By Colin Fernandez Environmental Correspondent 10:06 PM June 16, 2024, updated 10:09 PM June 16, 2024 Monty Don has opposed the creation of a lawn at Longmeadow’s home in Herefordshire Don finally relented after watching his three grandchildren play outside He revealed that he was sowing grass grass at 30 grams per square meter for … Read more
Large birds of prey such as falcons, ospreys, eagles and vultures can remain aloft, glide along rising air currents and fly over tens of thousands of kilometers while barely fluttering. Scientists and laypeople alike – fascinated by this feat – have wondered for centuries how they accomplished it. Now an international team of researchers … Read more
June 16, 2024, 2:13 PM | Updated: June 16, 2024, 3:15 PM Queues at Birmingham Airport. Photo: Ronald Villers/Getty Travel chaos hit Birmingham airport on Sunday, leaving hundreds of people stranded outside. Huge queues at the entrance to West Midlands Airport occurred just a week after the 100ml hand baggage rules were abolished. Holidaymakers were … Read more
Some experts believe the discovery of the elusive ‘Planet Nine’ could be just a few years away – or the hypothetical world’s existence ruled out for good. But if we find it, how long would it be before we can send a spacecraft to the distant world? And could humans ever make the journey? Planet … Read more
Airlines have told holidaymakers to show up at Birmingham Airport three hours early for their flights as huge queues continue to cause chaos. EasyJet passengers have been advised to arrive an hour later than if they were traveling from another UK airport following the disruption that started a week ago. It saw long queues snaking … Read more
Human interest By means of Alex Mitchell Published June 7, 2024, 4:41 PM ET Call it one dinomicite discovery. A Long Island professor is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe – the fourth ever discovered in the African country. Professor Kimi Chapelle of Stony Brook University played a crucial role … Read more
Call it one dinomicite discovery. A Long Island professor is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe – the fourth ever discovered in the African country. Professor Kimi Chapelle of Stony Brook University played a crucial role in finding fossils of this long-necked herbivore, called a sauropodomorph dinosaur, which inhabited the … Read more
Boeing’s Starliner capsule lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday. This is the first time the capsule, powered by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, has flown people. Two NASA astronauts are on board for a day trip to the International Space Station. This test flight is years … Read more
The discovery of Gliese 12 b, a planet similar to Venus and only 40 light-years away, offers new perspectives for understanding life-supporting conditions in the universe. This ‘evil twin’ receives significantly more radiation from its star than Earth, raising intriguing questions for future research with advanced telescopes. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Recent findings from a Venus-like planet, … Read more
By Milo Pope and Stewart Whittingham 08:54 May 25, 2024, updated 09:17 May 25, 2024 A couple are being kicked out of their home after the council ordered it to be demolished because it was just 75cm too high. The smart detached development in Prestwich, Bury, is set to be demolished after planning chiefs also … Read more