Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 29kThe first test of a project backed to spray millions of tonnes of chalk into the stratosphere, in an attempt to 'dim the sun' and cool the Earth, could happen in June.Harvard University experts will test the system by sending a large balloon 12 miles above the Swedish town of Kiruna and have it drop 2kg of chalk dust into the stratosphere.The aim of the estimated $3 million mission, backed by billionaire Bill Gates, is to have the chalk deflect a portion of the sun's radiation, stop it from hitting the surface, and cool the planet.The idea has been heavily...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 29kThe first test of a project backed to spray millions of tonnes of chalk into the stratosphere, in an attempt to 'dim the sun' and cool the Earth, could happen in June.Harvard University experts will test the system by sending a large balloon 12 miles above the Swedish town of Kiruna and have it drop 2kg of chalk dust into the stratosphere.The aim of the estimated $3 million mission, backed by billionaire Bill Gates, is to have the chalk deflect a portion of the sun's radiation, stop it from hitting the surface, and cool the planet.The idea has been heavily...WW…

 Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 15kThe world's first satellite launching drone, developed by a US-based space startup, will will be able to carry a new payload into orbit every 180 minutes, the firm claims.Aevum says the massive 80ft long drone, named the Ravn X, is fully autonomous, 70 per cent reusable, and can take off and land on runways as short as a mile long. Working in partnership with the US Space Force, the firm says it is 'completely reimagining access to space' by focusing on autonomy and better logistics.  The drone can take off from any runway to reach high...… Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 15kThe world's first satellite launching drone, developed by a US-based space startup, will will be able to carry a new payload into orbit every 180 minutes, the firm claims.Aevum says the massive 80ft long drone, named the Ravn X, is fully autonomous, 70 per cent reusable, and can take off and land on runways as short as a mile long. Working in partnership with the US Space Force, the firm says it is 'completely reimagining access to space' by focusing on autonomy and better logistics.  The drone can take off from any runway to reach high...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 40The source of the notorious 'WOW!' signal, that some believe was produced by an intelligent alien civilisation, may have come from a Sun-like star 1,800 light years from Earth.The radio signal captured the world's attention in 1977, when astronomers working with the Big Ear Radio Telescope - at the time in Deleware, - recorded a unusually strong 72-second signal from somewhere in space. It may have lasted longer than 72 seconds, but that was the maximum amount of time the Big Ear radio telescope could observe. Astronomer Jerry Ehman scrawled the...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 40The source of the notorious 'WOW!' signal, that some believe was produced by an intelligent alien civilisation, may have come from a Sun-like star 1,800 light years from Earth.The radio signal captured the world's attention in 1977, when astronomers working with the Big Ear Radio Telescope - at the time in Deleware, - recorded a unusually strong 72-second signal from somewhere in space. It may have lasted longer than 72 seconds, but that was the maximum amount of time the Big Ear radio telescope could observe. Astronomer Jerry Ehman scrawled the...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 36kThe Milky Way Galaxy is being gradually twisted and deformed by the gravitational force of satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), astronomers claim.Researchers from the University of Edinburgh used a statistical model to calculate the speed of the Milky Way's most distant stars and our galactic neighbour. The discovery turns on its head the belief the Milky Way is relatively static, and so will require the production of new models to describe the evolution of the galaxy. The Milky Way is being pulled by the gravitational force of the...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 36kThe Milky Way Galaxy is being gradually twisted and deformed by the gravitational force of satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), astronomers claim.Researchers from the University of Edinburgh used a statistical model to calculate the speed of the Milky Way's most distant stars and our galactic neighbour. The discovery turns on its head the belief the Milky Way is relatively static, and so will require the production of new models to describe the evolution of the galaxy. The Milky Way is being pulled by the gravitational force of the...WW…

 Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 58kThis week stargazers will be able to see up to 25 shooting stars per hour fly across the night sky as the Orionid Meteor Shower puts on its annual show.These meteors streak across the sky each October, through until  November 7 - but peak viewing is expected on Wednesday, October 21 around midnight.This cosmic event happens when Earth passes through stream of debris left behind Comet Halley – the parent comet of the Orionid shower.You should be able to see the shooting stars from whatever direction you look, but they will appear to come from the...… Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 58kThis week stargazers will be able to see up to 25 shooting stars per hour fly across the night sky as the Orionid Meteor Shower puts on its annual show.These meteors streak across the sky each October, through until  November 7 - but peak viewing is expected on Wednesday, October 21 around midnight.This cosmic event happens when Earth passes through stream of debris left behind Comet Halley – the parent comet of the Orionid shower.You should be able to see the shooting stars from whatever direction you look, but they will appear to come from the...WW…

 Monday, Sep 28th 2020| 55 Almost all cars on the road will have to be electric by 2050 if the world is going to meet UN targets, experts claim.Engineers from the University of Toronto created a computer model to estimate how many electric vehicles would be required in a heavily car dependent country.The team focused on the US, as currently only 0.3 per cent of vehicles are electric and it is a wealthy nation with a high overall rate of car ownership per capita. To meet UN climate targets, about 90 per cent of passenger vehicles in the US would need to be electric by 2050 -...… Monday, Sep 28th 2020| 55 Almost all cars on the road will have to be electric by 2050 if the world is going to meet UN targets, experts claim.Engineers from the University of Toronto created a computer model to estimate how many electric vehicles would be required in a heavily car dependent country.The team focused on the US, as currently only 0.3 per cent of vehicles are electric and it is a wealthy nation with a high overall rate of car ownership per capita. To meet UN climate targets, about 90 per cent of passenger vehicles in the US would need to be electric by 2050 -...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 89You can tell whether a rat likes to be tickled and its emotional response to the situation by listening to its squeaks, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of Bristol used a behavioural test on lab rats that measures their emotional experience while tickling them and listening for squeaks.Rats emit high frequency vocalisations which, when produced during human-simulated play or 'tickling', are thought to be similar to human laughter. Previously it had been impossible to know how much any individual rat 'likes' being tickled without a...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 89You can tell whether a rat likes to be tickled and its emotional response to the situation by listening to its squeaks, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of Bristol used a behavioural test on lab rats that measures their emotional experience while tickling them and listening for squeaks.Rats emit high frequency vocalisations which, when produced during human-simulated play or 'tickling', are thought to be similar to human laughter. Previously it had been impossible to know how much any individual rat 'likes' being tickled without a...WW…

 Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 80A new series of images sent to Earth by 's Curiosity rover on Mars show a spinning 'dust devil' as it skirts across the surface of the Red Planet.  NASA Curiosity Rover has been moving across the Gale crater for the past eight years, conducting experiments and sending sending stunning still images to Earth. Gale crater is going through its 'windy season', stirring up dust devils - caused by vortices of fast wind raising dust from the ground - captured by Curiosity. According to NASA researchers, being able to study weather phenomena on Mars that...… Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 80A new series of images sent to Earth by 's Curiosity rover on Mars show a spinning 'dust devil' as it skirts across the surface of the Red Planet.  NASA Curiosity Rover has been moving across the Gale crater for the past eight years, conducting experiments and sending sending stunning still images to Earth. Gale crater is going through its 'windy season', stirring up dust devils - caused by vortices of fast wind raising dust from the ground - captured by Curiosity. According to NASA researchers, being able to study weather phenomena on Mars that...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 739, Facebook, Amazon and other tech giants spent a day in secretive talks with the World Health Organization to tackle the spread of misinformation.Social media companies including Twitter and Youtube have already been working to remove post about the virus that are proved to be fake.The World Health Organization (WHO) has offered to work directly with the companies on fact checking in a bid to speed up the process. Posts on the virus that needed to be removed have ranged from those calling it a fad disease or created by the government to claims it can be...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 739, Facebook, Amazon and other tech giants spent a day in secretive talks with the World Health Organization to tackle the spread of misinformation.Social media companies including Twitter and Youtube have already been working to remove post about the virus that are proved to be fake.The World Health Organization (WHO) has offered to work directly with the companies on fact checking in a bid to speed up the process. Posts on the virus that needed to be removed have ranged from those calling it a fad disease or created by the government to claims it can be...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 3.5kAnimal and plant species are dying off around the world at the fastest rate since the mass-extinction event that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, scientists warn.A new study, by an international team of researchers, found more than 500 land-based animal species will be on the brink of extinction within the next two decades.The team, which included experts from University of and Stanford University say the rate of decline is accelerating is as a result of human activities. The international research team are calling for immediate global...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 3.5kAnimal and plant species are dying off around the world at the fastest rate since the mass-extinction event that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, scientists warn.A new study, by an international team of researchers, found more than 500 land-based animal species will be on the brink of extinction within the next two decades.The team, which included experts from University of and Stanford University say the rate of decline is accelerating is as a result of human activities. The international research team are calling for immediate global...WW…