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Eating cheese, yoghurt and milk can cut the risk of suffering a stroke by up to ten per cent, new research suggests Research suggests consuming more dairy products cuts stroke risk in later life Study shows 200g of fruit and vegetables a day cut ischaemic stroke risk by 13% Those who ate more eggs were … 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
Economists bump up house price forecasts but expected gains for the year are still modest at just 3% By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:46 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 12:21 GMT, 17 February 2020 Economists are bumping up their house price forecasts with the average home now expected to rise by … Read more
Roger phoned me in a foul mood. ‘How dare they!’ he said. ‘What a nerve!’ ‘What’s happened?’ I asked, knowing he’d been awaiting a script from the BBC and it was all very hush-hush. ‘They’ve sent the scene. They want me to play an old fart in a club. With one line. One line!’ He … Read more
Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more
Making just TWO PER CENT of flights travel 2,000ft higher or lower than normal cruising altitude could slash the climate impact of aeroplane contrails by almost 60 per cent Majority of troublesome plane-induced clouds are caused by just 2.2%of flights These are formed when contrails merge and spread into cirrus natural clouds Making 1.7% of … Read more
Revealed: The amazing expanding aircraft lavatory that offers disabled passengers 40 per cent more space It’s called Access and has been created by London-based Acumen and Singapore-based ST Engineering The extra space creates a lavatory large enough to allow a passenger in a wheelchair to enter The innovative design can be retrofitted or line-fitted to … Read more
Almost 2,000 more first-time buyers get on the property ladder each month, as they take advantage of cheaper homes, generous mortgages and stamp duty cut First-time buyer numbers jump by 5.8 per cent compared to last year July saw a year-high in the amount lent to people buying their first homes Fewer homeowners are remortgaging than … Read more
Breathtaking drone footage shows the stunning landscape of Europe’s largest glacier, which covers nine per cent of Iceland Stefano Tiozzo filmed a series of unique aerial images of the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland earlier this year It is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume and at its deepest point it is 1,000 metres … Read more
How ‘split-ticketing’ can slice up to 30% off your rail fare – and there are websites out there to help you There are a number of fare splitting websites that will work out any saving These include Split Your Ticket, TrainSplit or SplitMyFare Alternatively, you might try to do the cost-saving exercise yourself By Toby … Read more