Category: Science/Nature

Stunning spectacle is witnessed by millions across the continent. Here are some of the stories. Source link

The US government has asked Nasa to develop a way to keep track of time on the Moon. Source link

It’s the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño. Source link

“We have a well-sealed system, you don’t smell it,” says Joe Beach, reassuringly. He is co-founder and chief executive of Starfire Energy, a US-based firm that is developing a means of producing ammonia from renewable energy, air and water. But, he argues, the pungency of ammonia is actually a benefit. If there’s a leak, you’ll...

The ECT allowed fossil-fuel companies to sue governments for billions in compensation for lost profits. Source link

The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark. Source link

Rare footage of a baby western lowland gorilla was taken in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Congo. The baby, born to mother Mekome, is thought to be a week old. Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered with only an estimated 100,000 left. Footage courtesy of the Wildlife Conservation Society. Source link

Image copyright European Southern Observatory Image caption Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes have a radius between one to four times that of Earth Researchers have recreated the chemistry of atmospheres on distant planets for the first time in the lab, according to two new papers. They found that hazes, such as the hydrocarbons that shroud Saturn’s moon...

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sir John had laboratories named after him at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute British genome pioneer Sir John Sulston has died aged 75. He came to prominence as the British face of the international project to decode the human genome. Sir John won a Nobel Prize in 2002 for...