Elle Macpherson celebrates son Flynn’s virtual graduation one year later

Elle Macpherson celebrates son Flynn Busson’s virtual graduation from a prestigious business college one year later due to COVID-19 By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:53 BST, 9 May 2021 | Updated: 16:05 BST, 9 May 2021 Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson shared a heartfelt Instagram post for her eldest son Flynn, Busson, 23, … Read more

Sir Ernest Shackleton had to return home from the South Pole in 1901 due to a bout of ‘beriberi’

Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton had to return home after voyaging close to the South Pole in 1901 due to a bout of ‘beriberi’ and not scurvy, a new study claims. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) looked at the health of other explorers on the famed expedition, and those on earlier and similar expeditions, … Read more

First autonomous ship, Mayflower 400, readies for voyage following Pilgrims route to New World

The world’s first fully autonomous ship is set to make its maiden voyage across the Atlantic next month. Inspired by the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America, ‘Mayflower 400’ will be guided by artificial intelligence rather than a human crew.  If all goes well, it will depart from Plymouth, England on May 15 and … Read more

First autonomous ship, Mayflower 400, readies for voyage following Pilgrims route to New World

The world’s first fully autonomous ship is set to make its maiden voyage across the Atlantic next month. Inspired by the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America, ‘Mayflower 400’ will be guided by artificial intelligence rather than a human crew.  If all goes well, it will depart from Plymouth, England on May 15 and … Read more

Universities order students to get coronavirus vaccine to return to classes in the fall

A growing number of state universities are following their private counterparts in requiring all students returning to classes and campuses this fall to be vaccinated against coronavirus.  In a bid to return to normality after months of online learning, at least 80 universities have said that all students must get a jab before they return to … Read more

New toothpaste container coating ensures every last morsel of paste comes out of the tube 

Squeezing a plastic tube to coax out the last of the toothpaste soon be a distant memory, thanks to new technology developed in the US.  LiquiGlide, a chemical manufacturing company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has partnered with Colgate to roll out its easy-flowing toothpaste solution.  It’s a non-toxic, non-stick coating that can be applied to the … Read more

Uber will now deliver at-home Covid tests to more than 20 cities in as little as 1 HOUR

Uber will now deliver at-home Covid tests to more than 20 cities including Houston, Fort Lauderdale and Seattle in as little as 1 HOUR Uber has teamed up with empowerDX, an at-home health testing company based in Framingham, Massachusetts The ride-share company will deliver the kits to residents in more than two dozen cities including … Read more

New MIT study on risk of being exposed to COVID-19 says 6ft might not make a difference

A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has revealed that the risk of being exposed to COVID-19 is as great at 60 feet as it is at six feet indoors.  The research questions COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, which both suggested early … Read more

New MIT study on risk of being exposed to COVID-19 says 6ft might not make a difference

A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has revealed that the risk of being exposed to COVID-19 is as great at 60 feet as it is at six feet indoors.  The research questions COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, which both suggested early … Read more

Risk of COVID-19 indoors is the same at 6 feet and 60 feet apart even when wearing a mask

Professors Martin Bazant and John Bush from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology say the ‘six foot rule’ that encourages people to socially distance in public has no solid basis in science. They explained that the risk of being exposed to the coronavirus indoors is the same whether people are six feet or 60 feet … Read more