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‘The beauty of nature’: Stunning light pillars illuminate the night sky over Nebraska due to a strange optical illusion Meteorologist Bill Taylor photographed the phenomenon over North Platte The light columns are seen in calm conditions when ice crystals float in the air Acting like thousands of mirrors, the crystals reflect light such as from lamps … Read more
Wearing three layers of face coverings can help protect you against infection with the novel coronavirus. Public health experts say this does not mean wearing three masks at a time. Multiple masks may offer a measure of protection, but you will also be more likely to fiddle with an additional mask, and it makes it … Read more
The Ganges River is one of the biggest rivers in the world, providing water for a whopping half a billion people. But a worrying new study has warned that the river, with the combined flows of the Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, could be responsible for up to three billion microplastic particles entering the Bay of Bengal … Read more
Every year, an estimated eight million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans, threatening the lives of fish, seabirds and marine mammals. Now, a new study suggests that the key to clearing our oceans of plastic may lie in seagrass. Seagrass forms so-called ‘Neptune balls’ – oval orbs made from the base of leaves … Read more
Trendy wood burners TRIPLE the level of harmful pollution particles inside homes and should be sold with a health warning, study claims Researchers monitored pollution from wood burners in 19 Sheffield homes They found particle pollution increased three times when they were in use The team say the wood burners should come with a health … Read more
First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds … Read more
Coronavirus particles from a cough linger in the air BEHIND an infected person in a corridor – posing an infection risk to children, study warns Researchers used computer models to see how space changes air flow Found close walls like in a corridor changes behaviour of particles from a cough In open space they latch … Read more
Elusive ‘ghost particles’ produced deep within the Sun have been detected for the first time, helping to shed light on the reactions that make massive stars shine. Researchers were able to capture evidence of the particles as they passed through a special detector buried beneath a mountain near the town of L’Aquila, Italy. The rare emissions … Read more
Face masks must be worn on public transport and in many indoor spaces, including shops, shopping centres, indoor transport hubs, museums, galleries, cinemas and public libraries. It is currently the law for passengers to wear face coverings in taxis and private hire vehicles, in hospitality venues, like restaurants and bars, other than when you are … Read more
Infected coronavirus particles from a cough can swirl around inside a lift for up to half an hour if the doors are kept closed, according to a new study. Experts from the University of Amsterdam mimicked a series of coughs inside a hospital lift to determine how long they lasted under different conditions. When the … Read more