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Artificial intelligence will help scientists search for signs of ancient life on Mars and other planets thanks to work by NASA scientists in training the system. The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosalind Franklin ‘ExoMars’ rover will be the first to have the new AI system when it leaves for the Red Planet in 2022/2023. Allowing … Read more
The Covid-19 R rate has risen to 1.95 in Berlin prompting authorities to switch one of their ‘corona traffic light’ warning systems to red. The number of active cases in the German capital rose to more than 300 on Tuesday, with another 35 cases recorded as compared with 23 new cases the day before. Berlin’s … Read more
Customers will soon enter a world of one-way systems and quarantined footwear when non-essential stores in Britain are allowed to reopen next month – but retail experts fear they may be too scared to return. Thousands of shops, department stores and shopping centres can open from June 15, while outdoor markets and car showrooms will … Read more
Customers will soon enter a very different world of shopping featuring one-way systems and quarantined footwear when non-essential stores across Britain are allowed to reopen next month. Thousands of shops, department stores and shopping centres can open from June 15, while outdoor markets and car showrooms will be allowed to open from next Monday as … Read more
Arctic birds weaken their own immune systems to save energy for hunting and keeping warm during the coldest months, study shows Study authors examined the immune system of the Svalbard rock ptarmigan They found it can deliberately weaken its immune system to conserve energy It does this during the five coldest months of the year from October … Read more
Lifetime Isa savers may still lose their own money to tap savings… as the taxman proves slow to update its system after rule change victory The Treasury is cutting the Lifetime Isa penalty from 25% to 20% until April 2021 Savers who need to access the money now won’t be charged their own money They … Read more
Hundreds of Barclays customers rage as bank’s systems CRASH in the middle of bounce-back loan applications while others are left waiting for up to two hours on the phone By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 18:46 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 19:08 BST, 5 May 2020 Furious Barclays customers have hit out at the … Read more
Elderly coronavirus patients could be given anti-ageing drugs to restore their ‘young’ immune system and help them fight the coronavirus, scientists say. Over 80 per cent of COVID-19 hospitalisations are those over 65 years of age with a greater than 23-fold increased risk of death. As a person ages, their immune system becomes suppressed and … Read more
NASA’s Artemis mission that is set to land the first woman and next man on the moon has just turned into a space race between billionaires. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been chosen to develop human landing systems for the mission set to launch in 2024. Along with the two tech … Read more
The ventilation systems installed in large, open-plan buildings — such as the coronavirus-specific Nightingale hospitals — may be helping the virus linger in the air for longer, posing an increased risk to the frontline NHS heroes working there. University of Cambridge academics studied how pre-existing air conditioning systems in large buildings affect the distribution of … Read more