Walking to work is BAD for the environment… because it makes you eat more, new study shows

Walking to work is WORSE for environment than car sharing because it makes you eat more leading to higher greenhouse emissions, new study finds New research suggests walking can produce more greenhouse gas than driving  A walker needs as ‘fuel’ for the journey from food and this ups the footprint Cycling is shown to be … Read more

Walking to work is BAD for the environment… because it makes you eat more, new study shows

Walking to work is WORSE for environment than car sharing because it makes you eat more leading to higher greenhouse emissions, new study finds New research suggests walking can produce more greenhouse gas than driving  A walker needs as ‘fuel’ for the journey from food and this ups the footprint Cycling is shown to be … Read more

Amanda Holden shields herself from the rain under her rainbow umbrella while leaving work 

Amanda Holden turns heads in a plunging polka dot dress as she shields herself from the rain under her rainbow umbrella while leaving work By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 11:35 BST, 11 June 2020 | Updated: 11:35 BST, 11 June 2020 She’s been keeping busy by working throughout the coronavirus pandemic. And Amanda Holden … Read more

Does the Covid-19 app work? Cases tumbled on the Isle of Wight during test of NHS software

The NHS’s long-awaited coronavirus contact tracing app could be an effective way to cut down new cases and stop the spread of the disease, a trial on the Isle of Wight has suggested. Just two new cases of the illness have been discovered on the island, which is home to around 140,000 people, since the app’s … Read more

Does the Covid-19 app work? Cases tumbled on the Isle of Wight during test of NHS software

The NHS’s long-awaited coronavirus contact tracing app could be an effective way to cut down new cases and stop the spread of the disease, a trial on the Isle of Wight has suggested. Just two new cases of the illness have been discovered on the island, which is home to around 140,000 people, since the app’s … Read more

Bone bird carving found at tip may be ‘China’s oldest work of art’

A tiny 13,300-year-old bone carving of bird unearthed at a rubbish tip has been hailed as ‘China’s oldest work of art’ by an international team of scientists.  The small bird carving, recovered from Lingjing, in Henan, China, is the oldest instance of East Asian three-dimensional art ever discovered. The ‘exceptionally preserved’ statuette, made of bone … Read more

One expert’s view on how to get Britain back to work 

The economy has started to recover from the depths that it plumbed during the lockdown. But according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Britain still faces the deepest recession in the developed world this year. And it looks likely that, after a bounce as restrictions are eased, we may then be stuck for … Read more

Adorable video shows cat waving at the window as his owner arrives home from work

Paw-fect welcome! Adorable video shows cat waving at the window as his owner arrives home from work Sox lives with owner Michael Collins in Halifax, West Yorkshire The eight-year-old cat has been waving Michael off for the past few years  Sox frantically waves at Michael with one paw and then with the other By Chantalle … Read more

Artificial intelligence may work better when given regular rests

Even computers need a good night’s sleep: AI designed to mimic the neural networks in the brain works better with regular rest periods just like humans Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory investigated organic AI systems Their specific AI modeled on organic neural networks was growing unstable They discovered they could make it stable again … Read more

Artificial intelligence may work better when given regular rests

Even computers need a good night’s sleep: AI designed to mimic the neural networks in the brain works better with regular rest periods just like humans Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory investigated organic AI systems Their specific AI modeled on organic neural networks was growing unstable They discovered they could make it stable again … Read more