School children under the age of 15 have a higher risk of being struck by lightning than dying from coronavirus, according to statistics. Analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics by scientists from the University of Cambridge shows that the coronavirus risk to children is extremely low. The death rate for youngsters aged … Read more
School children under the age of 15 have a higher risk of being struck by lightning than dying from coronavirus, according to statistics. Analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics by scientists from the University of Cambridge shows that the coronavirus risk to children is extremely low. The death rate for youngsters aged … Read more
NASA has said the SpaceX launch that was scheduled for last night in Florida could have triggered a dangerous lightning strike had it gone ahead. Looming rain and thunderstorms meant that the first launch of astronauts from US soil in nine years had to be aborted less than 17 minutes before lift-off. NASA astronauts Robert … Read more