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Elusive ‘dumbo’ octopus filmed in Java Trench 23,000 feet below the ocean surface, breaking the previous record for deepest octopus sighting ever that was set in 1950 near Barbados A team of researchers in Java observed a rare ‘dumbo’ octopus The sighting took place at 23,000 feet, the deepest recorded octopus encounter The previous record … Read more
Black people in England are 3.4 times more likely to test positive for Covid-19 than people from white British backgrounds, a new study shows. Other minority ethnic groups are also at higher risk of catching the virus, with those from South Asian backgrounds 2.4 times more likely to test positive. The findings are based on data … Read more
NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX will once again attempt to make history Saturday by launching astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from US soil to the International Space Station. Spectators from around the world were disappointed Wednesday when the initial launch was scrubbed with just minutes on the countdown due to poor weather conditions. ‘Launch … Read more
Facebook’s rolls out ‘Venue’ app that acts as a ‘second screen’ where users can get commentary and content about live events in real-time The app will act as a hub for commentary and content around live events Users can tune into different venues curated by analysts, journalists, and others Venue is partnering with NASCAR to … Read more
Women who suffer the tragedy of stillbirth are four times more likely to develop Lupus in later life, study finds Experts analysed the outcomes of more than 100,000 recorded pregnancies They found an association between stillbirths and connective tissue disorders However, the team noted that the correlation with Lupus was the strongest The first detectable signs … Read more
‘Enough is enough’: Heartbreaking images reveal a a young seal fighting for its life after getting tangled in a discarded fishing net Galactica is a juvenile seal who was spotted in distress on a Norfolk beach She had got tangled in a fishing net which had ripped into her fleshy neck Vets cut away the … Read more
Fish eye lens: Zebrafish use ‘single-pixel vision’ to spot their tiny prey – which may be the same technique humans use to see minuscule details like stars in the sky Zebrafish used single photoreceptor cells in a highly sensitive part of their eye This zone is thought to be an early form of the human … Read more
A new species of iguana has been identified in the Caribbean after scientists analysed the DNA of individuals thought to be an introduced South American variety. The Southern Antilles iguana, which lives on St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, was shown to form a distinct genetic group. Known to humans for centuries, it was … Read more
No China says Wuhan wet market was NOT the origin of the coronavirus pandemic but it may have been the site of a ‘super-spreader’ event Evidence shows the virus originated in bats but not how it jumped to humans Researchers originally thought the virus started in the 116 acre wet food market This has been … Read more
Google unveils new Sodar augmented reality tool that creates a six-foot ring around you on your phone screen to help you follow social distancing rules The ‘Sodar’ tool superimposes a white ring around the user with a 6.5-foot radius This will allow users to more accurately judge who is entering their person space The six-foot … Read more