Image source, Getty Images Item information Author, Natalie Sherman Role, BBC news Reporting from New York 4 hours ago Andrew Buckley, a self-described “mocha man,” recently ditched his Starbucks habit after the company’s latest price increase pushed the cost of his drink above $6. The 50-year-old, who works in tech sales in Idaho, had been … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Item information Author, Daniel Thomas, Lora Jones and Lucy Hooker Role, Business reporters, BBC News 4 hours ago The largest order 17-year-old Michaela ever made from Shein was £150, when she bought “16 plus items”. Like millions of others, she’s a big fan of the ultra-fast fashion giant, especially because of … Read more
Mysterious giant viruses have been discovered lurking in the snow and frost of Greenland’s ice sheet. They share the ice with an abundance of algae, meaning this is the first time these viruses – about which we know relatively little – have been found in such a habitat. But that’s not bad news (unless you’re … Read more
Researchers have identified it Tmesipteris oblanceolataa fern from New Caledonia, which has the largest recorded genome, surpassing the previous record holder Paris japonica. This discovery, described in the iScience magazine, reveals that this fern contains more than 50 times more DNA than humans and highlights the significant implications that larger genomes have for plant biology … Read more
Scientists have made an unexpected discovery on Greenland’s Arctic ice cap. As the frozen environment awakens in spring after months spent in darkness each year, signs of life begin to return to Greenland’s icy landscape. Several large animals, including the region’s polar bears, arctic terns and musk oxen, begin to move as sunlight warms the … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! The algae turns the ice black. When that happens, the ice reflects less sunlight and melts faster. Several areas in Greenland are covered in black algae. Credit: Laura Perini × close to The algae turns the ice black. When that … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — For more than a century, scientists have been hunting in vain for skull fossils of the thunderbird species Genyornis newtoni. About 50,000 years ago, these titans, also known as mihirungs, from an Aboriginal … Read more
Unbound Gravel was a hotspot for unreleased new cycling technology this year. We saw SRAM’s unreleased 13-speed Red XPLR AXS groupset, a COROS bike computer with over 90 hours of battery life, a new niche race kit and new wheels. We also got a glimpse of new bikes, including a prototype Giant, which we’re pretty … Read more
Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein appears to be moving to London instead of New York for its planned stock exchange listing. On the face of it, this would be a huge boost for London, especially given last year’s search for its attractiveness following a string of major British and Irish companies. moved their main stock exchange … Read more
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will not shoot to the moon with SpaceX’s Starship after all. Maezawa, who booked a private trip around the moon in 2018 on SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket, has now scrapped the project – which he called dearMoon – after the rocket wasn’t ready to fly him and eight hand-picked artists in 2023. … Read more