Several airlines have warned their passengers about possible winter travel disruption after snow and ice caused flight cancellations this weekend. The Met Office has predicted more severe weather later this month. Many passengers were trapped at the airport in Glasgow over the weekend when all flights were grounded on Saturday due to heavy snowfall. One … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 percent more compared to the previous ten years, as it released its latest stark report about the fallout on the planet from climate change. READ … Read more
YAOUNDE: In Cameroon’s rural north, very few girls go on to enjoy careers in science. Sabine Adeline Fanta Yadang, a neuroscience doctor, and Hadidjatou Dairou, PhD student of cellular physiology, have overcome prejudice and smashed through the glass ceiling. They have been recognised for the quality of their research, along with 28 others from sub-Saharan … Read more
As It Happens6:12Scientists find elusive golden mole for the 1st time in 87 years When a group of conservation scientists set off in search of a long-lost species of South Africa moles in 2021, their colleagues warned them not to get their hopes up. After all, the last time a scientist had seen a De … Read more
If you’ve ever tried pulling a mussel off a rock, you’ll know that they’re pretty darn good at holding on. The secret to their success is a natural adhesive, which has now been replicated in a glue that could help keep orthopedic implants attached to bone tissue. One of the problems with implants such as … Read more
Image: NASA Because of budget deals on the hill, NASA is working on how to deal with limited budget increases over the next few years. One mission that will suffer from that is Dragonfly, who is seeing a delay to an important review to set a launch timeline and pricing. Dragonfly not the priority at … Read more
Geneva — Countries need to increase their taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, saying too few states were using tax to incentivize healthier behaviors. After studying taxation rates, the WHO said the average global tax rate on such “unhealthy products” was low, and hiking taxes could result in healthier … Read more
Dominic West shared what he found to be the most difficult scene to film for “The Crown” Season 6, and it involved Princess Diana’s death. The actor, who reprises his role as King Charles III in the Netflix series, admitted that he could not have imagined the monarch in real life being emotional. He told … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday zeroed in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause of what’s overheating the planet: fossil fuels. READ MORE: UN reports worrying rates of warming as COP28 tries to tackle climate crisis As … Read more
NEW DELHI: Nasa is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS), a program that brings together people from different countries to work in space. The ISS involves international flight crews, various launch vehicles, global launch and flight operations, training, engineering, development facilities, communication networks, and the worldwide scientific research community.November 7 marks … Read more
