City-dwellers are urged to switch off their garden lamps at night as light pollution interrupts the sleeping patterns of magpies and pigeons Lost sleep can impact a bird’s ability to forage, defend itself and find a mate Experts from Australia measured brain activity in sleeping magpies and pigeons They found light disrupted the animals’ sleep — with pigeons … Read more
The amount of energy able to be harvested from ‘invisible light’ and used in solar cells has been given a significant boost thanks to a new technology. Scientists in Australia and the United States turned low energy light into heavy energy light able to be captured by solar cells using ‘oxygen’ as a key ingredient. … Read more
Fish living in the ocean’s murky depths have evolved ultra-black skin that absorbs over 99 per cent of light making them ‘invisible’ to predators Anglerfish were the darkest of all species studied and reflect just 0.04% of light A total of 16 fish species were found with the ultra-black skin Cellular pockets packed with the … Read more
Romans living in Pompeii in 79AD had more artificial light and were therefore probably happier than London’s residents in the early 19th-century, a study claims. Both groups lived before the Industrial Revolution, and the only nighttime non-natural light in homes came from candles. Researchers say access to more artificial light at night would have allowed … Read more
Obesity campaigners have savaged the government’s plan to offer cut-price meals branding it a ‘green light for junk food’. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday up to £10 a head will be cut off the bills of people eating out in August. But as names like Burger King confirmed themselves as part of the scheme obesity … Read more
Obesity campaigners have savaged the government’s plan to offer cut-price meals branding it a ‘green light for junk food’. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday up to £10 a head will be cut off the bills of people eating out in August. But as names like Burger King confirmed themselves as part of the scheme obesity … Read more
Boris Johnson is set to give gyms the green light to reopen within DAYS – provided they take measures to slow the spread of Covid Boris Johnson will announce that gyms will be given the go-ahead to reopen Ministers are satisfied that the sector is ready if they follow stringent measures Gyms across the UK … Read more
A statue of British colonial explorer Francis Light has been vandalised with red paint in a city he founded in Malaysia. The monument in George Town, the capital of the former British possession of Penang, is the latest symbol of imperialism to come under attack amid global anti-racism protests triggered by the death of George … Read more
Can a gadget, supplement or even chewing gum stop you feeling tired? Dr Najia Shaikh, an NHS GP based in London and at the One Skin Clinic in Harley Street, assessed products that claim to help to do just that. We then rated them. Angela Epstein reports. Can a gadget, supplement or even chewing gum … Read more
Silence fell across the nation tonight as Britons remembered those who died during the coronavirus pandemic while monuments across the country were lit up in NHS blue. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among those due to take part in country-wide event, with a candle planned to be lit at his official residence at 9pm, ahead … Read more