The Original Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living Portal (since 2009)
science, Tag
- The Threat of Mirror Life: Revolutionary Science or Unprecedented Risk? Sun, 15 Dec 24, 5:00am"Unless compelling evidence emerges that mirror life would not pose extraordinary dangers, we believe that mirror bacteria and other mirror organisms, even those with engineered biocontainment measures, should not be created...
- ‘An AI Fukushima is inevitable’: scientists discuss technology’s immense potential and dangers Sat, 23 Nov 24, 12:20amExperts are optimistic about energy and drug production breakthroughs but also fear its potential misuse
- Reasons to be hopeful: five ways science is making the world better Sat, 9 Nov 24, 9:00pmIf Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you up
- What President Trump’s Landslide Election Victory Means for Science Fri, 8 Nov 24, 5:00amMaking Science Great Again!
- Recognition at last for Tom Bacon, the scientist you’ve never heard of who helped put men on the moon Sat, 2 Nov 24, 10:00pmCambridge home of the engineer who developed fuel system used on Apollo 11 is to receive a blue plaque
- What’s at stake for the climate if Trump wins? – podcast Thu, 24 Oct 24, 3:00pmWith less than two weeks until the US election, Madeleine Finlay speaks to climate activist and author Bill McKibben to find out what a win for Donald Trump could mean for the environment and the world’s climate goals
- Private sector offers to the NHS must beat ‘one for the price of two’ deal | Brief letters Tue, 22 Oct 24, 3:23amStreeting’s scepticism | The force of female artists | Accordion jokes | Defining ‘scientific racism’ | Tesco’s solar energy drive
- End of an era: Britain finally says goodbye to coal – podcast Tue, 1 Oct 24, 3:35amJust before Britain’s last coal fired power station Ratcliffe-on-Soar powered down for the final time, Madeleine Finlay travelled to Nottinghamshire with energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose for a last tour of the site...
- Knowing polluting impact of home fires could modify behaviour, study finds Fri, 20 Sep 24, 3:00pmVoluntary regulations for burning wood and coal to heat homes could help tackle impact on air pollution
- The solar pump revolution could bring water to millions of Africans but it must be sustainable and fair | Alan MacDonald Mon, 9 Sep 24, 8:00pmSolar power could enable 400 million Africans without water to tap into groundwater aquifers. However, we must ensure smaller projects do not lose out in the rush for new technology
- The ACT College Admissions Test Making Science Section “Optional” Sat, 7 Sep 24, 11:00pmThe science portion of the ACT is no longer required. When registering for the test, students will have the option to take the science section, like the writing section. The composite score will now be the average of the...
- Physicist MV Ramana on the problem with nuclear power Wed, 4 Sep 24, 7:50pmNuclear is costly, risky and slow, Ramana says. Why then, he asks in his new book, do governments still champion it?
- Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before Sun, 11 Aug 24, 3:00pmDiscoveries made in pursuit of nuclear fusion have potentially huge practical applications in everything from curing cancer to superior batteries for EVs
- Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’ Sun, 4 Aug 24, 2:00amThe 35-nation Iter project has a groundbreaking aim to create clean and limitless energy but it is turning into the ‘most delayed and cost-inflated science project in history’
- London’s Science Museum forced to cut ties with oil giant – and faces pressure over other sponsors Sat, 13 Jul 24, 10:28pmCampaigners welcome ‘seismic shift’ and urge museum bosses to review links with other fossil fuel sponsors