8 minutes ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Airbus UK Artwork: Vigil would provide a side-on view of the gap between the Sun and the Earth British engineers will lead the development of a new satellite to monitor the Sun for the energetic outbursts it sends towards Earth. The announcement of Vigil, as the spacecraft will...
15 minutes ago Justin Rowlatt,BBC climate editor , @BBCJustinR Getty Images Scientists hope to clean up cement making Scientists say they’ve found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings. Cement is the modern world’s most common construction material, but it is also a huge source of planet-warming gas emissions. That is because it’s...
One farmer in Lincolnshire told the BBC that a third of his farm could not be planted in time this year. Source link
Another big iceberg breaks from in front of the UK’s Halley research base – the third in three years. Source link
Scientists believe they avoided perils including artillery fire on their way to their traditional breeding ground. Source link
A team of Royal Academy of Engineering scientists say the risk from human faeces is increasing. Source link
One patient who lost movement in her hand can now use it to scroll on a smartphone. Source link
Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high. Source link
The Dana squid has all the tools of a top ocean predator, including a pair of brilliant “headlights” it flashes at the moment it goes in for the kill. They are intended to dazzle the prey, to make the victim freeze for those few moments longer until it can be captured in a death embrace....
The iconic trees evolved on Madagascar 41 million years ago and later spread to other countries. Source link