The giant diamond cut into gems that now adorn the Crown Jewels was formed 400 miles below Earth’s surface — three times deeper than other precious stones. Analysis of similar diamonds by the Gemological Institute of America revealed that the Cullinan was a ‘super-deep’ diamond — and one of the rarest objects on Earth. The largest … Read more
Siesta Key star Alex Kompothecras is removed from the show after allegedly racist social media posts surface By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 05:45 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 05:45 BST, 17 June 2020 Fans tuning into the mid-season premiere of Siesta Key were surprised to learn the two-hour premiere was shaved down to … Read more
Searches on Twitter for the term ‘racist’ are surfacing President Donald Trump’s name as the top result under ‘accounts’ Searches for ‘racist’ on Twitter surface the account of President Donald Trump Twitter its algorithm links terms commonly associated with accounts The phenomenon comes as Trump and Twitter go toe-to-toe By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:19 BST, … Read more
First murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now Americans are being terrorized toxic ‘monster’ toads. Cane toads are surfacing in Southern Florida after heavy rainfall brought them out of their burrows and providing them with optimal breeding grounds These amphibians are covered in warts, grow up to six inches and have large glands on the … Read more
Plagued by spots! Giant magnetic patches on the surface of extremely hot and small stars can trigger giant flares, study shows Experts used Chile’s ‘Very Large Telescope’ to study distant small and hot stars They found that these stars appeared to change in brightness periodically This is caused by bright spots on their surface coming … Read more
Elusive ‘dumbo’ octopus filmed in Java Trench 23,000 feet below the ocean surface, breaking the previous record for deepest octopus sighting ever that was set in 1950 near Barbados A team of researchers in Java observed a rare ‘dumbo’ octopus The sighting took place at 23,000 feet, the deepest recorded octopus encounter sd By Michael … Read more
A special issue of Nature has published a series of studies looking at how monitoring Antarctica from space is providing crucial insights into its response to a warming climate. Here are their key findings: Three trillion tonnes of ice has been lost from Antarctica since 1992 The Antarctic Ice Sheet lost around three trillion tonnes … Read more
Rocking all over the Moon: Scientists create the first geological map of the lunar surface showing exactly what our nearest neighbour is made of to help NASA plan future missions The lunar map used data from Apollo missions and recent satellite observations It shows a mixture of elevation and rock type information for the entire … Read more
Blue whales swim to the surface to feed on krill as it helps them to conserve energy, according to a new study that involved amazing drone footage of the mammals. Experts from Oregon State University found that feeding on the ocean’s surface plays an important role in the hunt for food among New Zealand blue … Read more
Coronavirus can survive on a surface for 17 days, says the CDC after traces were found in cabins on infected cruise ship Diamond Princess more than two weeks after passengers left Researchers have made the startling discovering that a form of the coronavirus can linger around for more than two weeks. New traces of the … Read more