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Dr Ernest Chi Fru, reader at Cardiff University, tells Tech & Science Daily about his latest study which places the emergence of complex life much earlier in Earth’s history.
The research found that complex life actually began around 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought - before the explosion of life that Charles Darwin estimated to be around 542 million years ago.
Dr Chi Fru said they found evidence of complex organisms from a super localised part of the world, an area that is now Gabon in central Africa.
Their next step with the research is to compare these organisms with other artefacts from the time, and show that they are in fact real examples of complex biological life.
New analysis from the London Ambulance Service has revealed that 150 neighbourhoods have limited or no access to life-saving defibrillators.
The Standard’s Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, explains the statistics behind London’s ‘defib deserts’ and why unfortunately, the poorest regions are less likely to have the devices.
The Delta Aquariids meteor shower is set to light up the night sky.
The display is expected to peak in the early hours of Tuesday 30th July with up to 25 shooting stars an hour streaking across the sky.
The best time to catch the shooting stars is between midnight and dawn, especially if you look above the southern horizon.
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Yellow heat health warning issued for London as temperatures set to soar to 32C, a study suggests a vegan diet could be linked to reduction in biological age, and a report finds UK shopping via social media surges by 32% since 2022.
Plus, why gamers are saying Gran Turismo 7 has ‘the funniest bug ever’.
