European research ministers will be asked for just over €400m (£345m) to put a rover on…
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Seasonal wetlands face uncertain future
Ephemeral wetlands are poorly understood habitats and are being lost to future generations as a result…
Machine food
The world needs to produce more food to feed a growing population, but is automation and…
Heathrow third runway ‘to breach climate change laws’
Plans to expand Heathrow Airport are set to breach the government’s climate change laws, advisers warn.
Time to take out the space trash
Scientists are warning there’s now so much space debris in low-Earth orbit that action needs to…
Bumper load of new viruses identified
Scientists looking into invertebrate animals discover nearly 1,500 new viruses - the largest number documented in…
Bletchley Park: ‘Codebreakers school’ planned for site
Historic codebreaking site Bletchley Park could be turned into a cyberdefence training college.
Thanksgiving: What US astronauts will be eating in space
Nasa astronaut Shane Kimbrough has been showing off the specialties he'll be preparing for the crew's…
Environmental hotspot
The "Freiburg Cup", which comes with a deposit of €1, is going down well with German…