Fiona the Hippo snoozes underwater in Cincinnati Zoo

Bubble and sleep: Adorable moment hippo snores out bubbles as she takes an UNDERWATER nap in her tank Fiona the Hippo was born six weeks premature in Cincinnati Zoo in January 2017 She is believed to be the smallest ever Nile hippo to survive after zoo’s  Hippos are able to sleep underwater and can hold … Read more

Why you shouldn’t approach your car if something is tied to the door handle

TikTok users are being warned about a tricky tactic used by kidnappers after a North Carolina woman spotted something suspicious in a parking lot.  A 20-year-old TikToker named Shannon recently turned around and left a shopping center’s parking lot after noticing two cars that had pieces of string wrapped around the door handles. Her TikTok … Read more

Hyperloop for Chicago-Cleveland route steps closer with unveiling of world’s first safety valve

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), the group building the Cleveland Hyperloop, has unveiled the world’s first full scale isolation valve that can withstand up to 288,000 pounds of force. The 16.5-foot valves will be placed every seven miles throughout the tube system that closes off a section for maintenance, while allowing cars to continue through vacuumed … Read more

Woman conceived a baby with her husband 12 months after his death

A heartbroken widow has revealed how giving birth to her late husband’s baby has given her ‘incredible comfort’, 15 months after he died from cancer.  Julie Wilson, 36, from Cleveland, Ohio, decided she was ready to become a single mother a year after the loss of her husband, Travis, 45, in February 2019, using embryos fertilised with … Read more

Stress busters! From a sauna in a bag to a massaging helmet, which gadgets does our expert rate…

Stress can alter the body’s ability to develop an immune response to vaccines, suggests recent research from Ohio State University, in the U.S. So, as the Covid jab is rolled out, there may be an even greater imperative to tackle it. ANGELA EPSTEIN asked Dr Alka Patel, a GP based in London, to assess a … Read more

Storm Orlena leaves at least four dead including three who died in murder-suicide

Storm Orlena has shut down coronavirus vaccination sites, canceled more than 2,000 flights and led to over 660 vehicle crashes in New Jersey alone as it battered the East Coast on Monday.  As the storm continues into Tuesday, officials warn the heaviest of the snow accumulation is still to come in some places, with two … Read more

Storm Orlena bears down on the East Coast

Winter Storm Orlena has been blamed for at least one death in Pennsylvania as it continued to dump snow on the Northeast, with New York City already reporting a foot reported in Central Park, as forecasters predict the Big Apple may see two feet by the time it blows over. Officials have been urging millions … Read more

New York City and New Jersey declare states of emergency as Winter Storm Orlena hits the East Coast

Winter Storm Orlena is barreling towards the East Coast after blanketing the Midwest in white, and is set to drop up to two feet of snow in the Big Apple, prompting New York City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia to declare states of emergency. More than 100million people from the Midwest to the Northeast have received winter weather … Read more

Scientists trial whether candy could detect an infection because of a loss of taste and smell 

Could CANDY test for COVID? Scientists trial whether flavored sweets could detect an infection because of a loss of taste and smell Researchers at The Ohio State University are recruiting 2,800 participants and will track them for 90 days  Every day they will be asked sniff and eat one of eight different flavors of hard candy … Read more

Travel chaos hits the Midwest as up to 15 inches blankets Iowa to Ohio

More than 200 flights have been canceled as travel chaos hit the Midwest on Tuesday when up to 15 inches blanketed a few states during a major winter storm that left 100 million people under weather advisories.  The storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the middle of the country while … Read more