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Mars has something to smile about! The infamous ‘Happy Face’ crater near the Red Planet’s south pole has gotten noticeably bigger over the last decade. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter first recorded the grinning visage in 2011, using its powerful High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. Researchers compared an image of the crater from October 2011 to … Read more
House prices look set to fall ‘significantly’ over the next few months amid ongoing lockdown restrictions and the end of the stamp duty holiday, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Last month, property prices, sales and buyer demand all increased, but at a slower pace than seen in previous months, Rics said. Predictions … Read more
Tom Parker has revealed his stage 4 brain tumour has ‘significantly reduced’ and is ‘responding well’ to treatment. The Wanted singer, 32, took to Instagram on Thursday to update fans on his progress after receiving his terminal diagnosis of glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer, in October. In a lengthy post, Tom said it … Read more
Countries led by women have NOT fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic than those led by men, study finds US and UK experts compared data on COVID-19 mortalities across 175 countries Of these nations, 16 are led by women and 159 are governed by male leaders The team found no statistically significant difference in … Read more
Teenagers are failing the acid test in sciences: Pupils in England are performing significantly worse in the subject than they were five years ago, international study finds Growing proportion of children were not meeting benchmarks even before virus Percentage of Year 9 pupils performing below international benchmark rose UK school standards minister acknowledged the ‘quality … Read more
High blood pressure in your 40s and 50s significantly affects the brain in later life, researchers have found. A study based on brain scans from 37,000 people reveals that raised blood pressure in middle age – even at levels that wouldn’t usually require drug treatment – leads to extensive damage to the ‘white matter’ of … Read more
People only socialising within their own age groups could ‘significantly reduce’ deaths from coronavirus and provide an alternative to lockdown, study finds. Researchers from the University of Haifa, Israel created a large computer simulation to evaluate different scenario for easing lockdown measure – including by age group. They found that there would be between a … Read more
Men who add a handful of nuts to their diet can increase their sperm quality and fertility, a new study shows. Spanish researchers compared men who were fed a mixture of tree nuts – almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts – over 14 weeks as a supplement to their standard Western diet with those who weren’t. The inclusion … Read more
Naya Rivera’s ex-husband Ryan Dorsey shared an adorable snap of their five-year-old son, Josey, debuting a significantly shorter hair on Sunday. The sweet photo of his little boy’s new buzz cut marked the 37-year-old’s second time posting on social media since Rivera’s tragic death by drowning in July. ‘Wanted a cut like his boy Hunter. … Read more
Business output jumped significantly in June but optimism remains as low as it was during the credit crunch Services and manufacturing output jumped by over 10 points each last month Today, nail bars, massage studios, and beauty salons were allowed to reopen On June 15, non-essential stores were allowed to reopen by the government By … Read more