Airbus will lead the construction of the Ariel observatory which will study 1,000 distant worlds. …
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Nasa unveils new class of astronaut candidates
The six men and four women could fly to the space station and on future missions…
Sarah Gilbert: Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid
More funding is needed to prepare for pandemics and prevent gains from being lost, Dame Sarah…
Climate change: Is ‘blue hydrogen’ Japan’s answer to coal?
The Fukushima disaster turned Japan away from nuclear. A new energy source may help it quit…
Nasa: Belfast mathematician working towards her astronaut dream
Dr Caoimhe Rooney, from Belfast, keeps one eye on calculus and the other fixed firmly on…
Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat
Researchers discover coastal species living on debris miles from their natural surroundings. Click here…
Gene edited sex selection may spare animal suffering
A gene editing technique may prevent the slaughter of animals not needed by the livestock industry. …
Shell pulls out of Cambo oil field development
The oil giant said the economic case for investment in the controversial project was “not strong…
COP26: UK 'nowhere near' meeting targets agreed at Glasgow climate summit
Ministers are told they must agree tougher policies to get the UK on track to meet…
New plan to pay farmers who protect winter soil
The empty brown fields of winter countryside could be transformed under new land subsidy rules for…