Nasa uploaded video on 20 January, showing British astronaut Tim Peake explaining how astronauts go to the toilet in space. Peake explained the process and showed the equipment used on camera.Jan 21, 2016
Drone technology is advancing fast and we’ve already seen drones that can move around obstacles. Now, MIT have demonstrated new algorithms that help a quadcopter drone find its way through a maze of closely-packed obstacles.Jan 20, 2016
Mexicos Colima or Fire Volcano spewed a large column of gas and ash some 2,500m high into a blue sky on 19 January. According to officials, the latest eruption took place at 8.30am local time. The morning explosion was preceded by an eruption of incandescent rock at the volcanos mouth at 11pm local time on 18 January.Jan 20, 2016
China may have found itself once again in the news for the choking smog which blanketed many of its cities over the past month, but pollution in the worlds number two economy actually eased in 2015, data compiled by Greenpeace shows. The data, which covers 367 cities, showed average PM2.5 levels dropping by 10 percent in 2015 compared with the previous year. However, even with the improvement, 80 percent of the cities in the survey still failed to meet national air quality standards.Jan 20, 2016
Vultures in Lima are being equipped with GPS tracking devices and GoPro cameras to help environment officials crack down on illegal waste dumps surrounding the Peruvian capital. Ten trained vultures wearing purpose-designed vests have already started to monitor the city from above with the help of GPS trackers as part of the Vultures Detect programme.Jan 19, 2016
