Mission to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off
Steak, mashed potatoes and desserts for astronauts could soon be grown from individual cells in space if an experiment launched into orbit today is successful. A European Space Agency (ESA)…
Could AI text alerts help save snow leopards from extinction?
Snow leopards cannot growl. So when we step towards one of these fierce predators, she’s purring. “Lovely,” as she’s called, was orphaned and rescued 12 years ago in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan.…
Could an almighty eruption destroy a dreamy Greek island?
Perched on top of Santorini’s sheer cliffs is a world-famous tourist industry worth millions. Underneath is the fizzing risk of an almighty explosion. A huge ancient eruption created the dreamy…
What is Earth Day and what has it achieved?
Every year, millions of people across the globe gather to mark Earth Day and celebrate the environmental movement. The event began in 1970 in the United States, and is now…
Project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UK
A ground-breaking project to suck carbon out of the sea has started operating on England’s south coast. The small pilot scheme, known as SeaCURE, is funded by the UK government…
UK’s rarest wildlife being ‘pushed to extinction’ by grass fires
Some of the UK’s rarest wildlife is being “torched alive” and pushed closer to extinction after weeks of intense grass fires, conservationists have warned. They include endangered birds like hen…
Colossal squid filmed in ocean for the first time
A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural environment for the first time since the species was discovered 100 years ago. The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was caught on camera…
Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions
Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world’s commercial shipping and means that…
Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions
Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world’s commercial shipping and means that…
Blue Origin crew safely back on Earth after all-female space flight
Pop star Katy Perry and five other women safely returned to Earth after reaching space aboard Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket. The singer was joined by Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sánchez…