Scientist uses a microscope to reveal the shocking microscopic shards of plastic lurking inside fish fingers Scientist found microplastics in one brand of fish fingers out under microscope Microplastics can end up in vital human organs such as kidneys if consumed The tiny shards of plastic are from broken down consumer products By Kylie Stevens … Read more
Virgin Galactic has revealed plans to send a scientist to the edge of space on a mission that will see them study spacesuit underwear in flight and make water ‘jiggle’ in low gravity. Kellie Gerardi, a bioastronautics expert for the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences (IIAS), will travel on VSS Unity when commercial flights begin. … Read more
Look out Freddo! Aussie scientist discovers new ‘chocolate’ frog after braving disgusting rainforest swamps and hornet nests to catch some Australian scientist Steve Richards helps discover a new breed of chocolate frog He waded through fetid water and knee-high mud to access the tiny creatures Environment is so hostile Richards believes this is why they … Read more
Scientist behind Oxford jab used by Astrazeneca in line for £17m windfall as her company plans to float on the stock market By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 8 April 2021 The woman behind Oxford’s coronavirus jab is in line for a multi-million pound … Read more
Scientist behind Oxford jab used by Astrazeneca in line for £17m windfall as her company plans to float on the stock market By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 April 2021 The woman behind Oxford’s coronavirus jab is in line for a multi-million pound … Read more
Making a cup of tea is a sacrosanct ritual for Britons — mug, tea bag, hot water, milk, remove tea bag, drink. Reassuringly predictable and delicious in equal measure. But now one expert has caused uproar with his assertion that pouring milk on a tea bag before adding the boiling water is the way to … Read more
The ‘vast majority’ of positive rapid Covid tests at school are likely to be false, Professor Jon Deeks, The ‘vast majority’ of positive results from rapid coronavirus tests used at secondary schools are likely to be wrong, an expert has claimed. Cases have fallen rapidly among children since the start of the year, with just 0.05 … Read more
The University of Edinburgh has become embroiled in a freedom of speech row after it defended a retired professor who wrote an article praising a controversial geneticist. Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher – who died in 1962 – supported ‘selective breeding’ and the sterilisation of people from races he considered ‘mentally inferior’. A recent article titled ‘The outstanding … Read more
The University of Edinburgh has become embroiled in a freedom of speech row after it defended a retired professor who wrote an article praising a controversial geneticist. Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher – who died in 1962 – supported ‘selective breeding’ and the sterilisation of people from races he considered ‘mentally inferior’. A recent article titled ‘The outstanding … Read more
Schools can reopen ‘safely’ from next week with the package of measures set out to mitigate risks from Covid-19, a SAGE scientist said today. Calum Semple, professor of outbreak medicine and child health at the University of Liverpool, said that increased ventilation, tests and mask wearing will all contribute to safe reopening of schools next … Read more