Scientists reveal how 34.5 million-year-old fish fossils help build up rare earth mineral deposits used to make LED TVs, wind turbines, and rechargeable batteries Researchers in Japan studied rare-earth mineral deposits off the coast of Japan They found ancient fossilized fish played a key role in forming the deposits The mineral deposits are commonly mined … Read more
Burning coal in Siberia ignited by volcanic eruptions led to catastrophic global warming that caused the Earth’s most severe extinction event 250 million years ago Scientists argue magma burned through seams of coal exacerbating warming End Permian extinction saw around 90 per cent of life on Earth wiped out Researchers warm it is an early … Read more
Computer programmer builds COVID-19 face mask with an array of voice-activated LED lights that show when a person is speaking Game designer and coder Tyler Glaiel made his own custom COVID-19 face mask It uses LED lights to simulate mouth movements when a person is speaking It can also show a smiling shape to indicate … Read more
Uninsured teenage driver avoids jail despite leading police on high-speed chase with his pregnant girlfriend in passenger seat that only ended when they rammed him off the road Jordan Archer, 19, raced through his home town at night without headlights on The teenager was today spared jail and given a three-year ban on driving Dash … Read more
‘I was charged £600 more a year due to a glitch’: Scottish Power customer reveals error claiming she was £17k in credit led to huge increase in bills Marion Bell was told her tariff would go up by £600 a year due to a glitch Scottish Power had it recorded on their system that she … Read more
Kaia Gerber dances with joy as she gets her cast removed after ‘little accident’ led to injured arm: ‘Got my elbow back!’ By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 07:35 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 07:35 BST, 28 May 2020 She revealed her baby blue arm cast nearly two weeks ago after breaking her wrist. … Read more
A consultant working in intensive care has described the decision to let two Stereophonics gigs go ahead at the start of the coronavirus outbreak as ‘downright insane’. David Hepburn, who made the comment on Twitter, works at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport – which has seen one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in … Read more
Imogen Anthony claims she was ‘led astray for months’ after breakup with ex Kyle Sandilands – as she leaks private texts between the pair By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:13 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 04:16 BST, 25 May 2020 Imogen Anthony and shock jock Kyle Sandilands separated in mid-2019 after … Read more
The bravery medals of a hero pilot who took on the fearsome German battleship the Tirpitz are being sold by his family for £12,000. Lieutenant Commander Sidney Hall’s 12 campaign medals, logbooks and other personal affairs are being auctioned off by his family with London-based Dix Noonan Webb. Lt Cmdr Hall was born in Liverpool … Read more
A global cooling 4,200 years ago led to the rise of rice as the world’s most popular food and the spread of new varieties across north and south Asia, a study has found. Experts used genetic data from some 1,400 varieties of rice — including indica and japonica — to reconstruct the past movements of the … Read more