Read more