NASA prepares to touch down and take a rock sample from the asteroid Bennu TOMORROW 

NASA is preparing for touch down on asteroid Bennu tomorrow where it will take samples from the boulder-strewn space rock and bring them back to Earth by 2023.  The space agency announced its OSIRIS-REx craft will touch down for a handful of seconds on asteroid Bennu following a carefully orchestrated 4.5 hour descent. Van-sized, the … Read more

Daily swab sample could reduce need for social distancing, health minister predicts 

Test yourself for coronavirus every morning: Daily swab sample as you brush your teeth could reduce need for social distancing, health minister predicts Lord Bethell says the Government is exploring ways for everyone to get daily test People could safely stop social distancing without fear of putting others at risk   But he claimed Britain will … Read more

T-Pain invites DJs to remix Wake Up Dead to mark launch of digital sample library BPM Create

T-Pain invites DJs to remix his track Wake Up Dead to celebrate the launch of new digital sample library BPM Create By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 15:04 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 15:04 BST, 24 August 2020 T-Pain has teamed up with the digital music service BPM Supreme to help give up-and-coming DJs … Read more

Microplastics found in every seafood sample bought at market

Microplastics have been discovered inside every single sample of seafood bought at a market as part of a scientific study.  Researchers cut open oysters, prawns, crabs, squids and sardines and studied them for any sign of microplastics.  Sardines were found to be the worst affected and had ingested the largest amount of plastic, up to … Read more

Microplastics are found in every sample of seafood purchased at a market

Microplastics have been discovered inside every single sample of seafood bought at a market as part of a scientific study.  Researchers cut open oysters, prawns, crabs, squids and sardines and studied them for any sign of microplastics.  Sardines were found to be the worst affected and had ingested the largest amount of plastic, up to … Read more

Scientists sample bones of nobles and commoners from the Middle Ages to uncover differences

Scientists unearthed remains of Danish and Italians from the Middle Ages in a first-ever analysis into the differences between noble families and common folk. The team took samples from 69 individuals buried during the 17th to 18th century in search of trace elements and heavy metals in the bones that reveal details of the person’s … Read more

DIY swab tests don’t go deep enough into the nose to get an accurate sample, experts warn 

Thousands of Britons who have swabbed themselves for coronavirus will have been wrongly told they don’t have Covid-19, experts fear.  Anyone with symptoms of the virus – a fever, cough or lost sense of smell – can now book an appointment to get tested at a drive-through centre or have one posted. But even Brits … Read more

Coronavirus mutation found in one sample could signal it’s getting weaker

Scientists have discovered a unique mutation to coronavirus in Arizona – and it’s a pattern that they’ve seen before.  One of the 382 samples they collected from coronavirus patients in the state was missing a sizeable segment of genetic material.  In the middle and late stages of the SARS epidemic of 2003, this very same … Read more

Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 may let users sample apps by scanning QR codes before they buy them

Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 may let users sample apps before they buy them by scanning QR codes The feature was discovered in early builds of Apple’s iOS 14 It would allow users to scan QR codes or tap links to get app previews  Once scanned or tapped, the link would display a card-style dynamic preview It … Read more

Pull up a seat and sample Japan’s gift to the world: How to find the best sushi restaurants

Pull up a seat and sample Japan’s gift to the world: How to find the best sushi restaurants Japanese food specialist Lesley Downer reveals how to find a good sushi place She suggests looking for places with the freshest fish and a chef behind counter The rice should look glossy and be subtly flavoured with rice … Read more