A Swedish design company has revealed its concept for a cargo vessel with 260-foot-tall retractable ‘sails’, which it says can reduce emissions by 90 per cent. The 650-foot-long aerodynamic Oceanbird vessel can transport 7,000 cars at an average speed of 10 knots, powered mostly by wind. A transatlantic crossing on the vessel will take around … Read more
Faster ships could be on the horizon after scientists develop a slippery surface inspired by fish and seaweed to reduce the hull’s drag through the water Artificial mucus could help tiny cavities on ship hulls reduce water resistance Long-distance cargo ships lose a huge amounts of energy due to fluid friction Korean physicists have monitored open areas … Read more
Carrying out regular ‘pen-and-paper’ exercises can reduce nausea during travel by more than 50 per cent, UK scientists claim. Cognitive training tasks, including identifying how patterns would appear on transparent paper when folded, help ‘train the brain’ to reduce feelings of nausea in-transit, they say. Motion sickness, which creates a sensation of wooziness, can occur … Read more
Motorway speed limit will be cut to 60mph to reduce emissions in badly-polluted areas Trial project, introduced by Highways England, will be implemented in four areas It will assess the impact of slower moving traffic on roadside air quality in the UK Drivers will be faced with £100 fine and three penalty points if they breach … Read more
Would you sting your face with nettles if it made you look younger? Facialist to royals and celebrities Deborah Mitchell has done just that in her five-year quest for the ultimate anti-ageing cream. ‘I did sit in my kitchen stinging the lines on my forehead,’ says Deborah, who is famous within the beauty industry for … Read more
The significant reduction in vehicle journeys at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown – which saw traffic levels fall by as much as 80 per cent – did not reduce the level of toxic ‘fine’ particles in Scotland’s air, according to experts at the University of Stirling. A new report published today shows that harmful particulate matter … Read more
Probiotics yoghurts ‘could reduce obesity in children’ and shrink their risk of serious diseases in future, study finds The study included 100 obese children aged between six and 18 years old It found that those receiving probiotic drinks lost more weight than the others They also had improved insulin sensitivity, reducing the risk of serious … Read more
Elephant stoned: Polish zoo will give marijuana to elephants to reduce their stress levels Warsaw Zoo will start giving its three African elephants medical marijuana The project will test how the marijuana reduces the elephants’s stress levels Veterinarian Agnieszka Czujkowska believes it is the ‘first initiative of its kind’ The zoo’s herd had to cope … Read more
Erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra may boost colorectal cancer survival rates, a new study suggests. Researchers found the medications decreased the risk of premature death in colon cancer patients by almost 20 percent. What’s more, patients were 15 percent less likely to die from the primary cause of death for colon cancer, which … Read more
Documents from UK’s SAGE group show that show that when arrivals are ‘double tested’, there’s hardly any difference between quarantining for ten days compared to a fortnight.