Legal battle over sketch of Princess Diana’s wedding dress: Former couple who created famous ivory silk gown are at war over plan to sell the image at auction David and Elizabeth Emanuel divorced nine years after creating Diana’s dress Mr Emanuel, 68, is now suing his ex-wife, 67, for putting sketches up for auction The … Read more
Shoes, banknotes and other surfaces could soon be able to clean themselves and prevent the build-up of bacteria thanks to a new natural seaweed compound. Unilever and Innova Partnerships are working on a product made from the organic compound Lactam, which can block bacteria and mould on everyday surfaces. The chemical giant says the new … Read more
Winter wonders! Social media snaps capture the mesmerising patterns created by wind, snow and ice – from ‘ribbons’ to a frozen waterfall People from all over the world have shared the beautiful way snow had formed One snap shows how water turned into neatly folded ribbons at water park slide One person captured how snow … Read more
Sadiq Khan warns Covid pandemic has created an ‘existential threat’ to central London because commuters will choose to work in offices in suburbs in future Sadiq Khan admitted he fears more people will work outside of central London More people have moved to the suburbs outside the city amid the pandemic This, the London Mayor … Read more
Conservationists have drafted the first ever global map of bee diversity to help track the distribution of populations of the vital pollinators. There are some 20,000 individual species of bee presently living on Earth — but accurate, compiled data on their distribution had been lacking. Researchers from China, Singapore and the US analysed and validated … Read more
A luxury Mayfair apartment featuring a replica of the Oval Office that was created by JFK’s father has been bought for £140m. As the nail-biting wait continues over who will step into the real Oval Office in the White House, the mystery new owner can enjoy their own taste of what it feels like to … Read more
‘World’s tiniest boat’ that is small enough sail down the inside of a human hair could help scientists study how bacteria move through liquids A tiny 3D printed boat can propel itself through liquids using chemical reactions It was produced to test a new microscopic 3D printing technique and system They have produced it to … Read more
Edwina Bartholomew reveals she’s ‘broken all the parenting rules she’d created’ before giving birth to her daughter Molly – and jokes she’s now living in a ‘home run by a tiny human’ By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:25 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 03:25 BST, 17 October 2020 She welcomed her … Read more
Metabolism is a key process in living things that enables fuel to be turned into energy, but its evolutionary origin is a long-standing enigma. Now, a study by US researchers has found a simple reaction between two chemicals, called glyoxylate and pyruvate, in Earth’s primordial soup billions of years ago may have led to the … Read more
The sweets that can fight dementia: British inventor launches ‘rehydration’ tablets that could save the lives of elderly patients who forget to drink enough fluids Lewis Hornby created the sweets after his late grandmother ended in hospital Jelly Drops are a sugar-free snack made from 95 per cent water and electrolytes Mr Hornby, from Burscough, … Read more