NASA trains artificial intelligence systems to help in search for life on Mars and Jupiter's moons

Artificial intelligence will help scientists search for signs of ancient life on Mars and other planets thanks to work by NASA scientists in training the system. The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosalind Franklin 'ExoMars' rover will be the first to have the new AI system when it leaves for the …...Read More

Woman claims she has a foolproof way to see if jeans fit WITHOUT trying them

Finding a pair of jeans that are a perfect fit can be a chore at the best of times, but with changing rooms in some stores closed due to Covid-19, it's a total nightmare. Ensuring they fit at the waist, hip and leg is chore for most women, making them …...Read More

The SAGE files: One in 20 Covid-19 patients is infectious after 14 days, report finds

As many as one in 20 Covid-19 hospital patients remain infectious after two weeks, according to secret advice papers published today. SAGE scientists warned the Government on May 28 that around 5 per cent of very unwell virus patients, mostly elderly people, can infect others for up to 20 days. …...Read More

Lockdowns Tamed Road Traffic. Here’s How Cities Aim to Keep It Down.

As coronavirus lockdowns loosen around the world, city leaders are scrambling to address a new problem: the prospect of gridlock worse than before the pandemic. From Shenzhen to Milan to Austin, officials are trying to coax people back onto buses and subways and reclaim road space for cyclists and pedestrians. …...Read More

Explorer unearths photos showing Amazonian tribe making contact with outside world for first time

Advertisement An explorer has unearthed an incredible set of photos he took of a meeting he had with an isolated tribe deep in the Ecuadorian rainforest – the event being the first time they had made contact with the outside world. The pictures belong to Dr Jack Wheeler, 76, who …...Read More

Don't rock the boat! Gentle 35ft humpback whale 'plays' with fishermen as it glides under the hull

A giant humpback whale was caught on camera seeming to play with a fishing boat and making rock side to side. Colin Sutton was searching for yellowfin tuna in the Sea of Cortez off San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, with his friends earlier this year when they were greeted by …...Read More

The School That Tried To End Racism: Asian pupils 'not noticed'

Pupils from South and East Asian backgrounds are seen being separated into a third focus group during an experiment on the second episode of The School That Tried To End Racism, after admitting to feeling 'lumped together and left out'. Pupils in Year 7 at Glenthorne High School in South …...Read More

NASA releases incredible 10-year time lapse of the Sun

NASA has released an incredible video showing a 10-year time-lapse of the Sun in glorious 4K. The video shows one photo of the Sun per second for every day of the last 10 years, thereby condensing a decade of the Sun into 61 minutes. The photos come from NASA’s Solar …...Read More

Solicitor, 55, is struck off after using nearly £5,000 of her clients' money to buy jewellery

A solicitor has been struck off for brazenly using nearly £5,000 of her clients' money to go on a luxury spending spree. Eilish Adams 'misappropriated' the money to buy herself expensive jewellery and then tried to cover up what she had done. She also moved over £1 million worth of …...Read More

Police insist they HAVE fined Tube passengers for not wearing face masks

Police insist they have fined Tube passengers for travelling without face masks, despite Transport for London saying rule-breakers were being given time to 'understand' the new rules. It emerged yesterday that commuters were avoiding penalties for failing to wear face coverings on the London Underground - even though the rule …...Read More