Climate change lets toxic green algae thrive in the Arabian Sea

Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found. US research based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’, lining coastlines around the Arabian Sea. Noctiluca scintillans, a millimetre-size … Read more

How an Indian guru taught me the life-changing power of giving, says philanthropist Marc Benioff

It was hardly the place Marc Benioff ever imagined would be the setting for what he now describes as ‘an incredible awakening’. Incense hung heavy in the air as the sound of chanting filled the room. He was in a remote town in India and seated opposite a Hindu spiritual guru called Mata Amritanandamayi, revered … Read more

How to give your Zoom photo a touch of the exotic: Holiday companies make beautiful photos available

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

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Hooray for a dark, haunting and blissfully bamboozling thriller!

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Hooray for a dark, haunting and blissfully bamboozling thriller! By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:09 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 02:09 BST, 30 April 2020 Blood Rating: Absolutely India: Mancs In Mumbai Rating: Let that be a lesson to all mechanics and grease monkeys who … Read more

Binky Felstead shares a heartwarming video of daughter India kissing her ‘GaGa’ on theTV screen

‘She got very excited seeing her GaGa!’ Binky Felstead shares sweet video of daughter India kissing the TV screen as her grandmother makes an appearance on Made In Chelsea By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 20:26 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 00:38 BST, 29 April 2020 She’s been spending lockdown with her boyfriend … Read more

YouTube adds ‘information panels’ from fact checkers to videos in the US to prevent misinformation

YouTube adds fact-check ‘information panels’ to search results in the US in an effort to prevent the spread of misinformation amid coronavirus pandemic The panels will contain articles from third-party fact checkers They will show up in video searches to help debunk misinformation Among the topics affected will be COVID-19 related videos YouTube will slowly … Read more

India Adams, who dubbed Joan Crawford and Cyd Charisse in Hollywood musicals, dies at age 93

India Adams, who dubbed Joan Crawford and Cyd Charisse in Hollywood musicals, dies at age 93 India Adams died Saturday at age 93 following a short illness  She provided the singing voice for Cyd Charisse in the musical The Band Wagon as well as for Joan Crawford in Torch Song  By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com … Read more

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky show off their incredible bodies at the beach with their kids

They’ve been struggling to cope with the pressures of homeschooling their children amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  So it’s no wonder Chris Hemsworth, 36, and Elsa Pataky, 43, were pleased to take a break from the curriculum for a family trip to the beach earlier this month. Joined by their daughter India Rose, seven, and twin … Read more

Adam Thomas admits he and brothers Ryan and Scott had ’emotional’ confrontation with father

‘There were a lot of questions’: Adam Thomas admits he and brothers Ryan and Scott had ’emotional’ confrontation with father who was absent from their lives for many years By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 16:02 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 16:09 BST, 26 April 2020 Adam, Ryan and Scott Thomas confronted their absent … Read more

Belgium unveils plans to reopen all shops and schools within three weeks

Belgium unveils plans to reopen all shops and schools within three weeks as India also begins easing world’s largest lockdown Belgium, Europe’s biggest death toll per capita, sketched out exit strategy India started relaxing lockdown of 1.3billion citizens to fire up flagging economy  It jars with approach in Britain where the government deflects calls for … Read more