Mobs of mice are attacking adult albatrosses and eating their chicks ALIVE on a remote British island in the South Atlantic, RSPB reveals Footage shows a cute-looking mouse attacking a Tristan albatross on Gough Island in the South Atlantic Gangs of up to nine mice attack the albatross and eat their chicks alive or leave … Read more
Attaching LED lights to fishing nets could stop tens of thousands of endangered dolphins and sea turtles being caught without scaring off the fish Endangered species such as sea turtles and dolphins avoided illuminated nets The lights made no change to the catch of commercial catch as fish didn’t notice The trial, in Peruvian waters, could … Read more
An estimated 40,000 lives are cut short in the UK every year by air pollution, costing the economy £20 billion in healthcare and sick days Looking out of her office window, head teacher Claire Fletcher was confronted by the most depressing of views — a featureless Tarmac playground framed by a concrete flyover. ‘I always felt … Read more
A ‘petit-spot’ volcano has been discovered in the oldest section of the Pacific Ocean and scientists believe it last erupted less than three million years ago It was detected through data of the depths and shapes of the underwater terrain The small, young volcano is about 1,500 feet high and sit off the coast of Japan Researchers … Read more
Instagram and Facebook down for THOUSANDS across the US and Europe in second outage of the week Thousands of Instagram and Facebook users are reporting problems Issues including News Feeds failing to load and problems singing in This is the second significant outage since Thanksgiving Day By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:06 GMT, 5 December … Read more
Japan BANS implanting gene edited human embryos in preemptive crackdown on the ‘designer baby’ craze The Japanese government has recommended limits on gene editing embryos A panel of experts cautioned gene edited children posed a public health risk They support gene-editing embryos, but not implanting them in a uterus By Michael Thomsen For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more
NASA‘s exoplanet-hunting satellite captured the most complete and detailed observation of a comet’s spontaneous outburst in history. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recorded the moment ice and dust exploded from the comet 46P/Wirtanen in 2018 as it made its closest pass to Earth. The burst lasted for 20 days and ejected 2.2 million pounds … Read more
Apple may be cutting the cord on charging by going completely wireless in 2021, analyst says Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple may make its transition away from the Lightning port The change has been expected for several years now but hasn’t materialized Kuo says the move will give users a ‘completely wireless’ experience By James Pero … Read more
SpaceX successfully launched the ‘Dragon’ capsule on top of its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida for its 19th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. The craft took off at 12:29 PM Thursday carrying a 5,700-pound payload that includes genetically-edited ‘mighty-mice’ and Budweiser barley seeds. The Dragon safely deployed … Read more
Scientists develop a new type of ‘HYPER’ glue that creates ultra-strong bonds between materials at the molecular level and can’t be separated by human force New ‘hyper’ glue seals plastics with force stronger than any commercial glue Scientists made their glue from a new, stronger chemical reaction method New glue is being used in protective … Read more
Strange microbe that feeds on METEORITES could shed light on how life on Earth began and how living creatures can survive on other planets The microbes are able to metabolise minerals contained in space rocks They fed on the meteorite much faster than they did on Earth-based rocks The research could give insight into how … Read more
Rising temperatures caused by global warming could cause the amount of arsenic in rice to triple by the end of the century, a new study warns. The toxic chemical gathers naturally in the crop, and research has now proved that rising temperatures increase its presence in the grain. Arsenic can cause significant health problems and … Read more
Baby Trump ‘bobble-head’ figurine is launched into space on a weather balloon in protest over the US president’s visit to the UK The ‘Baby Trump’ blimp was originally built to ‘mock’ the President Donald Trump It’s first outing was during a visit of President Trump to London in July 2018 The new protest involved sending … Read more