A length of steel pipe and a heart monitor are the unlikely tools underpinning new research which suggests that trees may work together to form resource-sha ...

Thinktank says solar has been fastest-growing energy source for last 20 years, but remains dwarfed by hydro power The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first time since the 1940s, figures show. A report by the energy thinktank Ember said the milestone was powered by a boom in solar power capacity, which has doubled in the last three years. Continue reading...

Full of clovers and dandelions, with a hard-wearing rye grass, the approach is environmentally friendly and usable Is there a perfect formula for a hard-wearing flower lawn that is good for pollinators, dogs and people? The immaculately mowed green has fallen out of favour in recent years owing to its lack of support for biodiversity. But there have also been complaints about the tall wildflower meadows that grow during “no mow May” and are less usable for humans and pets. Continue reading...

Presence of long-chain alkanes in rock raises new questions about possible existence of life billions of years ago Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found the largest organic compounds ever seen on Mars, raising tantalising questions about whether life emerged on the red planet billions of years ago. The compounds were detected in a 3.7bn-year-old rock sample collected in Yellowknife Bay, an ancient Martian lakebed that harboured all the necessary ingredients for life in the planet’s warmer, wetter past. Continue reading...

The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and Saturn.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion an unexpected extended stay on the International Space Station.

Joint analysis of measles cases reveals Covid pandemic resulted in misinformation and vaccination delays Cases of measles doubled last year in the European region, climbing to the highest level in nearly three decades, after the Covid-19 pandemic caused…

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Estudo nacional indica que diferença deixa os jovens mais vulneráveis e que digitalização das interacções agrava risco de cyberbullying. Governo promete linha de apoio, mas não se compromete com data.

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward, Earth’s inner core in changing shape.

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could transform our understanding of plate tectonics.