Water firm bans tankers from transporting water for billionaire’s lake
Tankers taking water for US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman have been told to stop by Southern Water.
US Energy chief tells BBC nuclear fusion will soon power the world
AI will soon enable harnessing of the energy that powers the sun and stars, says Chris Wright
Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea
The government warns Kemi Badenoch’s plans would “only accelerate the worsening climate crisis”.
Mystery of dancing spiders’ DNA could explain how they develop into new species
There are many more species of peacock spider than other animals, scientists think they may know why.
Past life on Mars? ‘Leopard-spot’ rocks could be biggest clue yet
Unusual mudstones found on the Red Planet are potentially associated with ancient Martian microbes.
The Druids Oak is 800 years old – can it help save tomorrow’s forests?
Scientists are decoding the DNA of Britain’s ancient oaks to crack the secrets of their superpowers.
Military drills spark hundreds of wildfires in UK
Live explosives on army training sites in the UK countryside mean many wildfires cannot be tackled.
Australia approves world-first vaccine to curb koala chlamydia epidemic
Thousands of koalas have died from the sexually-transmitted disease, with some estimates suggesting only 50,000 remain in the wild.
Protect Arctic from ‘dangerous’ climate engineering, scientists warn
Controversial approaches to cooling the planet are unlikely to work, according to dozens of polar scientists.
