European airlines have been lobbying against EU climate plans
9 June 2021
Several European airlines have been lobbying to challenge European Union climate policies, a UK-based think tank has found
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US Army scientists create a formula for the perfect walking robot
9 June 2021
The current generation of walking robots are not particularly energy efficient, according to an analysis which also shows how much more efficient they could be
Celebrities call on G7 leaders to donate covid-19 vaccines immediately
8 June 2021
Ahead of the G7 summit in the UK this week, celebrities including Billie Eilish and Claudia Schiffer are urging rich nations not to wait until they have vaccinated their populations before donating vaccines elsewhere
Devi Sridhar interview: Don't blame the scientists for lockdown
8 June 2021
Devi Sridhar has been a constant voice in the ear of governments throughout the pandemic. She tells Adam Vaughan why scientists aren’t to blame for lockdowns and why we must not become complacent about the virus's toll
Two giant icy balls in space could change our understanding of stars
8 June 2021
A pair of mysterious, gigantic balls of frozen gas in the Milky Way have left astronomers puzzled, but they could be a sign we don’t fully understand how stars form
Cyborg cockroach with camera ‘backpack’ can be steered remotely
8 June 2021
A Madagascar hissing cockroach fitted with a “backpack” computer and infrared camera could help search-and-rescue teams locate bodies in the aftermath of an earthquake
Google has mapped a piece of human brain in the most detail ever
7 June 2021
A team including researchers at Google took a cubic millimetre of a woman's brain, sliced it incredibly thin and scanned it to create the most detailed map yet of the connections within our brain
Cosmic smash-ups may push huge black holes away from their homes
4 June 2021
Astronomers have found 9 supermassive black holes that may have been hurled out of their homes at the centres of galaxies by dramatic cosmic collisions
How do you travel abroad safely during the covid-19 pandemic?
4 June 2021
As countries start to open their borders to holiday-makers, confusion remains over which countries are safe, and what entrance requirements are necessary. If you plan to travel soon, here's what you should know
Sharks were almost wiped out in an extinction 19 million years ago
3 June 2021
Sharks living in the open ocean experienced a previously unknown mass extinction event about 19 million years ago that wiped out nearly 90 per cent of the predators
