The flood that drowned American dreams
Two other household, also Chinese immigrants, shared the 93 sq m (1,000 sq ft) basement with the Lengs - but...
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The classic cars being converted to electric vehicles
He adds, however, that some classic cars are more suited to electrical conversion than others. Aston Martins are apparently challenging...
Living on a ship next to 174 North Sea wind turbines
Fancy a job with great sea views?Meet the engineers who maintain the wind turbines off the coast of Yorkshire. They...
Abattoir labour shortage sees Yorkshire farmer kill piglets
Nick Allen, from the BMPA, said the workforce in large abattoirs would normally be 10-15% above average ahead of Christmas,...
Greta Thunberg mocks world leaders’ words at Youth4Climate
The Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, used her speech at the Youth4Climate conference in Milan to mock the words of...
Love Canal: The suburb built on 20,000 tonnes of chemical waste
How the Love Canal neighbourhood in the US came to symbolise the dangers of toxic waste. The residential area had...
How climate change is making inequality worse, especially for children
Children born in high-income countries will experience twice as many extreme climate events as their grandparents, new research suggests. But...
Manta rays inspire new device to filter microplastics
Wastewater treatment plants release microplastics into the environment, where they accumulate and pose a threat to wildlife. But by studying...
Can green energy power Africa’s future?
By the end of this decade, 65 million new jobs around the world are expected to be created in the...
Climate change: Whisper it cautiously… there’s been progress in run up to COP26
The government has promised to put effective policies in place before the November conference, known as COP26, is held in...
Earliest definitive evidence of people in Americas
"They've also argued, I think justifiably, that the lake must have been shallow at the time people walked there, mitigating...
China pledges to stop building new coal energy plants abroad
"We all must call out and condemn the targeting and oppression of racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, whether it occurs...
M25 protests: Protesters ‘may cause serious injury or death’
"Protesters standing on the hard shoulder and making an effort to get in to live traffic, anyone with a simple...
Why is there a CO2 shortage and how will it hit food supplies?
Published3 hours agoRelated Topicsimage source, Getty ImagesThe amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) the UK produces has halved - prompting warnings...
Nasa selects landing site for Moon rover mission
Darlene Lim, the deputy lead project scientist, said a team would operate the rover from Earth in near-real-time. "The Viper...
Climate pledges tough to secure before COP26 summit, PM warns
Mr Johnson also defended new International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan over her past social media posts that rejected the science...
SpaceX: Inspiration4 amateur astronauts return to Earth after three days
Mr Isaacman was joined by three strangers he had selected - geoscientist and former Nasa astronaut candidate Sian Proctor, 51;...
The link between climate change, seaweed and ice cream
Seaweed - we’ve been using it for centuries in food and toiletries. It can help to keep toothpaste and ice...
