From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images The UK government has set out more details about how it intends to cut greenhouse gas emissions and achieve “net zero” by 2050. The announcement comes days before the…

From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, NASA Nasa’s next-generation spaceship is ready to be attached to a rocket that should send it to the Moon this year or in early 2022. On Monday, the Orion spacecraft was…

On July 19, Australian mining firm Predictive Discovery posted a breathless press release on its website. “Bonanza”-grade gold had been discovered at its Bankan exploration site in a remote part of eastern Guinea. Drilling samples were indicating that the deposits…

Croatia’s Lošinj archipelago is home to a large resident population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), which suffered a decline between 1995 and 2003. Driving the drop, among other factors, is the growing presence of tourist pleasure boats, which in the…

From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images Experts have criticised plans to subsidise low-carbon heat pumps in place of gas boilers for homeowners in England and Wales from next April. Households will be offered subsidies of…

An hour’s drive south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, set against the backdrop of the volcanic Mount Salak, lies Bogor, whose frequent rainfall — even during the dry season — has earned it the nickname “Kota Hujan” (Rainy City). In…

From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Alamy The government is to offer £5,000 to people in England and Wales to replace their gas boilers with heat pumps. It is part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…

From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images Another big push towards electric vehicles is being made in the UK government’s latest strategy to make the great shift to a virtually zero-carbon economy. Ministers are investing £620m…

From NPR The primatologist says it’s crucial that young people know how positive action can still shift the frightening trajectories of climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and the ongoing global pandemic. (Image credit: Damian Dovarganes/AP) Read the full article from NPR

From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Reuters An amateur diver exploring shallow waters off northern Israel has found a sword thought to have belonged to a crusader knight 900 years ago. The one-metre (3.3ft) blade was discovered…