The first successful mining experiment in space has found that crucial metals could be extracted from Mars to help support a colony. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh sent their biomining technology, which uses microbes to extract the elements, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 shuttle in […]
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Students will be allowed to go home for Christmas during a “travel window” in early December. Under new plans, universities will organise staggered departures for students from December 3-9 once England’s national lockdown lifts. All lectures will move online by 9 December so students can study until the end of term […]
Students are to be sent straight home from university after lockdown so they can spend Christmas with their families, official guidance will say. The long-awaited advice, which will be published on Wednesday by the Department for Education will say that all lectures and classes should move online by December 9 […]
News that Britons are likely to be among the first in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccine has provided a long-awaited boost in confidence for our return to normality; and not least for the travel industry. So what does it mean for your well-deserved holiday next year? Is it […]
Young adults prefer online shopping because ‘it’s easier than going to the store’ A week ago, I walked into Holland and Barrett and I realised that it was the first time I had actually purchased something from a physical store in months. Even before Covid happened I usually only shopped […]
Refinery29 I Tried 20 Trendy Anti-Anxiety Products & These 10 Actually Work If your shoulders are tense, you’re constantly on a deadline, or you’re feeling anxiety about the future of democracy, you’re not alone. There’s a lot to worry about these days: Politics, of course. Relationships. The pressure to succeed […]
Visits to Santa have been cancelled after travel firm Tui said it cannot go ahead with trips to Lapland. The tour operator said it could not guarantee it would “keep the magic alive” for British and Irish families visiting the Finnish region because of coronavirus restrictions. In a statement it […]
White House Senior Adviser Ivanka Trump has gone quiet on her father’s baseless allegations of voter fraud following his defeat to President-elect Joe Biden. (AFP via Getty Images) The first family has been seemingly divided over Donald Trump’s refusal to concede in the 2020 US elections to President-elect Joe Biden. […]
A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don’t travel. If you must gather, do it outdoors. With a fall surge of coronavirus infections gripping the U.S., many Americans are forgoing tradition and getting […]
Weeks away from the holiday season, US health officials are urging fans of traditional festivities to practice health safety as they weigh whether or not to engage in their favorite seasonal customs amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that while gatherings with […]
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Keep the umbrella handy! Rainfall will continue all day today with isolated rumbles of thunder. Then additionally 2 inches of rainfall (from midnight) will accumulate across the area. For those to the West and North of La Crosse temperatures are near the freezing mark. This is causing a transition to […]
airport arrivals, coronavirus – Getty It’s the glimmer of hope that the travel industry was waiting for. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer revealed yesterday that an early analysis of its vaccine suggests that it may be 90 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19. While there are still hurdles to overcome – […]
SoftBank’s second Vision Fund has led a $250m (£189m) funding round into German electric scooter start-up Tier, one of the largest rivals to US giants Bird Rides and Lime. The investment marks SoftBank’s first bet on the field of electric scooter start-ups which allow customers to pay per minute to rent a scooter […]
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese consumers are expected to spend tens of billions on everything from fresh food to luxury goods during this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as the country recovers from the pandemic. The shopping festival, which is the world’s largest and falls on Nov. 11 every […]
Two of Britain’s biggest airlines are denying refunds on expiring vouchers which could leave hundreds of thousands of customers out of pocket during lockdown. Leading carriers easyJet and British Airways have said they will not follow European guidance on cash refunds. Both said that once issued, their vouchers cannot be exchanged […]
ALBANY — If you’re traveling outside of New York for the holidays, or have friends and family coming here from another state, make sure you know the coronavirus restrictions in place. As cases rise here and around the nation, New York recently updated its travel advisory guidance allowing non-essential visitors […]
Add one more tradition to the toll taken by the coronavirus pandemic. Snow days — beloved by children (especially those facing math tests) and dreaded by parents — will be a thing of the past this winter in North Attleboro. Now that many area schools are operating on a hybrid […]
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Health officers from Santa Cruz County and counties and cities around the Bay Area issued recommendations for celebrating Thanksgiving safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations encompass gatherings, travel and recommended steps to reduce risk. “While we have made progress in reducing disease transmission and […]
Britain’s business leaders have written to Boris Johnson urging him to introduce five-day quarantine tests by the start of next month to open up travel in time for Christmas. Ten leaders of organisations representing travel, tourism, small business, retail and hospitality have told the Prime Minister it is “vital” a […]
Air Canada shares surged more than 28 per cent Monday as news of a potential COVID-19 vaccine and government assistance for the industry eclipsed dismal third-quarter results brought about by global pandemic lockdowns. © Provided by The Canadian Press The Montreal-based airline said it lost $685 million, or $2.31 per […]
So if you’re wondering how much you should spend on an engagement ring and what to look for when shopping for one, read on. Average Engagement Ring Cost Every year, the wedding website The Knot has a study that shows how expensive weddings are. When The Knot 2019 Jewelry and […]