Pieces of plastic have been trained to WALK when triggered by light in a groundbreaking project that could lead to the creation of artificial muscles Researchers from Finland trained ‘plastic’ to respond when shown bursts of light They exposed it to light and heat initially until it was able to move with just light They … Read more
Arctic has warmed up by 1.35 degrees Fahrenheit in just a decade – the same temperature increase that the rest of the planet has experienced in 137 YEARS, study claims The Arctic has warmed 1.35°F (around 0.75°C) in the last 10 years, scientists say The temperature rise is more than the whole of the Earth … Read more
Elm trees could make a comeback after dying in their millions during the 1970s when they were ravaged by disease. Varieties that are more resistant to Dutch elm disease have been identified and could be used to repopulate the country. The Future Trees Trust has found mature specimens around the country that have successfully resisted … Read more
Facebook risks becoming a ‘one-stop grooming shop’ if it presses ahead with plans to encrypt its messaging services, NSPCC warns End-to-end encryption on Facebook would bring greater privacy to messages But the NSPCC says this would give offenders a ‘place to lie in the shadows’ The children’s charity identified more than 4,000 child abuse instances … Read more
Is Apple tracking you? iPhone 11 can monitor your location at all times even if you opt out – and the company KNOWS it’s happening iPhone 11 Pro running on iOS 13.2.3 found to tracker users even if they block it Apple’s policy says it sends locations of nearby Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers (where supported … Read more
Last month was the joint hottest November on record – on a par with temperatures seen in 2015 and 2016, data from EU’s Earth observation programme shows Last month was the joint hottest November along with 2015 and 2016 November 2019 was the sixth consecutive month to approach or break a record The EU climate … Read more
Images on the floor of an ancient house in Pompeii created using stones and tile fragments pay tribute to the skilful Roman surveyors and their sophisticated measurement tools Images from the House of Orion appear to depict tools of Roman town planners The planners, known as Agrimensores, used intuitive measuring instruments Researchers believe the house … Read more
Nightmarish sketches reveal what modern animals would look like if we drew them in the same way as dinosaurs based on their skeletons Palaeoartist C. M. Kosemen believes there was more to the shapely dinosaurs Mr Kosemen has made his point by re-imagining modern day animals A streamlined swan with featherless wings is pictured with … Read more
Apple will launch the ‘thinnest ever’ iPad and Macbook Pro in 2020 with a ‘MiniLED’ display that has tiny pixels to make the screen smaller, analyst claims Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuto predicted release of six new super-slim products He claims they will adopt the light weight and power efficient mini-LED display Devices rumoured for next … Read more
Britons should EAT grey squirrels to keep population down and stop them killing trees, says Forestry Commission boss Sir Harry Studholme said growing more trees is vital to curb climate change But Sir Harry said it was being hindered by the grey squirrel which strip bark He said if other control measures fail we should cull … Read more
Dead patches on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be revived by playing the ambient sounds of a healthy reef via loudspeakers to lure in young fish. These fish help to clean the reef and make room in which new corals can grow, beginning the process of ecosystem recovery. Increasingly frequent marine heatwaves have been creating dead patches … Read more
By Ryan Morrison The level of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is at its worst in more than a decade, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research. Between August 2018 and July 2019 there was more than 3,700 square miles of deforestation of the Brazilian part of the rainforest, up … Read more
Britain was a fractious nation in the 7th Century AD, still looking for stability several centuries after the collapse of the Roman empire. At this point, various kings ruled over different regions of land and many languages and religions dominated certain locales. The exact date of the church is not known, but it is though … Read more