NASA announced Friday that Ingenuity successfully completed its fourth flight, which saw the small helicopter ‘fly farther and faster than ever before.’ The $85 million drone traveled 872 feet (266 meters) at a height of 16 feet (5 meters) for two minutes. The American space agency received the data downlink at 1:39pm ET that showed the … Read more
Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting FASTER than expected and could raise global sea levels by up to two feet, study warns Autonomous robot took measurements of the water beneath Thwaites glacier Thwaites is called the ‘doomsday glacier’ due to its impact on sea level rise New data on the water currents underneath sheds light on … Read more
Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting FASTER than expected and could raise global sea levels by up to two feet, study warns Autonomous robot took measurements of the water beneath Thwaites glacier Thwaites is called the ‘doomsday glacier’ due to its impact on sea level rise New data on the water currents underneath sheds light on … Read more
Competing for dominance speeds up AGING in baboons: Males at the top age faster as a result of constantly having to defend their higher status, study finds Researchers measured the effects of aging on the DNA of 245 baboons in Kenya They found that baboons prematurely aged as they moved up the social ladder The team … Read more
UK economy gets a new vaccine bounce as the IMF says the country’s finances will rebound FASTER than predicted this year thanks to the jab roll-out The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for British economic growth Went from 4.5 per cent to 5.3 per cent and is set to outpace the eurozone in 2021 … Read more
Drink a morning COFFEE before an early workout to burn off fat faster, new study says Drinking coffee 30 mins before exercise increases fat-burning, scientists found University of Granada researchers found this especially applies in the afternoon Caffeine is one of the most popular performance-enhancing sport supplements By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 01:10 BST, … Read more
UK’s Covid slump was even WORSE than thought last Spring but the recovery has been faster fuelling hopes of strong bounceback The ONS says the UK’s downturn was even steeper than thought last Spring But the recovery has been faster since meaning recession was slightly smaller The findings will fuel hopes of a strong bounceback … Read more
Bus travel is returning to pre-pandemic levels much faster than rail in Britain, bosses revealed today as people go back to using buses for their ‘everyday jobs’ such as shopping and going to school. Passenger numbers on buses in Newcastle are now at 45 per cent of levels before March 2020 despite the country still … Read more
Daily coronavirus deaths in Britain are falling at a faster rate than they did during the first wave, according to data which provides even more evidence that vaccines are saving lives. Figures from No10’s Covid dashboard show that fatalities in the second wave peaked higher and fell further in the following seven weeks than during … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon is set to unveil faster lockdown easing in Scotland TODAY with more mixing allowed outdoors amid tumbling Covid cases – as Boris Johnson rejects calls to step up the pace in England Nicola Sturgeon is expected to speed up the easing of lockdown in Scotland First Minister could allow more mixing outdoors in … Read more