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‘Remarkable and sparkly’ school mentor, 54, dies of coronavirus after becoming a grandmother for the first time Learning Mentor Carole Flynn, 54, died from coronavirus on Thursday She had worked at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School for sixteen years Colleagues say she was ‘a truly remarkable and sparkly person’ By Milly Vincent For Mailonline Published: 10:10 BST, … Read more
Over the past month, I’ve mentioned a few times that our best hope, and perhaps the only way out of this pandemic, will be by creating a safe and effective vaccine. Only then will the world be able to get back to normal. And, in fact, a couple of weeks ago, just before the lockdown began, … Read more
Remarkable photographs show fields of cabbages that resemble spawning grounds for terrifying ‘facehugger’ aliens They resemble alien eggs when moisture inside freezes and outer leaves die It’s a regular sight in the countryside, but can be disconcerting to city dwellers The facehuggers are one of the most spine-chilling creatures in the Alien series By Paul … Read more
Watermelon snow: Remarkable pictures show the Antarctic turning red near a former British research station due to microscopic algae that can survive in freezing temperatures ‘Watermelon snow’ is most likely caused by microscopic cold-tolerant algae called Chlamydomonas nivalis The microscopic algae survives sub-zero temperatures and as it warms releases red and green spores It creates a pink … Read more
A remarkable image of two mice brawling over leftover crumbs on an empty London Underground platform won the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People’s Choice award, beating 48,000 other images. The winning entry, called Station squabble, was taken by Bristol-based photographer Sam Rowley who visited multiple platforms every night over the course of … Read more