Author: bibhuti

The effect of reflected light was strongly dependent on whether it came from below or above the insect. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44785-3 It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor for dangerous but irresistible attractions. And watching their frenetic movements really gives the sense that something is wrong—that instead of finding food and evading predators, these nocturnal pilots are trapped by a light. Sadly, centuries of witnessing what happens have produced little certainty about…

The Ivy Asia, in Ship Street, Brighton, will offer a new dim sum selection alongside a new set menu to celebrate “The Year of The Dragon”. This will include meat and vegetarian options. The Dim Sum menu is only available to customers on weekdays between 11.30am and 5pm. A number of dishes including spring duck rolls will be available. READ MORE: Place of worship could be demolished to make way for multi-storey block of flats Limited-edition cocktails will also be served in celebration of the new year, which this year falls on February 10. These new products were introduced on Monday…

Location : The M25 anticlockwise entry slip at junction J21A . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:30 and 05:45 on 4 February 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:30 and 05:45 on 4 February 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Source link

Despite regular openings a stone’s throw from the lights of Piccadilly and Soho, London’s restaurant scene is not limited to the inner streets of Zone 1. Take Saltine, the brilliant new destination from duo Matt Appleton and Jess Blackstone who have built their reputation as the brains behind Finks coffee shops, scattered across North London. They have chosen Highbury Barn as the location for their first foray into a more structured drinking and dining experience. The short walk to Saltine from Highbury & Islington station on a sunny winter’s day is very pleasant, up through Highbury Fields and onwards to Highbury…

"It is too late for my Jack, and all the other people we have lost – but we need to do this for our grandchildren" Source link

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona and the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) in Madrid have captured the world’s first high-resolution images of the earliest moments of microtubule formation inside human cells. The findings, published today in the journal Science, lay the foundations for potential breakthroughs in treating many different types of diseases ranging from cancer to neurodevelopmental disorders. “Microtubules are critical components of cells, but all the images we see in textbooks describing the first moments of their creation are models or cartoons based on structures in yeast. Here we capture the process in action…

The aim of the work will be to not only spruce up some of the more dated fixtures and fittings, such as its seating, but to reduce the theatre’s carbon footprint. A report to a meeting of the cabinet said the theatre emitted the equivalent of 286 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year – the highest of any building on the council’s books. Members recommended that a capital budget of £10.7million be approved, spread between 2023/24 and 2026/27 – an investment which aims to reduce the carbon footprint by 100 tonnes per year. The recommendation will be put to the next meeting of…

Police attended the scene in Swansea city centre on Saturday night Source link

TfL buses are “guided” by the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and its target that 80 per cent of all journeys will be made on foot, by bike or public transport by 2041. There is currently a bus fleet of around 9,300 buses which follow across 675 different routes. The latest timetable changes are in place to help “match demand, deliver value for money and allow TfL to invest in outer London”. The following timetable changes will take place on Saturday (February 3): The new Superloop route SL5 will be introduced from today and will run as an express bus service between…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The European Parliament voted against a proposal to curb the use of agricultural pesticides in November 2023. These chemicals, designed to protect crop yield from pest insects and other organisms, can contaminate the water and air and threaten the people and wildlife that maintain the vitality of our landscapes. In some respects, Europe and its governing bodies lead the world in setting and achieving sustainability goals. The EU parliament’s failure to restrict pesticide use stands in contrast to this notion, not to mention international pledges. Our research shows that efficient use of pesticides in farming will…