An Airbus executive confirms that work on the Galileo sat-nav system would have to be moved…
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Waterwheel: Ten times faster than a Venus flytrap
The hunting mechanism of the carnivorous waterwheel plant has been studied in detail for the first…
Indonesian ecobricks: A new approach in its plastics ‘war’
The boss of an Indonesian food factory is encouraging his community to creatively reuse plastic waste.
Spider trained to jump on demand
This is a regal jumping spider, and there are no prizes for guessing what it's good…
Wet wipes could face wipe-out in plastic clean-up
The government says it plans to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste, including wet wipes.
Lava swallows car in Hawaii
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii started erupting on May 3 and has so far destroyed 26…
How a spider jumps on its prey – science has the answer
Scientists hope to learn how to build tiny jumping robots - by studying an extraordinary spider.
Sea giants do battle
As demand for natural gas continues to surge, huge extraction vessels are about to go into…
Sea giants do battle
As demand for natural gas continues to surge, huge extraction vessels are about to go into…
Tourism’s carbon impact three times larger than estimated
A new study says global tourism accounts for 8% of carbon emissions, far larger than previously…