Electric eels seen hunting in GROUPS in Amazon river basin
Scientists who made the discovery deep in the Brazilian Amazon River basin say the never previously seen behaviour raises new questions about how electrical eels communicate. Read more...
Grand Designs couple go over budget by 200,000 buildinggiant cathedral-like home
Viewers were left baffled by an ambitious project on Grand Designs which saw a couple go over budget by 200,000 building a giant home. But not everyone was convinced by their abode. Read more...
Daily swabs could replace self-isolation for people in contact with Covid, research suggests
Current national rules mean anyone who has met someone with the virus is required to self-isolate for ten days. Read more...
Controversial rapid lateral flow coronavirus tests 'detect most infectious cases', Government study
Oxford University scientists who carried out the research found the devices, which give a result within half an hour, catch between84 and 90 per cent of Covid-positive people. Read more...
Baseball Hall of Fame Hopes to Contextualize Problematic Inductees
Rather than remove the plaques of its most problematic inductees, the Baseball Hall of Fame is hoping to explain them. Read more...
'This moment belongs to all of us' Black women exult as Kamala Harris walks into history
Human rights lawyer Tara Murray had hopes of somehow witnessing Kamala Harris' vice-presidential oath in person. Read more...
Emerging Coronavirus Variants May Pose Challenges to Vaccines
Laboratory studies of mutations circulating in South Africa suggest they may dodge some of the bodys immune responses. Read more...
House prices in the UK reach record high of 250k on average
The average cost of a home increased by 7.6 per cent over the period, up from a 5.9 per cent rise in the year to October, fresh figures from the ONS has revealed today. Read more...
Inside Chernobyl Fascinating book documents adventurer's exploration of the Exclusion Zone
In Chernobyl A Stalkers' Guide, published by Fuel, researcher Darmon Richter journeys into the contemporary Exclusion Zone, 'venturing deeper than any previously published account'. Read more...
Picture Prompt 124; Speech Bubble
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to recent news events? Read more...
Trump Pardons Hillel Nahmad, Madison Avenue Art Dealer
The New York dealer, scion of a powerful art world family, pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling ring in 2013. Read more...
Peter Hargreaves believes European firms will move to London
Hargreaves is a strong believer that the UK is able to 'rise to the occasion'. And the billionaire founder of Hargreaves Lansdown has no time for critics of its loyalty to Neil Woodford either. Read more...
Aussie tennis star Ellen Perez mocks Australian Open hotel quarantine whingers in a hilarious video
Australian world ranked 47 doubles player Ellen Perez has already found the funny side of hotel quarantine after touching down in Melbourne for next month's Australian Open. Read more...
Moment police raid illegal party in marquee with 50 revellers as organiser is hit with 10,000 fine
Police bodycam footage shows officers storming in and breaking up the illegal party in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, on New Year's Eve. The organiser has since been handed a 10,000 fine. Read more...
Home Projects to Give You a Fresh Start
Completing these five home projects like undergoing a good spring cleaning will give you and your home a fresh start in the new year. Read more...