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The largest ozone hole ever seen above the Arctic has closed again just weeks after being announced

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Ozone is a molecule comprised of three oxygen atoms that occurs naturally in small amounts.  In the stratosphere, roughly seven to 25 miles above Earth’s surface, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, shielding the planet from potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer and cataracts, suppress immune systems and also damage plants.  It … Read more

Mother is left with a gaping gangrenous hole in her leg after ‘botched’ liposuction

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A mother who had liposuction to remove fat from her swollen legs claims she was left with a gaping hole by a bungling doctor. Marie Allen, 42, has spent more than £25,000 on skin grafts to treat the wound that was so large it exposed her flesh and muscle – but she is still unable … Read more

Einstein was right: Star orbiting the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole behaves as he predicted

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A star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy does so in a way that proves physicist Albert Einstein right – again. The star, called S2, orbits Sagittarius A* in a rosette shape, blipping out from the elliptical orbit at random points – an idea predicted by Einstein over … Read more

Incredible image of high-energy jets spurting out of a supermassive black hole captured

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An amazing image of high-energy jets of plasma produced by a supermassive black hole has been captured for the first time. Researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope say the jets, spotted in galaxy M 87, were being launched from the giant black hole at 99.5 per cent of light speed.   The black hole that launched … Read more

‘Record-breaking’ ozone hole has formed over the Arctic

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‘Record-breaking’ ozone hole has formed over the Arctic due to a ‘polar vortex’ caused by freezing temperatures in the atmosphere Unlike the Antarctic ozone layer hole this will likely not appear again next year  Researchers say it was caused by freezing temperatures in the stratosphere Holes appear occasionally in the Arctic ozone layer but this … Read more

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spots an elusive giant black hole

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An elusive mid-sized black hole that was tearing apart a wayward star has been spotted by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope. A team of astronomers found the stellar object – known as an ‘intermediate-mass black hole’ – 740 million light-years away using Hubble and X-ray observatories.  Experts from the University of New Hampshire in … Read more

Mel Giedroyc skypes The One Show from home and crawls into a hole in the wall

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Mel Giedroyc certainly gave the phrase ‘working from home’ new meaning on Wednesday evening. The comedienne, 51, appeared on The One Show to promote her new TV show, via Skype, thanks to the UK currently being in lockdown amid the COVID-19 crisis. Appearing alongside her comedy partner Sue Perkins, the ladies were each video-calling from … Read more

Scientists create simulated high-resolution image of black hole 55 million light years from Earth

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Is this the last thing you see? Scientists create simulated high-resolution image of black hole 55 million light years from Earth using Einstein’s theory of relativity Black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 was imaged in April Supermassive black hole in M87 has about 6.5 billion times the mass of our sun  … Read more

Giraffe almost does the splits as it lowers itself to drink from a watering hole

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Necking it down! Thirsty giraffe almost does the splits as it lowers itself to drink from a watering hole The 15ft-tall adult male was photographed at Zimanga Nature Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Private game reserve has wildlife-rich hides where photographers can snap away without distressing animals Giraffes only need to drink once every few … Read more