Satellites reveal clearest picture of ice-melting in Antarctica

[ad_1] NASA satellites have provided more data than ever before on what has been happening to Antarctica and Greenland’s ice over the past 16 years with dire, if not entirely unexpected, findings. Both polar ice sheets are losing billions of tonnes of ice every year and adding to sea-level rise. The results revealed that although … Read more

UK doctor alerts Indians to poor diet link to Covid-19 deaths

[ad_1] LONDON: Poor diet is a leading cause of Covid-19 deaths and Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed foods to develop resistance against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-born cardiologist in the UK warned. Dr Aseem Malhotra, who is among the front-line physicians of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) and also a … Read more

950 patients remain in hospital due to Covid-19

[ad_1] More than 950 patients remain in the hospital with confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19 today. The number of confirmed cases in intensive care units across the country has remained below 100 per second day. There were 688 patients with confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the hospital as of the previous night, and 265 … Read more

I wish you were Here? Look at the world from your sofa

[ad_1] The May Bank holiday is usually a busy weekend for tourism, but despite the fact that most of the world’s top attractions are closed due to Covid-19, you can still visit them virtually from the safety of your own easy chair. It’s now possible to explore the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, listen … Read more

Top 5 Battle Royale games to play while on lockdown

[ad_1] Battle Royale games are all the rage everywhere. Something about the concept makes everyone lick their lips. Some like the chaos resulting from a hail of bullets, while others like to camp out in a secluded spot until most are buried in the ground. I play it to ward off loneliness; What better way … Read more

‘Our mother is not a statistic. She died trying to save lives’

[ad_1] “My mother was a heroine who bravely fought to stop the spread of this virus,” said the grieving daughter of hospital worker Catherine Hickey. Mechaela Whelan Hickey said her mother was fully dedicated to stopping the advance of Covid-19 while she was cleaning up at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny. Her mother ended up … Read more

Jeff Smith enters the knockout stages of the PDC Home Tour | Darts News

[ad_1] ‘The Silencer’ Smith lands 10-dart legs against Christian Bunse and Martin Atkins before winning Group 16 thanks to a fabulous final of 147 By Raz Mirza Last update: 02/05/20 10:55 pm 3:48 A look back at the history of Group 16 on the PDC Home Tour, which saw a little less conversation, a little … Read more

Eyes are cleaned the same way as brains are, a study in mice shows.

[ad_1] Scientists have found that rodents’ eyes and brains appear to have incredibly similar drainage systems that are used for self-cleaning, and there is reason to think that this might apply to us, too. This type of maintenance is necessary to remove cells and waste fluids, and we know that brains use a small network … Read more

Covid-19 applications worldwide

[ad_1] Millions of people in the UK will be asked to use a phone app to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The Government is “optimistic”, people will download the application to allow better follow-up of contacts, a key factor to beat Covid-19 and help the country out of the blockade. Communities Secretary Robert … Read more

UK Prime Minister says doctors prepared to announce his death while fighting Covid-19

[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that doctors prepared to announce his death while battling the coronavirus at the hospital last month. The UK Prime Minister spent three nights in intensive care at St Thomas in London with the disease, where he said that doctors gave him “liters and liters of oxygen”. He described … Read more