Irish badger brouhaha
Culling badgers to stop cattle getting tuberculosis doesn’t work, according to a report by the UK’s Badger Trust and Badgerwatch Ireland. Farmers have argued that cows catch TB from badgers, but the report says cattle TB is rife in the Republic of Ireland despite “virtual extermination” of badgers in some areas. The UK’s National Farmers’ Union disputes the claims.
Stumbling on lunar soil
None of the four teams that took part in NASA’s Regolith Excavation Challenge on 12 May won the $125,000 prize on offer. To win, they had to scoop up 150 kilograms of mock lunar…
