Winged reptiles like the pterodactyls may have ultimately become ‘deadly masters of the sky’ — but it took then 150 million years to reach this point, a study has found. Researchers from Reading, Bristol and Lincoln found that a series of steady improvements over this time improved the pterosaurs’ flying skills two-fold. Pterosaurs — which first … Read more
Former Cambridge student becomes first female master of 500-year-old St John’s College Heather Hancock was admitted as new Master in socially distanced ceremony She succeeds Professor Sir Christopher Dobson to become the 45th Master St John’s College was founded in 1511 and is one of the largest at the university By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Jane Fryer is pictured above with Jack Hearn. ‘See, I’d get you round the neck and press on your Adam’s apple,’ he grins, silver moustache bobbing, white teeth flashing. ‘ And if I carried on with that, you’d be dead in a minute’ There is a startling moment in Jack Hearn’s extremely spick and span kitchen, … Read more
Justin Bieber paid a visit to his favorite tattoo artist Dr. Woo on Monday afternoon. And the 26-year-old pop star had the LA-based ink master add a romantic long-stemmed rose to his extensive neck tattoo collection. ‘@_dr_woo_ thank you for the [rose]’ wrote Bieber, who showed off the intricate skin art on his Instagram feed and Instagram … Read more
Two men are indicted in 2002 killing of Run-DMC hip hop star Jam Master Jay Law enforcement officials on Monday said two suspects had been indicted for killing Jason ‘Jay’ Mizell, also known as Jam Master Jay Jay was 37 when he was shot in the head in his Queens recording studio in 2002 Federal … Read more
California scientists are paving the way to extending human life span after discovering the cellular command center for aging, according to a new study. By studying yeast, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) scientists discovered that cells take one of two paths as they age. One of the two paths leads to healthy aging, … Read more
Engineers at Twitter successfully petition company to stop using racially-charged programming terms like ‘master’ and ‘blacklist’ Twitter will change references in code and official documents Engineers lobbied Twitter to stop using terms like ‘master’ and ‘slave’ The terms are commonly used to described certain programming processes Terms like ‘grandfathered’ and ‘man hours’ were also altered … Read more