OneWeb: UK satellite firm suspends use of Russian rockets
After OneWeb's announcement, Mr Kwarteng, whose department has a seat on the board, followed up with his own comments, tweeting:...
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OneWeb pressured to call off Russian rocket launch
European rockets such as Ariane-5 or Ariane-6 are either already booked up, or not yet available. And, in any case,...
Climate change: Can the UK afford its net zero policies?
There's also the question of how Britain is going to keep the lights on when the wind doesn't blow and...
Deforestation threat to Amazon indigenous areas if protected status changed – report
Alessandra Munduruku from the indigenous group Munduruku is an activist defending indigenous lands. "What is at stake in this mining...
IPCC climate report to warn on impacts
"It is always the immediate, that takes precedence. So if you've got to deal with a big influx of migrants,...
Neom: What’s the green truth behind a planned eco-city in the Saudi desert?
Covering a total area of over 26,500 sq-km (10,230 sq-miles) - larger than Kuwait or Israel - Neom will, developers...
Climate change: Covid shutdown linked to record rainfall in China
"There was heating over land due to aerosol reductions but also cooling over the ocean due to a decrease in...
Rocket part on crash course with Moon ‘not from Elon Musk’s SpaceX’
Data analyst Bill Gray identified the object as a Falcon 9 booster from a 2015 launch by billionaire Elon Musk's...
Life could exist on planet orbiting ‘white dwarf’ star
The habitable zone is a band around the star where liquid water could exist on a planet, and therefore support...
The engineers battling to stop global warming ruining roads
Queensland faces considerable challenges as it has the longest state-controlled road network of any Australian state or territory with over...
Fusion race kicked into high gear by smart tech
TAE, located in leafy Foothill Ranch, south-east of Los Angeles, has raised over $880m in private funding - more than...
No silver-bullet solutions for saving used planet
"If you look in the news you see half of Earth being set aside for nature as an ambition from...
Paralysed man with severed spine walks thanks to implant
So far nine people have received the implant and regained the ability to walk. None of them use it to...
New greenfield housing still designed around cars, report finds
“Small shops, cafes and businesses built for local living are just not there in most new greenfield estates. Local parks,...
Why switching asthma inhaler could be better for you and the planet
The current aerosol asthma inhalers we use are cheap but, because of the gases they contain, are one of the...
Iris: Student-built robot rover on track to explore the Moon
Whatever the future holds, it's an exciting time for lunar exploration and those on the Carnegie Mellon team. From a...
Climate change: The science briefing that convinced Boris Johnson
"It is shocking he only had his Damascene moment in 2020 given how much effort scientists have made to communicate...
NIF: US lab takes further step towards nuclear fusion goal
"In these experiments we achieved, for the first time in any fusion research facility, a burning plasma state where more...
