Top 10 plant and fungal species named new to science in 2022
Scientists have revealed their top 10 plant and fungal species named new to science at Kew in 2022. The list features a range of species ranging from a record-breaking giant waterlily in the wetlands of Bolivia
US-French satellite launched to map world’s oceans, lakes and rivers
A US-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers has rocketed into orbit. The pre-dawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly
Mars rover captures first sound of dust devil on red planet
A Nasa rover has recorded the sound of a red dust devil whizzing past on Mars. The 10-second first-of-its-kind audio was released on Tuesday and captures not only rumbling gusts of up to 25mph but also
US scientists announce fusion energy breakthrough
A “major scientific breakthrough” in the decades-long quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars, has been announced by US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm. Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in
Irish woman joining Japanese billionaire on first civilian flight to moon
A London photographer has beaten more than a million rivals to clinch a place on the first civilian trip to the moon. Rhiannon Adam, 37, who was born in Cork and is based in Hackney, is
Dinosaurs were in their prime before asteroid downfall, study finds
Dinosaurs were struck down in their prime and were not in decline at the time the asteroid hit, according to a new study. The landmark findings provide the strongest evidence yet that the animals dominated the
