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Astrophysicists have re-imaged our planet as a map that ‘you can hold in your hand.’ A team from Princeton University shared a new world map that is less distorted due it being two-sided and round, similar to a phonograph record. The map can display the Eastern and Western Hemispheres on the sides or the Northern … Read more
Air travellers with 5G phones are being urged to turn them off on planes because the technology can disrupt landing gear, according to the French civil aviation authority. The latest generation of smartphones and networks, currently being rolled out around the world, can interfere with critical aircraft instruments including altitude. This is due to signal … Read more
Tiny ‘flying disks’ powered by LIGHT float and hover in place in breakthrough that could one day be used to explore Mars’ atmosphere Scientists have used light to make tiny disks levitate and hover in place They coated the bottom side of a Mylar disk with carbon nanotubes LEDs were illuminated in a chamber that … Read more
Fashionable wood burning stoves are the UK’s single biggest source of particulate air pollution and produce three times more of the toxins than road traffic, Government data shows. DEFRA figures reveal domestic combustion created more than 47,000 tonnes of PM2.5 pollution in 2019 — 43 per cent of all PM2.5 particles produced. The vast majority … Read more
SpaceX fails to stick ANOTHER landing: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket missed the droneship when landing Monday The rocket went to land on Of Course I Still Love You, but crashed into the ocean Elon Musk said they were … Read more
The international wildlife trade is causing more than a 60 per cent fall in species abundance, a new study reveals. An international team of researchers, including experts from the University of Sheffield, performed a ‘meta-analysis’ of the wildlife trade from 31 studies. They found a 62 per cent fall in species abundance overall, as well as … Read more
The highest resolution images of a single molecule of DNA ever captured have been taken by a team of scientists, and they show atoms ‘dancing’ as they twist and writhe. Researchers from Sheffield, Leeds and York universities combined advanced atomic microscopy with supercomputer simulations to create videos of the molecules. The resolution combined with the … Read more
Covid-19 could cause potentially dangerous ‘nodules’ on patients’ EYEBALLS due to inflammation triggered by the virus, scientists warn French doctors conducted MRI scans on 129 severely ill Covid-19 patients They found evidence of eye nodules in nine of these hospitalised individuals What causes them and their long-term impact on health is currently unknown By Joe Pinkstone For … Read more
Doctors have warned people not to participate in the ‘senseless practice’ of pouring hot wax all over their face before peeling it off. Viral videos on TikTok show a barber shop in the Netherlands covering the whole face of a client with resin, waiting for it to harden and then peeling it off. The eyes, … Read more
SpaceX fails to stick ANOTHER landing: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket missed the droneship when landing Monday The rocket went to land on Of Course I Still Love You, but crashed into the ocean Elon Musk said they were … Read more