Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds | Fossil fuels
The US currently subsidizes the fossil-fuel industry to the tune of nearly $31bn per year, according to a…
China proposes flyby mission to asteroid Apophis during 2029 Earth encounter
HELSINKI — Chinese scientists are proposing using a pathfinder spacecraft to make a flyby of asteroid Apophis when…
Study uncovers three-way relationships between gut fungi, genetics and disease risk
A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the…
Four in ten reptile species in Israel at risk of extinction, rare audit finds
The state of Israel’s reptiles continues to decline, according to an updated Red List, the first to be…
Ready for the next ‘Oumuamua: Launching flyby missions to visiting interstellar comets is ‘feasible and affordable,’ study says
We have the means today to fly a spacecraft by an interstellar object visiting our solar system, a…
Gravitational Waves Were Discovered 10 Years Ago – Here’s How They Changed Everything
Ten years ago, on September 14, 2015, at 9:50 am UTC, our planet was compressed and then stretched…
Koalas are running out of time. Will a $140 million national park save them?
In a historic move, the New South Wales government has announced a Great Koala National Park will be…
Formation of Earth’s continents began much earlier than believed
Earth may have started recycling its crust and forming continents far earlier than many scientists expected. A new…
Sospan Dau dredger to move 30,000 tonnes of shingle
The Sospan Dau, a specialist dredger, will transport around 30,000 tonnes of shingle from offshore near Littlehampton and…
SpaceX Buys Spectrum, Spectrum Specifics, SpaceX’s Big Bet – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
SpaceX just made a huge deal for spectrum, but they will still need partners; the real goal is…
Unravelling the genetics and epigenetics of the ageing tumour microenvironment in cancer
de Magalhaes, J. P. How ageing processes influence cancer. Nat. Rev. Cancer 13, 357–365 (2013). Article PubMed Google…
Species return in £500,000 project at farm near Worcester
An increase in dormice has been indicated through footprint tunnels, placed in hedgerows as part of the scheme.…