Science
Covid: Dozens of scientists received death threats – or threats of physical or sexual violence
In one extraordinary case a virologist and his family were placed in a safe house when a military sniper went on the run after leaving a note outlining his intentions to target virologists.
We could discover life on new planets within two years, scientists say
Astronomers have discovered a new class of planets - and believe it may spot signs of life on them.
Brexit disruption cost UK £1.5 billion of lost opportunities on the EU science programme
Dr Mike Galsworthy said: "Brexit uncertainty over five years has knocked the UK’s position down several rungs and blown a huge hole in our funds and networks."
Prof Brian Cox’s epic response to a debunked Covid conspiracy theory is something else
It is one of the weirder Covid conspiracies.
EU body says colourant found in UK products could cause cancer
The EU’s top court has also recently upheld a partial ban on three insecticides harming bees, much to the dismay of UK farmers.
Nasa’s groundbreaking Mars rover hits the dusty red road in first trip
The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position on Thursday, two weeks after setting down on the red planet to seek signs of past life.
‘Already like a disaster waiting to happen’ as Orbiting space debris ‘the new drifting island of plastic’
“So, today, if we do not react in a safe and timely way… the consequences will be detrimental.”
‘Nationalism has consequences’ as patients rejected Pfizer vaccine to wait for ‘English’ jab, warns doctor
“People at risk of death in the depths of a pandemic. A lesson that Nationalism has consequences.”
Earth remained habitable for billions of years ‘because of good luck’
“To put it another way, if an intelligent observer had been present on the early Earth as life first evolved, and was able to calculate the chances of the planet staying habitable for the next several billion years, the calculation may well have revealed very poor odds.”