Lightning bolt blows up a tree in perfectly-timed photo 

Gigantic lightning bolt strikes the side of a mountain in New Mexico and blows up a TREE ‘into a million pieces’ in perfectly-timed photo US hiker managed to capture the dramatic photo thanks to ‘luck and right timing’ It shows a hillside in Pecos, New Mexico being zapped by the jet of lightning The blast during heavy … Read more

Winds on Jupiter reach speeds of up to 900mph, study reveals 

Jupiter’s winds reach a staggering 900 miles per hour – three times as fast as those measured during the strongest tornadoes on Earth, study finds. Astronomers from the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux tracked molecules left behind by comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 which slammed into Jupiter in 1994. They discovered that some of the 900mph winds are so powerful … Read more

Interactive Covid shows England and Wales death tolls by postcode

An interactive map has revealed the areas in England and Wales hardest hit by coronavirus deaths – as official data showed monthly virus fatalities were down in February for the first time since August. Figures from the Official for National Statistics show how fatalities throughout the crisis have been concentrated in major cities, with London, Manchester, … Read more