Honey, milk, eggs and cereals may have all formed part of the medieval childbirth ritual, according to a new study that found traces of the produce in a birthing girdle. In medieval England birth girdles were worn by pregnant women as an amulet against the high risks of childbirth and they were made from parchment … Read more
Forget unpleasant swabs: New Covid-19 test analyses your SCREAMS for traces of the virus Dutch inventor Peter van Wees has developed a booth for Covid tests It is airlocked and people go in and shout or scream at their loudest Particles from exhaled air are then analysed based on size to detect Covid The test … Read more
Scientists have revealed they have found ‘no traces’ of the coronavirus on London Underground after taking air samples and swabbing station and train surfaces. Imperial College London staff have been carrying out the tests on the Tube network and London buses once a month. ‘Reassuringly’ they have found no traces of the virus or any … Read more
Viewers of BBC One’s Traces were left unimpressed by the first episode of the new crime drama – branding its storyline ‘baffling’ and blasting the ‘poor continuity’. The six-part series follows Emma Hedges, played by Three Girls star Molly Windsor, who moves back to Dundee to start her new job as a lab technician – the city … Read more
Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a coronavirus strain that likely infected President Trump and dozens of his advisers and others with whom he came into contact. It comes after the White House deemed the source of President Trump’s infection ‘unknowable,’ and refused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) offer to assist in … Read more
Analysing SEWAGE for traces of coronavirus is helping UK officials track the spread of the disease in areas with limited testing Programme was set up to provide an early warning system of escalating cases This is because it takes days for symptoms to appear and tests to be completed And today DEFRA said it had … Read more
Coronation Street have removed all traces of disgraced actor Bruno Langley from the set ahead of Todd Grimshaw’s return. Bruno, 38, was axed in 2017 following his sexual assault conviction, after he groped two women on a drunken night out. And now his replacement Gareth Pierce has revealed he’s confident he can breathe new life into … Read more
Traces of phosphine gas detected in the clouds above Venus could be an indication that the planet supports microbial life, a study has concluded. On Earth, phosphine — a colourless gas that smells like garlic, or decaying fish — is naturally produced mainly by certain microorganisms in the absence of oxygen. It can also be … Read more
There was no tog rating on the duvet and an electric blanket was definitely out of the question. But Stone Age mattresses were far comfier than the era’s name might suggest – and they were even designed to keep the bedbugs at bay. Archaeologists have uncovered traces in a cave of ancient bedding from 200,000 … Read more