Category: Science and Environment

Thousands of jobs at risk if UK fails to act now on North Sea energy transition

Thousands of jobs at risk if UK fails to act now on North Sea energy transition

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free climate email UK Unless governments actively work to retain offshore, it will fail to achieve a “just and fair” transition by 2030 energy Industry jobs and investment, a study finds. expert of Robert Gordon University More than […]

‘Strong melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ glacier

‘Strong melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ glacier

A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find evidence of intrusion of warm, high-pressure seawater several kilometers beneath the frozen ice of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica . In a study published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceThe UC Irvine-led team […]

Webb telescope offers first glimpse of an exoplanet’s interior

Webb telescope offers first glimpse of an exoplanet’s interior

A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core are hidden within the cotton candy-like planet WASP-107 b. The revelations, based on data obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope, mark the first measurement of an exoplanet’s core mass and will likely underpin future studies of planetary atmospheres and interiors, which could provide clues […]

Record low level of sea ice around Antarctica ‘likely caused by climate change’

Record low level of sea ice around Antarctica ‘likely caused by climate change’

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free climate email Record-breaking low levels of sea ice all around Antarctica Scientists have said that 2023 may be affected by climate change. researchers of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) analyzed data from 18 different climate models. They found […]

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?

Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed against six bottled water brands claims that using labels like “100 percent mountain spring water” and “natural spring water” are misleading – not because of the water’s origin, But rather because it is probably contaminated with small plastic pieces. […]

Nearly 100 people died in fresh floods after heavy rains in Afghanistan

Nearly 100 people died in fresh floods after heavy rains in Afghanistan

Sign up to our breaking news email for free real-time breaking news alerts delivered straight to your inbox Sign up for our free breaking news emails Fflood again induced from heavy rain across afghanistan Officials said nearly 100 people were killed over the weekend. Abdul Wahid Hamas, spokesman for the provincial governor of Ghor, said […]