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James Webb telescope: how it could uncover some of the universe’s best-kept secrets
James Webb Space Telescope mirrors undergoing cryogenic testing. Ball Aerospace/Shutterstock, CC BY-ND If everything goes according to plan on December 25, we will enter a new era of astronomy with the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It’s an event that has been anticipated for a decade –Continue Reading
Omicron infections expected to peak over ‘next week or so’ – Tánaiste
Updated: 9am. Additional reporting by Vivienne Clarke. The Omicron wave of Covid-19 infections is likely to be “overcome” faster than previous waves of the virus, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. Although acknowledging that January will be a “difficult” month, he said Covid hospitalisations will not reach the highs they didContinue Reading
Thousands of Scots prepare to cross border on New Year’s Eve to escape Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid clampdown
PUB landlords in England are gearing up for an invasion of Scottish and Welsh drinkers on New Year’s Eve as anger grows at the nations’ different Covid curbs. Up to 100,000 could cross borders after Boris Johnson announced no new limits, in contrast to Scotland boss Nicola Sturgeon and Wales’sContinue Reading
Five ways the internet era has changed British English – new research
Irina Bg / Shutterstock The dramatic changes in technology over the past 20 or so years, from the internet to the smartphone and digital assistants like Alexa, have made communication more accessible than ever before. We have created an online world where we post, share, comment, express views and seekContinue Reading
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TATE ST IVES Tate St Ives announces 2022 exhibitions and events highlights including a retrospective of Barbara Hepworth bringing together some of most important works, and with a special focus on her life in Cornwall For the first time at Tate St Ives, the exhibition is staged across both theContinue Reading
Legend’s younger sibling suffers cardiac arrest at Naples home
DIEGO MARADONA’S younger brother Hugo has died aged 52. The icon’s sibling had a cardiac arrest at his home in Naples. 2 Diego Maradona’s younger brother Hugo has died aged 52 after suffering a cardiac arrestCredit: Getty It comes just a year after the Argentine legend passed away in ArgentinaContinue Reading
Tech CEOs Must Properly Get Behind Net Zero Goals
Reducing emissions alone won’t get the world to net zero—so entrepreneurs are betting on carbon-capture tech.Continue Reading
‘Ermin’ is obviously right up our ‘Street!’
Ermin Street has been journeyed to Newcastle today despite my personal warning of ‘useful opposition’ after perusing five-day declarations over the Xmas period; that however was before both Barry Hills and myself knew the Novices’ Stakes over seven furlongs had been divided; son Charlie has booked Jason Watson for theContinue Reading
Why do we feel so ‘blah’ after Christmas?
Mariia Korneeva/Shutterstock The holiday season is usually a joyous occasion, but many people feel “blah” soon after the celebrations. What is it about Christmas that makes people feel this way? Psychologists describe the blah feeling as “low mood” or “languishing”. Low mood is often temporary and can’t be attributed toContinue Reading
Seagulls, songbirds and parrots: what new research tells us about their cognitive ability
As you can imagine, a human intelligence test doesn’t really cut it for birds. It isn’t that easy to assess how an animal perceives information from the environment, processes it and decides to act. But researchers have developed a range of clever experiments to find out more about their cognitiveContinue Reading