Mysterious underwater insect uses microplastics to build protective microshelters for itself 

Revealed: Caddis flies use plastic waste from their surroundings to build shells but the new protective layer actually makes it EASIER for predators to attack the mysterious underwater insects Caddis flies are small insects that live on riverbeds and pond bottoms Scientists found they built narrow shells for themselves with plastic waste The plastic shells … Read more

Humans were brewing beer in central Europe 6,000 years ago

Neolithic man may have been brewing beer 6,000 years ago, according to scientists who have developed a new method to analyse grains. Austrian researchers claim the first evidence of European production of malt-based drinks, including beer, from grains dating back to around 4,000 BC.  The team say the thinning of a tiny layer of tissue … Read more

The world asks: How did Britain get it so wrong on coronavirus?

The world’s media has lined up to savage Britain’s coronavirus response this week after the UK’s death toll surpassed Italy’s to become the worst in Europe.  Headlines describe the UK as a ‘the problem child of Europe’ and the policies of Boris Johnson’s government as ‘the biggest failure in a generation’.  A shortage of protective … Read more

The world asks: How did Britain get it so wrong on coronavirus?

The world’s media has lined up to savage Britain’s coronavirus response this week after the UK’s death toll surpassed Italy’s to become the worst in Europe.  Headlines describe the UK as a ‘the problem child of Europe’ and the policies of Boris Johnson’s government as ‘the biggest failure in a generation’.  A shortage of protective … Read more

Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider dies at 73 after cancer battle

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider has died at the age of 73, Billboard has confirmed. In a statement, his bandmate Ralf Hütter announced: ‘The very sad news that his friend and companion over many decades Florian Schneider has passed away from a short cancer disease just a few days after his 73rd birthday.’     In February, the … Read more

Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider dies at 73 after cancer battle

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider has died at the age of 73, Billboard has confirmed. In a statement, his bandmate Ralf Hütter announced: ‘The very sad news that his friend and companion over many decades Florian Schneider has passed away from a short cancer disease just a few days after his 73rd birthday.’     In February, the … Read more

Britons look set to miss out on holidays to Europe

Britons could miss out on summer holidays to the continent as European countries prepare to agree when travel will be possible and which nations to bypass. The UK’s position has been hammered after its coronavirus death toll (29,427) soared past Italy’s yesterday to become the worst in Europe. The EU has closed cross-border travel to … Read more

Britons look set to miss out on holidays to Europe

Britons could miss out on summer holidays to the continent as European countries prepare to agree when travel will be possible and which nations to bypass. The UK’s position has been hammered after its coronavirus death toll (29,427) soared past Italy’s yesterday to become the worst in Europe. The EU has closed cross-border travel to … Read more

Germany could open ALL shops and schools and restart the Bundesliga THIS MONTH

Germany will re-open all shops and schools before the end of May, according to a draft agreement between Angela Merkel and state leaders – but border checks have been extended.  Berlin is preparing a further easing of the lockdown after officials said an initial lifting of restrictions on April 30 had not caused a surge … Read more

Children CAN spread coronavirus, studies claim as NIH launches trial to track pediatric infections 

Children are capable of transmitting the novel coronavirus, two new international studies claim. Over the course of the pandemic, fewer children compared to adults have fallen ill and, when they are infected, their symptoms are milder. But it’s been unclear if they can spread the virus to adults. Now, researchers in China and Germany say they … Read more