The British-built European Space Agency Solar Orbiter has captured the closest images ever taken of the Sun and it did so while flying between the orbits of Venus and Mercury, according to the UK Space Agency. The stunning images taken by the Solar Orbiter while 47 million miles away from the surface of our host … Read more
Early humanoid ancestor Homo erectus was the first to be able to run long distances despite having ‘wide, deep chests’ like Neanderthals, a new study revealed. Researchers from the Natural History Museum examined the ribcage of the famous Homo erectus skeleton – Turkana Boy – to better understand the species breathing. This is the first … Read more
Black Broadway actor buys historic house built by slaves in the 1820s – despite prejudiced seller implying he couldn’t afford it – and says he wishes his ancestors could know ‘a free black man now owns it’ Robert Hartwell, an actor and dancer who has appeared in Hello, Dolly! and “Motown the Musical, posted a … Read more
A family had an amazing mini pub built in their garden during lockdown. The Crabtree family enlisted the help of Wigan-based business Octavia chic to build and decorate the pub, which looks just like a real local, Bored Panda reported. Amy, the woman behind Octavia Chic, a furniture painting business, shared pictures of the pub online, … Read more
Woman reveals she saved £2,000 by installing her own garden decking during lockdown – and learned everything she needed to know from YouTube tutorials Natalie Miller, from Scotland revealed how she made her decking She was quoted between £2,500 and £3,000 to have it done by professionals Decided to do it herself with her husband … Read more
Island has put buoys, lines and nets confiscated from criminal shark poachers to good use – and made a BRIDGE out of them The bridge, called the Genius River Bridge, is on Cocos Island in Costa Rica The entire island is a national park and surrounded by wildlife-rich waters Poachers involved in the gruesome practice of … Read more
Back-to-business! Toyota builds its 4.5millionth car in Britain upon return from coronavirus closure at its Burnaston plant Burnaston factory hit the 4.5m production mark with a Corolla hatchback The model was a left-hand drive car destined for Poland like 90% of its output Toyota restarted production on 26 May after two months of Covid-19 closure … Read more
‘Genghis Khan’s Wall’ in Mongolia was built to control the movements of nomadic populations, contrary to common belief, a new study claims. Archaeologists have conducted the first systematic survey of ‘The Northern Line’ – part of The Great Wall that’s located outside China. It has long been believed that this particular section of the Great … Read more
Woman shows off the dream dressing room her fiancé built her as a surprise – complete with a Hollywood mirror, a marble worktop, Kmart decor and a chandelier A bride-to-be has shared pictures of her ‘dream’ dressing room at home It was curated by her ‘talented fiancé’ to house her extensive shoe collection The woman explained … Read more
Builder who spent two years working on dream family home is left devastated after a Mercedes crashes into the wall weeks after he moved in and caused £100,000 in damage Builder Jack Walther worked around the clock building his family’s dream home A driver smashed his car into the corner of the house in Kettering, Northants … Read more