As Britain enjoyed its warmest day of the year last week, a handful of intrepid swimmers were spotted taking a dip in the UK’s first Sky Pool. Suspended between two high-rise residential blocks at a height of 115 ft 35 metres), the 82 ft-long (25-metre) pool — made of acrylic imported from Colorado — is … Read more
As Britain enjoyed its warmest day of the year last week, a handful of intrepid swimmers were spotted taking a dip in the UK’s first Sky Pool. Suspended between two high-rise residential blocks at a height of 115 ft 35 metres), the 82 ft-long (25-metre) pool — made of acrylic imported from Colorado — is … Read more
A visually impaired sprinter hopes to become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. Italy‘s Valentina Petrillo, 47, competed in men’s national races before transitioning in 2019. She was born with Stargardt disease, a degenerative eye condition that has no cure. After decades of ‘dressing up as a man’, as she describes … Read more
A visually impaired sprinter hopes to become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. Italy‘s Valentina Petrillo, 47, competed in men’s national races before transitioning in 2019. She was born with Stargardt disease, a degenerative eye condition that has no cure. After decades of ‘dressing up as a man’, as she describes … Read more
Mollusk dubbed the ‘wandering MEATLOAF’ has teeth made from a rare iron that has never been seen in a living organism A bizarre-looking mollusk known as the ‘wandering meatloaf,’ has teeth made from a rare mineral santabarbaraite, the first time this has been seen in a living organism These mollusks live along rocky coastlines and … Read more