Swiss to vote in pesticide ban referendum
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images Swiss citizens are due to vote in a referendum which could see their country become only the second in the…
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Bidder pays $28m for space trip with Amazon’s Bezos
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightReuters A mystery bidder has paid $28m (£20m) for a seat on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s first crewed spaceflight by the billionaire’s…
BBC Springwatch: Chris Packham hails maker of 27,000 swift boxes
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightBBC/Steve Hubbard TV naturalist Chris Packham has hailed the “astonishing achievement” of a man who made 27,000 swift boxes. John Stimpson, 79,…
Solar eclipse 2021: Eclipse lights up sky
From BBC Some lucky early risers in parts of the northern hemisphere were met with a halo like sunrise early on Thursday morning. The annular solar eclipse, also known as…
In pictures: Solar eclipse as seen from the UK
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing Some parts of the world have seen the annular eclipse or so-called ring of fire in full, but from the UK there has…
Spaceport Cornwall signs agreement with US company
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightSierra Nevada Corporation Spaceport Cornwall has signed a memorandum of understanding with a US company to explore future opportunities. The Sierra Nevada…
Mighty Jupiter moon Ganymede pictured in close-up
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightNASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS The American space agency’s Juno probe has returned some close-in views of Ganymede – one of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons and…
University of East Anglia ‘Climategate’ scandal to be turned into film
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightBBC/Sophie Mutevelian The “Climategate” computer hacking scandal that rocked the scientific world is to be made into a BBC film. Hackers stole…
Solar eclipse: Shetland ‘will be best place in UK for view’
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightPA Shetland is expected to have the best view in the UK of a solar eclipse on Thursday, experts have said. Some…
Scientists say new dinosaur species is largest found in Australia
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightQUEENSLAND MUSEUM Scientists in Australia have classified a new species of dinosaur, discovered in 2007, as the largest ever found on the…