In recent weeks, we’ve all been thinking and talking about the Proms. I for one can’t wait to be back in the Royal Albert Hall next year, singing Land Of Hope And Glory at full voice. I have very fond childhood memories of watching at home every year with my grandma, and hope to be … Read more
Water-repellent surfaces that mimic insects’ wings could be used to develop PPE that is resistant to coronavirus-laden saliva droplets Analysis of insect structures reveals a previously undiscovered nanostructure Scientists hope this could be used to create water repellent coatings Would be useful in developing PPE which is impervious to saliva droplets By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline … Read more
Giant condors can travel more than 100 miles without flapping their wings and spend most of their time gliding on thermal updrafts. UK biologists deployed logging devices on the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), the heaviest known soaring bird, to show how it flies with limited flapping. Incredibly, one bird flew continuously for more than five … Read more
She has been spending the coronavirus lockdown on her family farm in Pennsylvania. And Bella Hadid is making the most of her downtime relaxing and doing some at-home photo shoots. The 23-year-old catwalk star seemed to be enjoying a relaxing afternoon on Tuesday as she shared a gorgeous selfie video with her 30m Instagram followers. … Read more
Tyson Fury pulled out all the stops for Saturday night dinner over the Easter weekend when he spent over £500 on take-out. The boxer, 31, ordered the massive feast to his home in Morecambe, Lancashire, to feed his wife Paris, her parents and their five children – who are holed up at home together during … Read more
The wings of the nightingale — famed for its beautiful birdsong — are shrinking in response to climate change, a study has found. This change will make its long migrations to Africa more arduous and threaten its very survival, scientists have warned. Male nightingales, in particular, are known to sing for hours on end each night … Read more
RMIT in collaboration with ISAE-Supaéro has created a bio-inspired drone that flaps its wings and rides wind currents like birds. Image: RMIT Drone flight technologies have proliferated into various industry sectors, being used for telecommunications, security, and farming purposes among many others. With usage of drone technologies becoming widespread, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology … Read more