O2 mobile network goes DOWN across much of the UK leaving thousands of customers unable to make or receive calls Issues started at 12:09 BST and are affecting O2 customers around the country O2 is investigating the issue and says data and texts have not bee impacted By Jonathan Chadwick For Mailonline Published: 13:40 BST, … Read more
Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks TONIGHT filling the sky with up to 40 shooting stars an hour as Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by Halley’s Comet The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is caused by debris left by Halley’s Comet It is best viewed in the southern hemisphere but is visible from … Read more
Scientists provided the UK government with data advocating easing lockdown for healthy young people while remaining in place for over-70s and the most vulnerable. Researchers from the universities of Edinburgh and London modelled what may happen to infection rates under various scenarios. It concluded that the best course of action, in the eyes of these … Read more
Grasshoppers are gorging themselves on the equivalent of ‘junk food’ as rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere make plants less nutritious, a study has found. Experts studying a grassland preserve in Kansas discovered that its grasshopper numbers have fallen by more than 30 per cent over the last two decades. Increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide … Read more
Russian scientists suggest the mysterious ‘Tunguska event’ explosion of 1908 was caused by an iron asteroid that entered the Earth’s atmosphere and then bounced back into space. The flying asteroid is thought to have skimmed the planet at a low altitude above Siberia, causing an explosion that flattened around 80 million trees over an area … Read more
Adorable footage shows otters and badgers relaxing and playing with their young in North Wales as the coronavirus lockdown leads to a marked reduction in human activity Hidden cameras in rural North Wales captured the footage of the animals Shows several badgers playing together in the middle of the night Wildlife expert from Wales also … Read more
Crabeater seals in Antartica will have to swim farther distances to find food sources as warming oceans reduce the amount of krill in the waters Scientists at UC Santa Cruz studied the movements of crabeater seals They combined seal data with climate change models and krill population data They used the joint model to predict … Read more
British homes in lockdown are using 41 hours of internet a week, or nearly six hours a day – a rise of 29 per cent, according to a new survey. Comparison site Uswitch said a sizeable rise in internet usage since lockdown started has been driven by home working, video calls and gaming. Internet consumption for home … Read more
Google and Apple show samples of how eventual coronavirus exposure apps might look and forbid use of GPS-enabled location services The companies released samples of what COVID exposure apps may look like Samples are meant to be starting points for developers The companies are also forbidding the use of location tracking by apps Here’s how … Read more
It has long been thought that Earth’s moon is made of ‘dead’ rock, but new evidence suggests otherwise. Data from NASA‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows ridges with freshly exposed bedrock on the surface, which are a result of an active tectonic system. More than 500 patches of exposed rock were found on the nearside … Read more