A collection of 5,000-year-old cave paintings depicting various figures and symbols has been discovered in Spain. The drawings were discovered in the rocky area of San Juan, near the town of Albuquerque in the province of Badajoz in western Spain. They are around 4 inches in length and include some anthropomorphic figures, as well as … Read more
By Ryan Morrison The level of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is at its worst in more than a decade, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research. Between August 2018 and July 2019 there was more than 3,700 square miles of deforestation of the Brazilian part of the rainforest, up … Read more
Earth’s rocky surface is the result of ‘intense bombardment’ of extraterrestrial impacts hitting the surface billions of years ago Experts say impacts from space triggered the rise of tectonic plates on Earth Layers of round particles condensed from the impact were discovered Particles date back about 3.2M years ago, similar to when plates appeared By … Read more
Wonky skull of five-metre-long Styracosaurus named ‘Hannah’ with a fan of long horns leads scientists to question previous theory that all dinosaurs had symmetrical faces The intact Styracosaurus skull has wonky horns and was discovered in Canada Asymmetrical face suggests more morphological variability than thought Scientists fear incomplete skulls have been mistakenly classed as new species … Read more
Tell Trinny: Help! The menopause is ruining my style By Trinny Woodall For You Magazine Published: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 Dear Trinny, I’m 55 and used to be slim and able to wear chic clothes, but that’s all changed since I hit the menopause and started taking … Read more
Despite the fact that we’re now confined to the home with our mad toddlers, there is one upside: children these days have plenty of apps and games to keep us all occupied By Rob Waugh Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 BST, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 21 March 2020 Like … Read more
It is an issue troubling some of the greatest minds in the world at the moment, from Bill Gates to Elon Musk. SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk described AI as our ‘biggest existential threat’ and likened its development as ‘summoning the demon’. He believes super intelligent machines could use humans as pets. Professor Stephen … Read more
Pure, not prissy: Indian at its best By Tom Parker Bowles Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 March 2020 Opheem 65 Summer Row, Birmingham Rating: Birmingham’s finest Balti, Al Frash, closed a few months back. No one’s entirely sure why, but we’re all united … Read more
They are the menace of seaside holidays, brazenly snatching ice-creams and chips right out of people’s hands. But scientists have come up with a way to stop seagulls stealing food, by staring them straight in the eye. Cocky as they appear, seagulls are far less likely to take food when someone is looking at them, … Read more
The amount you can save into a pension ultimately depends on what you can afford – but the longer you leave it the more you will need to save. Research regularly shows that we put ambitious targets on our hoped for income in retirement and then underestimate how much we will need to set aside … Read more