Milky Way formed slowly and quietly and NOT as a result of a violent collision

The Milky Way formed slowly and quietly over billions of years, rather than through a violent collision with another galaxy as previously assumed, astronomers claim. Creating a detailed cross-section of a galaxy ‘broadly similar’ to our own gave astronomers from Australia’s ARC Centre of Excellence and the University of Sydney more insight into the Milky … Read more

Brooke Shields slowly and painfully learns to walk again using crutches after breaking her femur

‘Beginning to mend’: Brooke Shields slowly and painfully learns to walk again using crutches after breaking her femur By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:09 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 01:09 GMT, 22 February 2021 She’s been keeping up her exercise regime during the pandemic. But on Sunday, Brooke Shields shockingly revealed that she’s … Read more

Drone shots reveal how slowly rising Thames is now just FEET away from Clooneys’ Berkshire mansion

George and Amal Clooney now have flood water just feet away from the back of their £12million mansion – after heavy rain caused the nearby River Thames to break its banks.  The couple’s 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning, Berkshire is located on an island in the river, which runs past … Read more

Today show slowly begins to close the gap with its rival Sunrise in the TV ratings

Watch out, Sunrise: The Today show closes the gap with Channel Seven’s breakfast show in the ratings – eight months after Karl Stefanovic’s return By Candice Jackson and Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:15 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 07:51 BST, 19 August 2020 Channel Nine’s Today show has regained its second … Read more

World’s oldest trees are NOT immortal but just ageing very slowly, study finds 

The world’s oldest trees are not immortal, but just ageing very slowly, a plant biologist has concluded in a new report.  The oldest trees on Earth have stood for nearly 5,000 years and have therefore appeared to hold great promise that some organisms on this planet are eternal.  Biologists have long-wondered to what extent these … Read more

It’s great outdoors! How life is slowly returning to normal around Europe

Europe is settling into life after lockdown as countries across the continent lift their restrictions – amid warnings of a ‘second wave’ of coronavirus infections.  In France, revellers packed on to beaches for the first weekend after the country’s  intense period of restrictions.  Sandy shores at Lacanau – which were closed during confinement during the … Read more

Climate change is slowly killing off the main source of food for crabeater seals

Crabeater seals in Antartica will have to swim farther distances to find food sources as warming oceans reduce the amount of krill in the waters Scientists at UC Santa Cruz studied the movements of crabeater seals They combined seal data with climate change models and krill population data They used the joint model to predict … Read more

US slowly reopens: Locals head outdoors as 31 states ease lockdowns

People across the country are slowly trickling out of quarantine and heading to local parks, beaches, and the few businesses that are up and running as states begin to reopen. So far 31 states in the US have lifted some coronavirus lockdown restrictions with most governors restarting the economy in phases, staring with allowing retailers … Read more

Sweden’s coronavirus cases grow more slowly than Britain’s despite lack of lockdown

Sweden is piling up coronavirus cases more slowly than Britain – without the need for an economically crippling lockdown.  Over the last three days, Sweden added an average of 50 cases per million people, whereas Britain’s figure was 73 despite a shutdown which has now been in place for a month.  Britain’s three-day average has … Read more

‘Foul-smelling’ stone removed from 15-year-old girl’s nose that had been slowly growing for a decade

A teenage girl had a ‘foul-smelling’ nasal stone removed from inside her nose that had been slowly growing for a decade. Doctors revealed the girl, who has not been named, had been suffering from nasal discharge and bleeding for many years. After X-rays and CT scans, it was eventually discovered that there was a strange … Read more