Environment News
Are electric cars as ‘green’ as you think?
It’s predicted that by 2030, over 125 million electric vehicles will be owned by people worldwide. But where’s the lithium that powers their batteries coming from? Most of the world’s stocks of this lightest of metals are found in brine deep beneath salt flats, high in the Andes. In Argentina, in Jujuy – the province …
Black hole scientist Dr Katie Bouman on trolling and teamwork
Scientist Dr Katie Bouman, 29, was a key leader on the team that captured the first ever image of a black hole earlier this year. The celebratory image she posted online ended up on the receiving end of misogynistic trolling – but her team rallied round to support her. A video by Angelica Casas and …
Nasa Mars 2020 Mission’s MiMi Aung on women in space
Next year, Nasa will send a mission to Mars. The woman in charge of making the helicopter that will be sent there – which is set to become the first aircraft to fly on another planet – is MiMi Aung. At 16, MiMi travelled alone from Myanmar to the US for access to education. She …
European SolO probe ready to take on audacious mission
Image copyright AIRBUS Image caption The spacecraft has finished its test campaign and is now ready to go to the Cape Canaveral in Florida The European spacecraft that aims to take the closest ever pictures of the Sun is built and ready for launch. The Solar Orbiter, or SolO, probe will put itself inside the …
Nasa astronauts set for all-women spacewalk
Image copyright NASA Image caption The astronauts getting suited up for the spacewalk Two Nasa astronauts are about to make the first all-female spacewalk. After suiting up, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will exit the International Space Station’s Quest airlock to replace a failed power control unit. The astronauts will have to venture to one …
Satellites to monitor whale strandings from space
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDr Jennifer Jackson: “Satellites get us to whales in those places that are hard to reach” Scientists developing techniques to count great whales from space say the largest ever recorded mass stranding event was probably underestimated. The carcasses of 343 sei whales were spotted on remote beaches …
Why this woman hates to hear about ‘big bad wolf’
Image copyright Adele Barclay Image caption Peggy Jehly has been working with wolves and wolf dogs for a number of years In Colorado, there is a debate going on about whether wolves should be reintroduced into the wild. As that rumbles on, some are trying to de-stigmatise the creatures through unusual means. If you go …
Extinction Rebellion protesters dragged from Tube train roof
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionOne eyewitness captured the moment a climate protester was dragged from top of Tube train Commuters have dragged climate change protesters from the roof of a London Underground train. Extinction Rebellion activists climbed on to trains at Stratford, Canning Town and Shadwell in Thursday’s rush hour. Eight …
Egypt archaeologists find 20 ancient coffins near Luxor
Image copyright Egypt Antiquities Ministry Image caption More details about the discovery will be released at a news conference on Saturday Archaeologists have found more than 20 ancient wooden coffins near the Egyptian city of Luxor, the country’s antiquities ministry says. The coffins, whose brightly-coloured decorations are still visible, were uncovered at the Theban necropolis …
Unmanned ship to go on 400-year-old journey across the Atlantic
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Mayflower Autonomous Ship will take itself on a journey across the Atlantic in 2020 A fully autonomous ship tracing the journey of the Mayflower is being built by a UK-based team, with help from tech firm IBM. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, or MAS, will launch from …
