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Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook ‘isn’t capable’ of fact-checking political ads even if it wanted to

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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg claims the platform ‘isn’t capable’ of fact-checking political ads Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said it’s not able to fact-checking political ads  Sandberg’s comments mark a shift in narrative from previous statements  Facebook has claimed that fact-checking political ads violates free speech   By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 22:59 GMT, 27 February 2020 | … Read more

English Heritage calls for an end to illegal metal detecting at historic sites

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English Heritage calls for an end to illegal ‘nighthawking’ as metal detectorists pillage historic sites such as the Battle of Hastings battlefield Conservation charity accused the activity of ‘robbing us of our past’  Says illegal nighthawking doubled in 2019 when compared to 2017  Sits targeted include the Battle of Hastings battlefield and Goodrich Castle By Joe Pinkstone For … Read more

Reading a good book is the best way of boosting literacy – but magazines and comics don’t help

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Reading a good book is the best way of boosting literacy — but magazines and comics don’t help, study shows Researchers examined the reading habits of 40,000 young students in Spain They also looked at their test results and levels of parental engagement Reading books daily raised results — as much as three months’ more schooling Yet the … Read more

New artifacts discovered from doomed HMS Erebus arctic expedition in 1845 that left 128 men dead

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A new collection of artifacts have been pulled from the wreckage of the HMS Erebus, an English ship that became trapped by sea ice in the Canadian Arctic in 1846, leaving its 128-person crew to die under still mysterious circumstances. The artifacts were retrieved by a team of divers from Parks Canada’s underwater archaeology team, … Read more

The incredible Hulk: Hunt is on for a new shell for a hefty hermit crab

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The Incredible Hulk: Race is on to create a ‘forever home’ for a hefty hermit crab called ‘Hulk’ that keeps outgrowing his shell Hulk the Hermit crab has yet to find his ideal shell as he grows rapidly  The gregarious crustacean either abandons his shells or vandalises them   He got his name after repeated shells were broken … Read more

DARPA developing hypersonic defense glider called ‘Glide Breaker’ that can shoot incoming missiles

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$19.6million ‘Glide Breaker’ hypersonic defense glider is being developed which can shoot incoming missiles out of the sky and travel up to five times the speed of sound The US military will develop a hypersonic glider designed to intercept missiles Called ‘Glide Breaker,’ the hypersonic glider will cost $19.6million to develop It can travel at up … Read more

Study shows abadoning farmland in Europe can lower temperature by up to 1.8 degrees Farenheit

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Abandoned farmland could play an important role in partially offsetting rising temperatures across Europe, according to a new study. A team of scientists, led by Francesco Cherubini of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, found that in Western Europe the ground temperature on abandoned farmland could be up to 1.8 degrees Farenheit cooler than … Read more

Glowing amphibians such as frogs are more common than previously thought

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Glowing amphibians such as frogs may be more common than previously thought, according to a new study. US biologists found more than 30 species of amphibians, including toads, frogs, newts and salamanders, all showed a natural phenomenon called ‘biofluorescence’.  Biofluorescence, where organisms emit a fluorescent glow after absorbing light energy, may be widespread in amphibians, the … Read more

Boeing skipped a software test on Starliner before its aborted launch in December

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Boeing skipped a crucial software test on Starliner that could have identified an issue that caused the craft to enter the wrong orbit The integration test may have identified a software glitch before launch The bug forced Starliner to abort a mission to the ISS in December NASA approved the flight despite Boeing failing to … Read more

Tiny deep sea crustacean named after the band Metallica 

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Tiny worm-like creature that lives surrounded by metal balls in the depths of the northern Pacific is named after the band Metallica The worm-like creature – called Macrostylis metallicola – is up to 6.5mm long  It lives around 15,000 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean Was named after the band due to the … Read more