Science & Health

Weve made 9.1 billion tonnes of plastic since it was invented – heres where it ends up

By 2050, were set to have tipped 35,000 Empire State Buildings worth of plastic waste into landfills, the countryside, wilderness and oceans. The first global study on plastic waste has found that 80% of it is chucked out without being recycled.

Jul 19, 2017

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Scientists find out more about possibility of life in the TRAPPIST-1 system

The scientists examined the impact of temperature on the ecology and development of life in the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Jul 19, 2017

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Two airlifted to safety as cascading floods hit Coverack in Cornwall after thunderstorm

Flash flooding sent water rushing through the streets after severe thunderstorms hit the Cornish village of Coverack on Tuesday, July 18.An elderly couple was rescued from the roof of a house. According to the Mullion Fire Station, firefighters from Mullion and Cornwall Fire and Rescue worked together with the coastguard to airlift the couple from the roof of their home, after they had become trapped by the floods.

Jul 19, 2017

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Humans to blame for biological annihilation of wildlife and sixth mass extinction in Earths history

A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has concluded that 30% of the 27,600 terrestrial vertebrate species evaluated are losing populations. According to Gerardo Ceballos, study co-author and Ecology professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, if this trend continues, at the end of the century 70% of these species would be lost.

Jul 19, 2017

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Donald Trump left very disappointed after Obamacare replacement bill collapses

The U.S. president admitted that the government will probably let Obamacare fail after the latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed.

Jul 19, 2017

Top 7 facts about rare genetic disease that can turn people into stone

So far only three twins across the world have been diagnosed with this disorder.

Jul 19, 2017

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Nasa footage shows ultra high definition view of Europe from space

Newly released footage from NASA shows an ultra high definition view of Europe as the International Space Station orbited 250 miles above the Earth.

Jul 18, 2017

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NASA-funded project helps discover a new brown dwarf star

Most of the exoplanet hunting is done by computer algorithms, but even the best algorithm models are not that efficient.

Jul 18, 2017

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New mysterious radio signals detected coming from a star 11 million light years away

Scientists have discovered mystery signals coming from a star 11 light years away. The very peculiar pulses appear to be unique to the red dwarf, scientists say, with observations of similar nearby stars showing no similar behavior.

Jul 18, 2017

Massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Russia, tsunami alert issued

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake was shallow and that there were no reports of any casualties or injuries or damage to property as it occurred extremely far from the mainland.

Jul 18, 2017

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Nasa has created flyby videos of Pluto and Charon, its largest moon

Two years after its New Horizons spacecraft sent the first images of Pluto, NASA has created two flyby videos by compiling data received from the mission. The videos were released July 7 to celebrate the second anniversary of the spacecraft flying within 7.800 miles of Pluto. It released two videos, one of Pluto itself and a second of Plutos largest moon, Charon.

Jul 17, 2017