Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for their historic mission next week. The pair’s flight to the International Space Station (ISS) will be made in a rocket and capsule system provided by a commercial company, SpaceX. Nasa has […]
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Carbon emissions are predicted to fall between 4.2 and 7.5 per cent on last year, as against a rise of 1% that was earlier predicted of 2020 before the COVID-19 outbreak. Global carbon emissions are set to see their steepest fall this year since World War II, thanks to unprecedented […]
Electric bikes can slash transport emissions and offer workers a way to return to the workplace during coronavirus, a new study has found. If e-bikes took off in the same way in the UK, as in many European cities, it would reduce congestion, improve mobility, and save CO2, the study […]
A fossil unearthed in Australia by a volunteer digger has been identified as a rare, toothless dinosaur that roamed the country 110 million years ago. The elaphrosaur, whose name means “light-footed lizard”, was related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor. The five-centimetre (two-inch) vertebrae fossil was discovered during a dig […]
Some of the most sophisticated models of the Earth’s interior ever constructed will be produced in a new project led from Cardiff University. Researchers want to simulate the behaviour of the mantle. This solid rock layer, which resides between the planet’s core and crust, moves very slowly over time – […]
Scientists have developed a “golden tongue” to help producers test the quality of maple syrup. Different grades will find different uses. Not all syrup is suitable for those breakfast pancakes A team of researchers from Canada used the precious metal to develop a way of checking whether samples were […]
The internet is filled with videos and pictures of animals doing incredible things to survive in the wild. These videos are extremely fascinating and instantly go viral. One such video was shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda on Twitter today. The clip was originally shared by Latest […]
Facebook is teaming up with telecoms companies to build a 37,000km (23,000-mile) undersea cable to supply faster internet to 16 countries in Africa. Its length – almost equal to the circumference of the Earth – will make it one of the longest, it said. It is part of a long-running […]
A wild white stork chick has hatched in the UK for the first time in what is believed to be hundreds of years. The first chick hatched on 6 May, the White Stork Project says Three nests containing eggs were being monitored at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex. […]
Scientists in Australia say they have found a way to help coral reefs fight the devastating effects of bleaching by making them more heat-resistant. Rising sea temperatures make corals expel tiny algae which live inside them. This turns the corals white and effectively starves them. In response, researchers have developed […]