Koalas over a section of Australia’s eastern coast were formally categorized as “endangered” on Friday, as the marsupials battled bushfires, land clearing, drought, and disease.
Category: Science
Elon Musk highly confident of Starship orbital launch this year
Addressing an audience at the company’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica, south Texas, the tycoon merely said: “I feel at this point highly confident that
Lifting the lid on the dismantling of Dounreay’s Material Test Reactor
DMTR became Scotland’s first operating reactor when it achieved criticality in 1958. It was used for irradiation tests on materials until its shutdown in 1969. In
Rosalind Franklin laboratory processes 5 million PCR tests
With around 700 staff members, the lab processes polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and carries out genomic sequencing. It has also recently started using new
Canada delivers on commitment to strengthen Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Today, the Government of Canada delivered on its commitment to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) and recognized that Canadians have a right to a
Chimpanzees rub insects on open wounds: here’s why it’s a fascinating discovery
The chimpanzees of the Rekambo community in Gabon, West Africa never fail to surprise. For a start, they are known to kill and eat tortoises,
Health Canada releases assessment report on effects of climate change on health
The price of climate change is real. This crisis has already taken lives in extreme heat waves, and is increasing risks to Canadians from flooding,
Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals
Globally, we eat around 318 million tonnes of meat every year. By 2050, that figure is projected to reach 517 million tonnes. This rising number
What archaeology can tell us about the lives of children in England 1,500 years ago
Following the collapse of the Roman Empire in the early fifth century, groups from northwest Europe made their way to British shores. Germanic peoples settled
EUROfusion: Fusion energy record demonstrates powerplant future
Landmark results from EUROfusion scientists and engineers at world-leading UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxford Record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained
Daniel Mminele appointed Head of the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mr Daniel Mminele as head of the newly established Presidential Climate Finance Task Team. In this role, Mr Mminele will
Assessment of the UK’s national geospatial data published
Today the Geospatial Commission has published an assessment of the UK’s geospatial data. The data is assessed against the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) principles. FAIR is an
National Clinical Excellence Awards: 2021 results announced
Results for the 2021 award round have been communicated to applicants through their registered email address. We have received reports of some instances where emails
Statement on the CMA’s investigation in to the Arm takeover by Nvidia
Nvidia has today announced it will withdraw from its proposed deal with Arm. As a result, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it
New Avian Influenza Licensing Service now available
In Avian Influenza (AI) disease control zones, certain movements of poultry, other captive birds, eggs, poultry products, materials associated with their keeping or mammals may