‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,’ declaims the titular tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. But what if that rose were really a fish? For up to 2.2 per cent of people, the stench of fish is indistinguishable from sweet roses, caramel or nothing at all — with a … Read more
Earth may have lost up to 60 per cent of its atmosphere in the collision that is thought to have formed the Moon Researchers carried out hundreds of collision simulations on a supercomputer They looked at different impact angles, planet densities and even atmospheres Earth could have lost 10-60 per cent of its atmosphere in an … Read more
Binge drinking in towns and cities has increased by nearly 4 per cent since 2012 because of the ‘Uber effect’, study claims An expert from Hong Kong studied 117 US towns and cities where Uber launched He analysed local health data on how often — and how much — adults drink While people are not … Read more
A prosthetic hand that can grip and move like a normal hand could restore over 90 per cent of functionality to people with upper-limb amputations, developers claim. A team of orthopedists, industrial designers and patients worked with scientists from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy, on the artificial hand named Hannes. The limb was designed … Read more
FTSE 100 suffers worst plunge since June amid dire warnings of more coronavirus restrictions from Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance as pubs, hotels and businesses say they will not survive ‘disastrous’ second lockdown The blue-chip stock exchange slumped 3 per cent to a two-week low as markets reacted to lockdown fears Government’s top scientists warned … Read more
FTSE 100 suffers worst plunge since June amid dire warnings of more coronavirus restrictions from Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance as pubs, hotels and businesses say they will not survive a second lockdown London’s blue-chip stock exchange slumped 3 per cent to a two-week low Markets have been spooked by reports PM is mulling a … Read more
Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson has praised rising American actor Michael Rainey Jr. The 45-year-old executive producer said the 19-year-old is going to ‘deliver’ in the lead role in POWER BOOK II: GHOST, as he’s been ‘groomed for it’. Michael returns as Tariq St. Patrick in Power’s latest instalment, which airs exclusively on Stan in Australia. … Read more
Protected areas of land around the world have become isolated from each other due to human activities such as farming, mining and urbanisation, study finds. More than 90 per cent of forests, parks and conservation areas are under intense pressure, leaving protected networks of plants and animals disconnected. Researchers from the University of Queensland studied … Read more
First-time buyers forced to scramble for mortgages as one bank launches a 90% mortgage this morning but says it will pull it at 5pm TODAY TSB is the latest bank to offer small deposit mortgages for a limited time The lender released a 90 per cent loan-to-value deal for one day only, before pulling it … Read more
Persil cleans up its act and ditches plastic dosing ball as it moves to 100 per cent recyclable bottles for its washing detergent Plastic ball had come under fire from environmentalists for adding to landfill It came with every bottle despite it being argued people didn’t need more than 1 Persil estimates ditching it will … Read more