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‘It’s harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander’, trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBC
The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft.
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Radar study shows when offshore turbines pose greatest risks to migrating birds
When songbirds migrate through the Americas, they often cut through sections of the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico to save energy. A new study looks at their flying patterns in an attempt to assess how much risk offshore wind…
New book unearths environmental crime’s psychological roots
Psychologist and true crime presenter Julia Shaw joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How…
From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seeds
The Hollywood actor teams up with Kew’s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon region
The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists.
Housing secretary says ‘job on the line’ over 1.5m housing target
Housing secretary tells BBC Panorama widespread scepticism will make hitting target “all the sweeter”.
High-pressure maintenance procedure led to valve rupture in fatal US Steel blast
The valve that burst was originally built in 1953. The company used a high-pressure technique that resulted in a rupture. The post High-pressure maintenance procedure led to valve rupture in fatal US Steel blast appeared first on The Allegheny Front.
Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103
Yang, one of the world’s most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics.
Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds
The archaeological discovery in Croatia contains seven male skeletons scientists believe are 1,700 years old.
Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific – and scientists don’t know exactly why.
