Jul 24, 2021 | News
The InSight mission reveals the average thickness of Mars’ crust to be between 24km and 72km – somewhat thinner than had been expected. The key finding is the size of the planet’s core. Its radius of 1,830km is at the top end of previous estimates.
Jun 28, 2021 | News
Scientists from Europe and the U.S. reported Monday there isn’t nearly enough water vapour in Venus’s clouds to support life as we know it. This follows September’s surprise announcement by others that tiny organisms could be lurking there.
Jun 25, 2021 | News
A new study has found that, over the past 5,000 years, roughly 1,715 nearby stars would have been in a position to see Earth, and 29 potentially habitable planets around those stars could have also received human-made radio transmissions.
Jun 22, 2021 | News
Legal experts from across the globe have drawn up a “historic” definition of ecocide, intended to be adopted by the international criminal court to prosecute the most egregious offences against the environment.
Jun 18, 2021 | News
The animal sentience bill recognises that fish and other vertebrates feel pain and should be protected, where possible, from suffering. However, the group of MPs has argued that some invertebrates should be included in the bill.
Apr 13, 2021 | News
Adding the likes of peas, lentils, beans, and chickpeas to your diet, and farming more of them, could result in more nutritious and effective food production with large environmental benefits, scientists have found.
