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George Clooney’s scientist character is seen becoming overwhelmed by the elements as he battles to save a spaceship in a new trailer for The Midnight Sky. The iconic actor, 59, plays lonely Arctic scientist Augustine Lofthouse in the dystopian Netflix drama, who valiantly attempts to contact Sully’s (Felicity Jones) spaceship before she and her astronauts return … Read more
TIME Magazine has announced its first-ever Kid of the Year – 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao. Roa’s love for science began at the age of 10 when she discovered carbon nanotube sensor technology, which uses molecules to detect chemicals in water, and her passion grew from there. Prior to being named Kid of the Year, … Read more
Two scientists in Moscow have proposed replacing the periodic table as the chief way to organize elements. Rather than ordering by atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus) the chart lists elements by two fundamental properties— their atomic radius and how strongly its atoms attract electrons— known collectively as an element’s Mendeleev Number. … Read more
Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed using a remote controlled machine gun left inside a car which then blew up, sources within the country have claimed. Fakhrizadeh was shot at least three times by the gun, positioned in a Nissan pickup that was parked alongside the road he was travelling on, before it blew … Read more
Now BROWSING is banned! SAGE scientist says Christmas shoppers must spend no more than 15 MINUTES in store because ‘the less time you are in there, the safer you are’ from Covid SAGE member Professor Lucy Yardley today delivered a shopping warning She suggested that people should try to spend less than 15 minutes in … Read more
Iranian nuclear scientist is ‘injured in attempted assassination near Tehran’ reports in Iran claim By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 14:16 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 14:26 GMT, 27 November 2020 A nuclear scientist dubbed ‘father of the Iranian bomb’ has been injured in an assassination attempt, state-run media reports. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi – a … Read more
‘I’m the coolest mum at my daughter’s school! Denise Van Outen joins the cast of Fireman Sam as the crazed scientist Professor Polonium By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 00:00 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 00:06 GMT, 26 November 2020 Denise Van Outen has revealed she’s joined the cast of Fireman Sam as the … Read more
Just 9,854 new infections were recorded in England yesterday, almost half of the number of diagnoses last Tuesday (18,626) Local lockdown tiers announced tomorrow may already be outdated and ‘unjustified’ when England’s national shutdown lapses next week because Covid infections are plummeting across the country, according to one of Britain’s top infectious disease experts. Just … Read more
Trying to ban Christmas will lead to people breaching coronavirus restrictions so rules could be relaxed if the new Tier system proves effective, a SAGE scientific adviser has warned. Calum Semple, professor of child health and outbreak medicine at Liverpool University, says that while some restrictions might be needed after the festive period, these might … Read more
‘This is Jonathan Van-Tam, over’: deputy chief medical officer appears at No10 briefing from self-isolation due to a ‘household contact’- before bizarrely ending his answers to questions like a truck driver The deputy chief medical officer appeared on television from home Told viewers: I’m actually self-isolating due to a household contact’ Did a decent impression … Read more