Reuters Reviving supersonic passenger flights will harm the environment as the jets will not likely be able to comply with existing fuel efficiency, pollution and noise standards for subsonic aircraft, according to a study released on Tuesday. U.S. based startups Aerion Supersonic, Boom Supersonic and Spike Aerospace are all aiming ... Read More »
A single strange particle from deep space may shed light on some of the mysteries of the universe. The tiny, ghost like subatomic particle was ejected from an incredibly energetic galaxy four billion light years away and could solve the century old mystery of where cosmic rays come from, as ... Read More »
Undercover investigators easily found items from tusks of recently killed animals on sale in 10 countries Ivory from recently slaughtered elephants is being illegally sold across Europe, fuelling the extinction crisis, a study has found. New radiocarbon-dating tests proved that ivory items bought in many countries, including Britain, were from ... Read More »
Morena Vasquez didn’t want to drive that February night last year, but a co-worker at her job cleaning offices near Atlanta needed some keys dropped off. ‘I knew it was my responsibility,” Vasquez said. Driving was always risky for the 38-year-old mother of six. An El Salvador native, she had ... Read More »
2.9 million people became asylum seekers in 2017 – biggest single-year rise in history of UN refugee agency World Refugee Day is held on 20 June every year to draw attention to the plight of displaced people around the globe. Inaugurated by the UN Refugee Agency, the occasion was first ... Read More »
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found organic matter preserved on Mars, in a discovery that could suggest it was once home to life. The molecules represent an intriguing suggestion that Mars has been far more alive than we ever knew. While the discovery does not shed light on whether Mars was ... Read More »
Experts believe tracks made my mystery animal are earliest ever uncovered Scientists in China have discovered what they claim are the oldest fossilised animal footprints ever found. The parallel tracks were formed in mud up to 551 million years ago in southern China’s Yangtze Gorges. They potentially date to 10 ... Read More »
‘This life-changing breakthrough is absolutely wonderful news as it could liberate thousands of women from the agony of chemotherapy,’ UK cancer specialist nurse Rachel Rawson said Most women with early stage breast cancer could avoid the risks of hair loss, infertility, chronic pain and even death that comes with chemotherapy ... Read More »
The light emitted from our LED screens is blamed for everything from bleary eyes to much more serious health issues. So just how worried should we be? Long attached to visions of clear skies and calm seas, the colour blue historically could not be more welcome, refreshing and natural. Yet, ... Read More »
A newly discovered asteroid’s unusual orbit supports the idea that a massive planet lurks in the far reaches of the solar system An enormous planet containing 10 times the mass of the Earth could explain the unusual orbit of a newly discovered asteroid. If found, the giant world would represent ... Read More »
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