School is back in for thousands of children around the world as they return to classrooms after months in lockdowns – where their first lesson has been in social distancing amid the lingering threat of coronavirus. Pupils in Finland, who returned on Thursday, were pictured giving each-other air hugs as a greeting while students in … Read more
New study reveals how Chinook salmon use the Earth’s magnetic field as a kind of GPS signal to help navigate in the ocean Researchers confirmed the existence of magnetite crystals in Chinook salmon The crystals allow the salmon to sense magnetic pulses from the Earth They use these pulses as a biological GPS signal to … Read more
Prince Harry has sold a pair of handmade hunting rifles as he bids to please animal-loving wife Meghan Markle. A hunter bought a pair of Purdey firearms, thought to be worth around £50,000, in a private deal five months ago, before the couple quit the UK for Canada and later moved to the US, The … Read more
Wuhan biosafety expert admits widespread security and maintenance concerns at China’s top-secret labs which carry out research on lethal diseases Pressure was last night building on Beijing following the leak of a bombshell intelligence dossier which accuses China of having lied about Covid-19 The dossier, which has been circulated between Western governments including Britain, also … Read more
China’s infamous ‘bat woman’ coronavirus scientist has denied reports circulating on social media that she attempted to defect from the Chinese regime. Rumors had begun to spread across social media over the past 48 hours that Shi Zhengli had escaped from China, and brought hundreds of confidential documents to the U.S. embassy in Paris. Shi, … Read more
Bombshell US intelligence has laid bare how China lied about the human-to-human transmission of coronavirus, made whistle-blowers disappear and refused to help nations develop a vaccine as the outbreak spread across the world. The leaked 15-page research dossier from the so-called ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance reveals the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand … Read more
Zoom video meetings are all the rage – and most people have now discovered that they can change their background, with many choosing an exotic backdrop to ‘virtually travel’. Luxury holiday firm Kuoni has delved into Google Trends data and revealed the most popular destinations for Zoom background pictures, and it’s the Caribbean that’s in … Read more
Sound of the sea: Underwater noise pollution from ships plummets during the coronavirus lockdown offering respite for ‘stressed’ whales and other marine life The COVID-19 crisis has seen a reduction in shipping traffic around the world Experts recording sound off of the coast of Canada have seen noise levels drop Researchers are now racing to … Read more
Traffic levels in Britain continued to creep up today amid further signs people are starting to get back to work during the coronavirus lockdown. Photographs taken during rush hour showed queues building up on London roads including the A40 at Perivale and the A102 at Greenwich, while the M5 in Bristol and the M6 in … Read more
Lionel Richie embraced working from home as American Idol‘s top 20 performed remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday’s episode of the ABC show. To make the show work, the top 20 contestants had to rely on ‘groundbreaking technology’ to transmit their sound, though all used the same ring lights and microphones when they … Read more