Two adrenaline junkies have set a world record by walking the first slackline over an active volcano. Alexander Schulz, 28, from Germany, and Rafael Bridi, 33, from Brazil, crossed the crater of the Yasur volcano on Tanna Island, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean – walking on a one inch wide strip of webbing. The volcano … Read more
New Zealand ERADICATES coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern wins her battle over virus as the last Kiwi to fall ill recovers – meaning nation has ZERO active cases By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:31 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 02:36 BST, 8 June 2020 New Zealand has completely eliminated coronavirus from within its … Read more
Why you should AVOID some cough syrups if you think you’ve got COVID-19: Active ingredient in dozens of over-the-counter remedies encourages the coronavirus to multiply Researchers were looking at medications that could be used to treat COVID-19 They found that dextromethorphan could lead to COVID-19 multiplying faster They can’t say exactly what impact this will … Read more
There can be few better holiday moments than the sight of one’s children screaming in terror as explosions light the air all around, followed by an evacuation sequence that brings to mind Saving Private Ryan. It had started tamely enough. While spending a week at the Vilanova Park campsite, about 30 miles south of Barcelona, … Read more
Holiness is perhaps an under-rated quality in a hotel. What with the worldly trappings of room service, valet parking and chocolates on pillows – not to mention the Satanic temptation of mini-bars – they are normally unabashed temples of fleshly delights. The Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem, however, is different. Don’t get me wrong: as a … Read more
Are you struggling to find motivation to start working out? Or perhaps you’d like your children and other family members to move more often throughout the day? If so, the Nintendo Switch can help. The console has a range of fun and entertaining sport and fitness-themed games, which might just encourage your family to exercise more … Read more
It has long been thought that Earth’s moon is made of ‘dead’ rock, but new evidence suggests otherwise. Data from NASA‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows ridges with freshly exposed bedrock on the surface, which are a result of an active tectonic system. More than 500 patches of exposed rock were found on the nearside … Read more
Zoom quietly admits its claim of having 300 million daily active users was misleading The platform has corrected a blog post sent out last week Instead it says that it has 300 million daily meeting participants The change is significant as meeting participants can be counted multiple times Zoom still hasn’t provided a number of daily … Read more
NATURE Dangerous Earth by Ellen Prager (University of Chicago Press £20, 272 pp) Are we in the right mood just now for reading about natural disasters? Actually, it’s when you think things can’t get any worse that a book explaining just how much worse they can get is genuinely bracing, like a cold-water swim on … Read more