UK’s plutonium to be readied for disposal
admin Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Getty Images 140 tonnes of plutonium is currently being stored at Sellafield,…
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A23a: Large iceberg on collision course with island
Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Erwan Rivault Data journalist Getty Images The world’s largest iceberg is on…
Trump vows to stop world pact and ‘drill, child, drill’
Trump’s day so far: Tea with Biden, a Melania air kiss and the oath of office President Donald…
‘Darkish oxygen’ mission takes intention at different worlds
Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study…
US grounds SpaceX’s Starship after check flight explosion
Watch: SpaceX loses Starship on test flight The US has grounded SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket while an investigation…
Spectacular new discoveries unearthed embody personal spa
Tony Jolliffe/BBC After lying hidden beneath metres of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years, a “once-in-a-century” find…
SpaceX Starship take a look at fails after Texas launch
The latest test of Space X’s giant Starship rocket has failed, minutes after launch. Officials at Elon Musk’s…
Warnings of stowaway snakes and tree-frogs hiding in pot vegetation
Getty Images A snake was discovered on ornamental trees transported across mainland Europe Frogs, lizards, snakes, spiders and…
Nepal’s chief says it has too many tigers. Does it?
Getty Images Nepal has been celebrated globally for tripling its tiger population in a decade – but Prime…
Astronaut Sunita Williams embarks on first of two spacewalks
Watch: Astronaut stuck in space station ventures outside NASA astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on…