Russia has successfully tested a new missile capable of destroying Western satellites, followed by another weapon ‘to be used on US cities in the event of a nuclear war’. The US warned that the first missile tested will be capable of destroying Western satellites in low earth orbit. Meanwhile, Russia today claimed a successful test launch … Read more
The UK build Rosalind Franklin rover is a step closer to landing on the surface of the Red Planet after parachute tests in the Oregon desert proved a success. A pair of parachutes – each with a diameter of 115ft – will be used to slow the UK’s first ever Mars rover as it lands … Read more
Baby hope after early menopause: Woman successfully gives birth after medics use pioneering technique to ‘wake up’ her ovaries Doctors in Spain reported the birth of a girl to a mother, 38, with the condition Procedure, which takes stem cells from bone marrow, gives hope to thousands Around 1% of women in the UK suffer … Read more
In a step towards cleaner and safer nuclear energy using the same reactions that power the Sun, a UK experimental fusion reactor has powered on for the first time. Fusion power works by colliding heavy hydrogen atoms to form helium — releasing vast amounts of energy in the process, as occurs naturally in the centre … Read more
My pelvis thumps against the floor for the fifth time in five minutes. I push hard against the rubber mat under my palms, willing the rest of my body to magically rise upwards. But my arms are mashed potato. ‘I… can’t… get… back up,’ I moan between strained breaths. I’m crumpled on the floor of East … Read more
Doctors at the University of Michigan separated one-year-old conjoined twin sisters – born hugging each other – just 14 months after they were born. Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan, each had their own arms and legs and heart, but their livers were connected, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital said Friday. The nearly 11-hour surgery … Read more
BREAKING: Astronauts successfully depart ISS aboard SpaceX Dragon to head home before splashdown tomorrow Two Nasa astronauts will make the first splashdown return in 45 years after SpaceX’s astronaut carrier the Crew Dragon successfully undocked from the ISS Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley began their journey back to Earth amid the threat of Hurricane Isaias, … Read more
Cone-gratulations! Hungry circus bear successfully chases down an ice cream Bear named Tom bounds after a fearless man who’s running with the ice cream He picks up speed and catches up with the man who offers him the sweet treat Tom who is described as kind eats the entire ice cream and cone within seconds … Read more
The majority of the British workforce would not have imagined working from home this year, with the majority used to working in offices and commuting. Around 1.7million people worked from home in 2019, or five per cent of the work force, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics But the coronavirus pandemic has … Read more
An 87-year-old great-grandfather has defied the odds and returned home after successfully beating coronavirus. Phillip Massen’s family, from Grimsby, prepared themselves for the worst after attempts to get oxygen into his lungs failed. But to their delight, he is now back home – one of more than 50 who have been successfully treated for Covid-19 … Read more