Environment
The world has become more peaceful, suggests new study, despite war in Syria entering its eighth year
Experts at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) have used statistics for several years to conduct research on armed conflicts
Thousands of pupils protest over climate change
The national protest, called 'Youth Strike 4 Climate', is being led by a coalition of campaigners
Thousands of children skipped school & descended on Parliament to protest against ‘climate change’ & the Government
Pupils from across the country met in the capital to "take a stand against emissions" chanting “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” and there was a return of “fuck Theresa May”.
Used plastic bags may soon be powering our smartphones, here’s how
Scientists have managed to convert them into the carbon chips found in the batteries of almost every device
Watch – Eclipse of the great white sharks
The recent disappearance of great whites from False Bay off South Africa has led to the emergence of another apex predator, sevengill sharks, that now dominate the area
Massive weight of meltwater lakes causing Antarctic ice shelves to ‘bend’ and buckle
The filling and draining of meltwater lakes has been found to cause a floating Antarctic ice shelf to flex, potentially threatening its stability, warns new research
Householders could one day see energy bills slashed through cheap power… generated from the sea
A device that turns ocean waves into electricity for thousands of homes has been created by Scottish scientists.
New frog species discovered on remote Ethiopian mountain
Researchers found it while exploring an isolated mountain in south western Ethiopia where some of the last primary forest of the African country remains
First signs of movement on Earth – probably made by “slug-like” creature around 2.1 BILLION years ago – discovered
The previous oldest remnants were dated to 570 million years ago, but the new evidence was uncovered in a fossil deposit in Gabon