Oldest meteorite ever found: 4.6 BILLION-year-old space rock discovered in the Sahara could shed light on the early solar system Experts analyzed a meteorite discovered last year in the Sahara desert The rock weighs 70 pounds and is tan in color with green spots throughout It consists mostly of volcanic rock, but also silicon dioxide that … Read more
Oldest meteorite ever found: 4.6 BILLION-year-old space rock discovered in the Sahara could shed light on the early solar system Experts analyzed a meteorite discovered last year in the Sahara desert The rock weighs 70 pounds and is tan in color with green spots throughout It consists mostly of volcanic rock, but also silicon dioxide that … Read more
The retired GP who called from NHS Test and Trace had a reassuringly old-fashioned voice. He was hundreds of miles away in another part of England but his bedside manner was soothing and clearly honed in a bygone age. Perhaps my Covid-induced fever was at work but it was easy to imagine him dressed in … Read more
Traffic light plan to get us flying again: Popular holiday destinations could be reopened to British tourists this summer on a tiered system British tourists could visit low-risk countries on holiday from this summer Plans set to go before Government propose a tiered systems grading countries They also aim to gradually phaseout need to quarantine … Read more
Boris Johnson’s failure to fix the social care system is a ‘stain on our nation’, expert says Expert called on Prime Minister to find a way to reform the social care system Chancellor admitted that it would take ‘some time’ for reforms to be completed Sir Andrew Dilnot, who led 2011 review on social care … Read more
The single-celled Physarum polcephalum, or slime mold, does not have a brain or nervous system, but is able to remember the location of a food source, a new study reveals. German scientist sound the bright yellow slime mold records where its last meal was by changing the shape of its tubular tendrils. If it encounters … Read more
A hotel booking engine, powered by Artificial Intelligence, says it is transforming the way travellers find their perfect stay online as well as enabling hoteliers to upsell. Allora, created by hotel data firm, Avvio, is a system used exclusively by hotels on its websites, not travellers, to find out exactly what they want when booking stays. … Read more
Climate change has weakened the ocean current which drives the Gulf Stream to its lowest ebb for more than 1,000 years. Known formally as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), it is the driving force which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up to the UK. It is a complex system that is responsible … Read more
The Chancellor should use next week’s Budget to simplify the Isa system and scrap the trend of having one for ‘almost every day of the week’, savings industry experts have said. Figures including Andy Bell, chief executive of DIY investment platform AJ Bell, and former pensions minister Baroness Altmann, told This is Money the tax-free … Read more
What will replace GCSEs and A-levels and will the system be fair? As Government plans to hand teachers control over this year’s exam grades, we answer the important questions By Josh White Education Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 01:24 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 01:35 GMT, 25 February 2021 What’s going on? Since … Read more