The ‘urban forests’ of New York revealed: New study finds the city has five MILLION trees

The ‘urban forests’ of New York revealed: New study finds the city has five MILLION trees in ‘forested natural areas’ Researchers carrying out a huge survey of New York City’s trees Teams spent two years collecting data in 53 designated forested natural areas  By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com Published: 23:00 BST, 6 December 2018 | … Read more

Corrie’s Lucy Fallon is left terrified after she finds a HUGE spider in her home while in lockdown

Coronation Street’s Lucy Fallon is left terrified after she finds a HUGE spider she dubs ‘Aragog’ in her home while in lockdown By Laura Fox and Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:12 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 15:38 BST, 17 April 2020 She has been spending as much time indoors as she can while … Read more

Upper classes pretend they prefer football to hunting and opera, new study finds

Britain’s elite pretend they prefer football to hunting and opera to avoid being labelled as snobs, new study finds Wealthy elite say they like pop music and football instead of hunting and opera But new research shows such claims are a pretence to appear more ordinary The analysis is by Oxford University and the London … Read more

Anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine does NOT speed up coronavirus recovery, Chinese study finds

The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not speed up coronavirus patients’ recovery in a trial in China, scientists have revealed.  In a disappointing blow for the promising drug, which is being trialled against COVID-19 in the UK and around the world, doctors said it did not work as a cure. Patients who were taking it suffered … Read more

Americans are streaming eight hours of content a day during coronavirus lockdowns, study finds

How much are you binge watching? Study finds Americans are streaming eight hours of content a day and finishing three TV series every week during coronavirus lockdowns Americans are using streaming sites more during coronavirus lockdowns  A survey asked 2,000 Americans about their viewing habits The average person is watching at least eight hours of … Read more

Summer WON’T curb the spread of the coronavirus, study finds

Summer WON’T curb the spread of the coronavirus: Study debunks claims that warmer weather will halt the pandemic Researchers examined the rate of spread of COVID-19 across 224 Chinese cities They compared this with local temperature, humidity and incoming UV radiation  The team found no significant association between weather and infection rates Learn more about how … Read more

Nearly 15% of Americans do not understand stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus, survey finds 

Millions of Americans are under some type of stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a new survey finds many are unsure what that means nor do they care to follow.  GoodRx conducted the poll that found nearly 15 percent are confused about the policy in their area, with a majority of  misinformed living Missouri. … Read more