SCIENCE

_125452127_gettyimages-1239978567

Nepal to move Everest base camp from melting glacier

Nepal is preparing to move its Everest base camp because global warming and human activity are making it unsafe.

The camp, used by up to 1,500… Read more

_122534911_screenshot2021-12-29at14

James Webb Space Telescope hit by tiny meteoroid

A tiny rock fragment has hit the new James Webb Space Telescope's main mirror.

The damage inflicted by the dust-sized micrometeoroid is… Read more

_124888177_mediaitem124888176

Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Pompeii victims

Researchers studying human remains from Pompeii have extracted genetic secrets from the bones of a man and a woman who were buried when the Roman city… Read more

_124911597_largeblue_nearthreatened_keithwarmington

The butterflies we may never see again in Britain

If you want to catch sight of many of Britain's butterflies, you'll need to be quick.

A report by Butterfly Conservation warns that… Read more

_120711445_dsc_0648

Government sends gene-edited food bill to Parliament

The government introduces a bill to Parliament on Wednesday paving the way for genetically edited plants and animals to be grown and raised for food… Read more

_124897682_caldera_depth-nc

Immense crater hole created in Tonga volcano

Researchers have just finished mapping the mouth of the underwater Tongan volcano that, on 15 January, produced Earth's biggest atmospheric explosion… Read more

_124828679_newtop

Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule launches on test flight

The American Boeing company has launched its new astronaut capsule on a demonstration flight from Florida.

Called Starliner, the vehicle left… Read more

_124816085_adccbf82-1d30-41b9-8cbc-4b35d0082bb3

Cyber security: Global food supply chain at risk from malicious hackers

Modern "smart" farm machinery is vulnerable to malicious hackers, leaving global supply chains exposed to risk, experts are warning.

It is feared… Read more