[ad_1] Researchers have discovered that giant elliptical galaxies do not harbor extraterrestrial life as previously thought. In 2015, a study argued that elliptical galaxies are 10,000 times more likely to host habitable, life-sustaining planets than spiral galaxies. The Milky Way galaxy, where we reside, is a spiral galaxy that has …
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 …
Read More »Climate: heavy rains and strong winds hit both islands, causing damage and slipping
[ad_1] Kevin Stent / Dominion-Post North winds and high tide make the waves break over the Balaena Bay jetty in Wellington. A tree has crashed into a roof and a building is flooded when wild weather strikes the country. New Zealand Fire and Emergency shift manager Craig Dally said the …
Read More »Covid-19 coronavirus: New Zealand chief of tourism Stephen England-Hall is watching the big Kiwi party
[ad_1] The head of tourism who is spearheading the drive to sell New Zealand to Kiwis has glimpsed the future and likes what he sees. New Zealand Executive Director of Tourism Stephen England-Hall is part of an innovative project To “reimagine” the visitor industry here and your organization will redirect …
Read More »Hatmaker Wellington to produce modern face masks
[ad_1] A Wellington hat maker is entering the face mask business, and is betting that they will be a permanent fixture of post-Covid life. Hills Hats general manager Simon Smuts-Kennedy said the 145-year-old business made hats for everyone from music bands to police and fashion. Now he wants to use …
Read More »The Moroccan shows that a dinosaur “like no other” could swim using its tail
[ad_1] Rabat: German-Moroccan paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim has released new evidence that spinosaurus dinosaurs could swim, a controversial theory, using their tails to propel them through the water. Studying the fossil of a “Spinosaurus aegyptiacus” tail that researchers found in eastern Morocco, Ibrahim concluded that the tail was “unequivocal evidence” of …
Read More »Coronavirus: COVID-19 could continue to spread for another two years, researchers say
[ad_1] The SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for COVID-19, could affect the world for another two years, according to a new team of US-based pandemic researchers. USA According to the experts’ report, released Thursday (US time), the spread of the deadly disease is likely to continue for a minimum of 18 months …
Read More »Climate: heavy rains and strong winds hit both islands, causing flooding, slipping
[ad_1] Kevin Stent / Dominion-Post North winds and high tide make the waves break over the Balaena Bay jetty in Wellington. Heavy rains and winds hit both islands, close roads, raise roofs, and cause flooding. Metservice said that strong winds, rain and possible thunderstorms would hit the west coast, Taranaki, …
Read More »Mental Health Foundation closes ‘irresponsible’ suicide claims made on social media
[ad_1] Warning: This story contains a discussion about suicide. The Mental Health Foundation has criticized “irresponsible” claims on social media that there were 61 suicides last week due to the shutdown. “I just heard from a police officer,” the person, whom Newshub has chosen not to name, posted on Twitter. …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: angry parents talk about canceled trips
[ad_1] More parents have turned up to share their frustration over the school trips canceled due to Covid-19 after the Weekend Herald revealed yesterday that some families have received only a fraction of the money they paid to the specialist firm Student Horizons. Parents at various Auckland schools have contacted …
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