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Londoners warned to avoid strenuous outdoor exercise today due to pollution

Londoners have been warned to avoid strenuous outdoor exercise on Friday due to potentially dangerous levels of air pollution.  The government’s UK-AIR w... read more

Rare ‘fish scale’ armour discovered in a Chinese tomb 

Rare ‘bionic’ armour has been discovered in the tomb of a horse rider in northwest China, a new study has revealed.  Researchers say the ‘li... read more

Massive icefish breeding colony is found in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea 

A massive icefish breeding colony, covering almost 100 square miles, has been discovered in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, with about 60 million active nests. ... read more

Virgin Orbit successfully launches seven more satellites into space

Virgin Orbit has successfully launched seven new satellites into space, on a rocket that was unleashed from an adapted Boeing 747 flying over the Pacific Ocean.... read more

Gene more than doubles the risk of becoming severely ill with Covid

Gene that more than DOUBLES the risk of becoming severely ill with Covid is discovered by scientists… and around 10% of Brits have it Gene is one of the k... read more

Newly discovered tiny rain frog is named after climate activist Greta Thunberg 

Newly discovered tiny rainfrog with distinctive big black eyes is named after climate activist Greta Thunberg The Greta Thunberg Rainfrog, Pristimantis gretathu... read more

You are more likley to be attacked by a shark during a full moon, bizarre new study finds

You are more likely to be attacked by a shark during a full moon, bizarre new study finds  The research, titled Shark Side of the Moon: Are Shark Attacks Relat... read more

Advance cashless payment solutions  

Given the current pandemic situation, future business is tied to cashless payments. The total value of transactions for digital payment in 2020 is $5.204 billio... read more

SpaceX readies for Transporter-3 launch this morning

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully completed its Transporter-3 launch, firing a Falcon 9 rocket into space to release more than 100 satellites before la... read more

The Top 5 IT Admin Tools of 2022

As a system administrator, you must employ a variety of tools. But, with so many options available, how can you decide which one to choose? Choosing the right ... read more

‘Fitbit for the face’ attaches to any face mask to turn it into a smart monitoring device

A new smart sensor has been unveiled which can turn any face mask into a Fitbit-style health monitoring device. The FaceBit, or ‘Fitbit for the face̵... read more

Huge asteroid passes Earth at 43,000 miles per hour next week 

Amateur astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of an asteroid twice the size of the Empire State Building when passes Earth at 43,000 miles per hour next we... read more

Joanna Lumley sets off detonation to show how blowing up WW2 bombs at sea deafens marine life

Dame Joanna Lumley today hosted a demonstration detonation in a quarry to show how blowing up unexploded WWII bombs at sea can deafen dolphins and whales. The a... read more

Scientists have captured the brain making memories for the first time

A team of USC researchers has filmed the live brains of zebrafish to show how the brain processes and stores memories in a ground-breaking study which could of... read more

Astronomers report an exomoon almost three times the size of Earth

Astronomers think they’ve found an ‘exomoon’ – a moon that exists outside our own solar system – based on data from NASA’s Kepler s... read more

The most detailed 3D map of the universe EVER is under construction

The most detailed 3D map of the universe is currently under construction, with astrophysicists unveiling details of the first 7.5 million galaxies out of 35 mil... read more

Archaeology: Cut marks on animal bones show our ancestors DID begin hunting two million years ago

Our distant ancestors had begun hunting by two million years ago — rather than scavenging on the leftovers of carnivores like big cats — a study has found. ... read more

Tesla removes the promise of ‘2022’ production on its much maligned Cybertruck from its website 

Tesla has quietly removed all mentions of a 2022 production of its Cybertruck from its website – suggesting another delay in the arrival of the hotly anti... read more

NASA begins process of bringing new space telescope into focus

NASA has begun a four month-long process of bringing the James Webb Space Telescope into focus so it can start taking pictures of the universe by May. The pains... read more

Earth is at the centre of a 1,000-light-year-wide ‘Swiss cheese’ bubble

Rather than being out on its own, the Earth is at the centre of a giant, 1,000-light-year-wide bubble, created by at least 15 supernova explosions, a new study ... read more

Environment: No English river is free from pollution, report warns

Not a single river in England is free from pollution — with waterways fouled by a ‘chemical cocktail’ of raw sewage, slurry, oils, car tyre microp... read more

Scientists regrow knee cartilage with an electric current

Electric knee implants could be the answer for millions of arthritis patients as scientists have been able to regrow cartilage with the help of electrical curre... read more

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is set to fire seven satellites into space TODAY

Virgin Orbit is set to fire seven satellites into space later today, when RAF pilot ‘Stanny’ unleashes the LauncherOne rocket from a Boeing 747.  R... read more

What Is A Transaction Accelerator And How Does It Work?  

Before starting the transaction accelerator, you should know that it is an off-chain service, which conducts transactions with the upcoming bitcoin block. Trans... read more