SCIENCE

Light pollution

Huge fall in stars that can be seen with naked eye

The cause is "Skyglow" from artificial lighting - the brightness of that glow has increased every year since 2011.

Dr Christopher Kyba, a scientist… Read more

Climate change

Invest in technology that removes CO2

Scientists say big cuts in CO2 emissions won't be enough to limit global warming.

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Tonga eruption

Atlantic seafloor felt Pacific volcano megablast

The cataclysmic eruption of Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai on 15 January 2022 sent pressure waves through Earth's atmosphere… Read more

UK space launch

Historic Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure

A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it high… Read more

European weather

Winter heat records smashed all over continent

National records have fallen in eight countries - and regional records in another three.

Warsaw, Poland, saw 18.9C (66F) on Sunday while Bilbao,… Read more

Emergency vehicles have been struggling to reach some worst-hit areas in the New York state

US winter storm traps New York State residents in cars

A state official said some people had been trapped in cars for more than two days during what was "probably" the worst storm… Read more

The interior of the target chamber at LLNL, where nuclear fusion takes place

Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced

Physicists have pursued the technology for decades as it promises a potential source of near-limitless clean energy.

On Tuesday researchers… Read more

The pillar coral is one of 26 corals in the Atlantic Ocean listed as critically endangered

Magical marine species' pushed toward extinction

According to an update of the official extinction list, the dugong is almost wiped out in some parts of the world.

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