Blind UK patient sees signals after bionic eye implant at Moorfields hospital in London
‘This groundbreaking device offers the hope of restoration of sight to people suffering vision loss due to dry AMD’
21/01/2022 The Independent
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Hippos recognise each other’s voices, study finds
Hippos can recognise each other’s voices and respond less aggressively to the calls of a neighbour compared to those of a stranger, a study has revealed.
25/01/2022 The Independent
James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, a million miles away
The $10 billion telescope is nearly ready to begin capturing images that scientists hope will help uncover the mysteries of the universe. And help scope out other possible habitable planets.
25/01/2022 NPR
Webb Telescope is now orbiting 1 million miles from Earth
After a month in space, the Webb Telescope — the most powerful space telescope ever launched — has reached its permanent cosmic address, 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth.
24/01/2022 LiveScience
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reaches new home a million miles from Earth
After a nail-biting 29 days of travel and deployments, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its thrusters Monday to reach its new home in orbit.
24/01/2022 USA Today
James Webb space telescope takes up station a million miles from Earth
The world’s largest and most powerful telescope has reached its final destination – an observation post one million miles away from Earth.
24/01/2022 The Guardian
Nasa’s James Webb Telescope arrives at its final destination – a million miles from Earth
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has successfully arrived at its final position, one million miles from Earth. Launched on Christmas Day, the $10 billion (£7.4 million) telescope has now completed its vast journey after a month hurtling…
24/01/2022 Telegraph
James Webb Space Telescope reaches final stop a million miles out
The mirrors on the $10bn observatory still must be meticulously aligned before science observations can begin in June.
24/01/2022 Al Jazeera
Webb telescope reaches milestone orbit beyond the moon
Since lifting off from French Guiana on December 25, the telescope has unfurled its tennis court-size sunshield and unfolded a massive gold mirror that will help it study the universe in new ways and peer inside the atmosphere of exoplanets.
24/01/2022 CNN
New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out
The world's biggest and most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination 1 million miles away
24/01/2022 The Independent
Message in bottle travels from Maryland to Ireland, bringing comfort to grieving boy
‘We knew as soon as we found it that it was going to take us on an adventure,’ says Rita Simmonds, who found the bottle in Donegal
25/01/2022 The Independent
Floating offshore wind schemes to receive share of £31m Government funding
The cash will be matched by industry, delivering a £60m boost to the developing renewable technology.
25/01/2022 The Independent
Drinks firm plans carbon-neutral distillery after gaining new investor
A drinks firm is planning to build a new carbon-neutral, whisky distillery after winning a major new investment. Edinburgh-based, specialist, consumer-brand investor Inverleith LLP has just secured a majority stake in the Eden Mill St Andrews craft…
25/01/2022 The Independent
False banana: Is Ethiopia's enset 'wondercrop' for climate change?
Scientists say the plant enset, an Ethiopian staple, could be a new superfood and a lifesaver in the face of climate change. The banana-like crop has the potential to feed more than 100 million people in a warming world, according to a new study.
21/01/2022 BBC
Plans to quadruple logging in US’s most popular forest – months after Biden’s Cop26 reforestation pledge
Portions of world-famous hiking routes like the Appalachian Trail will be open to logging under the new Forest Service plan, environmentalists warn
24/01/2022 The Independent
Don't ignore your spam folder. It's how this woman learned she won a $3 million lotto
Laura Spears, 55, says she stumbled on her life-changing win a few days after buying a ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot. "I couldn't believe what I was reading," she says.
24/01/2022 NPR
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Instagram star Chiara Ferragni seeks investor to expand abroad
Italian Instagram star Chiara Ferragni has mandated BNP Paribas to find a new investor to help grow her fashion brand internationally, one of her financial backers said on Monday.
24/01/2022 Reuters
Rare gold Henry III coin found by metal detectorist sells for almost £650,000
A rare gold coin depicting King Henry III which dates to the mid-13th century has sold for a record £648,000, months after being found by a metal detectorist in a field in England.
24/01/2022 The Independent
‘I owe it to the kids’: coin found by detectorist dad sold for £648,000
A metal detectorist who gave up his hobby when he started a family, only to return to it when his children were old enough to nag him into taking them out detecting with him, has been rewarded with one of the most extraordinary finds – a lovely…
24/01/2022 The Guardian
Fewer Jewish high-schoolers taking Arabic language matriculation exam
The number of Jewish students in Israel taking the exam has dropped by a third over the past five years
24/01/2022 Haaretz
Hippos unleash poop tornado in response to stranger danger
The thunderous calls of common hippos can be heard from more than half a mile (1 kilometer) away — and when a hippo hears the booming call of an unfamiliar hippo, the animal often responds by letting loose a dramatic spray of dung.
24/01/2022 LiveScience
Bastille invites listeners to escape in 'Give Me The Future'
With techno beats, '80s retro futuristic tones and sweeping production, “Give Me the Future,” Bastille’s 13-track album, dives into the world of science-fiction, exploring the way technology can be a tool for escape
24/01/2022 The Independent
Biden revives 'clean energy' program with $1B loan guarantee
The Biden administration has issued its first clean energy loan guarantee, reviving an Obama-era program that disbursed billions of dollars in guarantees to help launch the country’s first utility-scale wind and solar farms a decade ago but has…
24/01/2022 The Independent
Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains
New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants’ brain development
24/01/2022 The Independent
New Transport Minister as Scottish Government makes changes
The First Minister of Scotland has announced two changes to her government, including the appointment of new Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth. The appointment comes after Graeme Dey, who formerly held the post, announced his resignation for…
24/01/2022 The Independent
Yizker bikher books commemorate Holocaust deaths – but also celebrate Jewish communities' life
24/01/2022 The Conversation
Codecracking, community and competition: why the word puzzle Wordle has become a new online obsession
24/01/2022 The Conversation
How unis can save millions by tackling the biggest causes of online students' high dropout rates
24/01/2022 The Conversation
Ancient knowledge is lost when a species disappears. It's time to let Indigenous people care for their country, their way
24/01/2022 The Conversation
Chimpanzee culture ‘more similar’ to humans’ than previously realised, researchers say
24/01/2022 The Independent