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Image copyright EPAImage caption Earthquakes – such as this one in Croatia – can cause devastating damage Researchers in Edinburgh have produced a new mathematical model that could improve how earthquakes are predicted. The geoscientists are based at the Lyell Centre, a partnership between Heriot-Watt University and the British Geological Survey (BGS). They wanted to […]

Image copyright Jeff OversImage caption The comet will pass closest to Earth on 23 July A comet has been captured on camera streaking across the skies over Stonehenge. Comet Neowise has been spotted by stargazers across the UK and around the world as it heads past Earth. It was discovered in late March and became […]

They used to be a fairly common sight on the Kenya-Somalia border, but in recent years the number of hirola, or Hunter’s antelope, has dropped to fewer than 500 in the wild. They are now listed at critical risk of extinction. Abdullahi Hussein Ali has launched a conservation programme to help save them. He spoke […]

An astronomer and an astrophotographer have been using their knowledge of space to escape the effects of lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. Armed with a telescope and a camera, Rob Tilsley and Chris Wright have been capturing the night sky around Devon and Cornwall. They said it was a way of connecting with people around […]

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption The so-called anthropause has given us time to think again about what we want from our cities Streets have been eerily quiet in recent months as coronavirus lockdowns imposed by governments around the world hit the pause button on normal life. And while many people have missed the shops and […]

Image copyright HS2Image caption The man could have lived as much as 2,500 years ago and may have been murdered or executed. The clay soil helped preserve his skeleton An Iron Age skeleton with his hands bound has been discovered by HS2 project archaeologists, who believe he may be a murder victim. The remains of […]

Image copyright ONEWEBImage caption Artwork: Bharti and the UK government are each putting in $0.5bn (£400m) The sale of the failed satellite company OneWeb to Bharti Global Ltd of India and the UK government has been approved by a US bankruptcy court. The two parties’ joint bid of $1bn (£800m) secures them the firm’s assets. […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe testing of 78 mobile floodgates was hailed as a success For the first time a system of 78 mobile floodgates has been tested in Venice, after years beset by delays and corruption. The 1.5km (one-mile) Mose system of yellow dams was a “powerful project that has […]

Image copyright NASA/Kim Shiflett Nasa’s Perseverance Mars rover has been attached to the top of the rocket that will send it toward the Red Planet. The nosecone containing the rover and other spacecraft elements have been fixed to an Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The robot rover will search […]

Image copyright Kent Wildlife TrustImage caption The bison will be brought in from Europe where they live in similar wild populations Bison will be introduced to UK woodland to restore an ancient habitat and its wildlife, conservationists have said. The £1m project, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust, is aimed at helping […]

Image copyright SPL Some parts of England will run out of water within the next 20 years unless “urgent action” is taken. That’s the view of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in a report on the state of water supplies. It’s calling on the government to establish a league table for water companies to pressure […]

Image copyright Getty Images The vast majority of emissions cuts from electric cars will be wiped out by new road-building, a report says. The government says vehicle emissions per mile will fall as zero-emissions cars take over Britain’s roads. But the report says the 80% of the CO2 savings from clean cars will be negated […]