The firm had said in May it would no longer accept the cryptocurrency over environmental concerns. …
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Russia sends long-delayed module to space station
The 13m-long, 20-tonne Nauka laboratory is finally going into orbit after a delay of 14 years. …
'Squiggly wiggly' fossils rise from a Jurassic sea
Scientists are excavating one of the most important Jurassic sites ever discovered in the UK. …
Climate change: US pushes China to make faster carbon cuts
US climate envoy John Kerry says help from China is needed to avoid a dangerous rise…
First space tourist Dennis Tito: 'I was euphoric'
Dennis Tito paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station in 2001. …
Met Office issues first UK extreme heat warning
It covers south-west England and large parts of Wales as the UK experiences a prolonged hot…
Jeff Bezos to blast into space aboard New Shepard rocket ship
Billionaire Jeff Bezos will launch into space in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship. …
Oregon Bootleg Fire: Evacuations as largest US fire burns 300,000 acres
The Bootleg Fire has burned an area larger than New York City and forced thousands to…
Hubble space telescope's function is restored
Engineers restore the Hubble Space Telescope to full operations, after a computer glitch in June. …
Using plastic waste to help solve sand shortages
With construction sand in short supply crushed plastic is being used as an alternative. …