Six climate questions for ‘Green GB’
Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst Getty Images Scientists say we must keep global temperature rise under 1.5C – so what does that mean for the UK? They’ve declared what they’re calling Green GB Week – a celebration of the UK’s achievement as a world leader in tackling climate change whilst increasing the economy. But will […]
What’s so fascinating about weird children’s TV shows?
Linda Geddes Features correspondent Alamy Young children can become transfixed by television programmes that adults find utterly baffling (Credit: Alamy) They depict hypnotic worlds filled with acidic colours and baffling plot lines, but children’s television can give us surprising insights into how our brains develop as we grow up. Pepi Nana stirs, and sits up in […]
High-paid banker ‘suspended over alleged food theft’
Reuters The alleged thefts were said to have taken place at Citigroup’s London headquarters Investment bank Citigroup has suspended a senior trader allegedly accused of stealing food from the staff canteen, media reports say. The trader, Paras Shah, is reported to have been earning more than £1m a year including bonuses. He was removed from […]
The problem with India’s man-eating tigers
Rachel Nuwer in Karnataka, India Features correspondent Getty Images There may have once been hundreds of thousands of tigers in India’s forests (Credit: Getty Images) India has the potential to nearly quadruple the world’s tiger population. But some experts say that that could — ironically — require killing some of them. By 11:00, Gopamma Nayaka […]
Can meat be grown in space?
James Clayton North America technology reporter Getty Images Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk both want to colonise space. Nasa is also trying to put people on to the dusty surface of Mars. But if humans do want to set up communities on the moon or planets, what will they eat? Plenty of experiments have been […]
How your face betrays your personality and health
David Robson Features correspondent (Getty Images) We are more than just a pretty face. It turns out the shape, size and even colour of our looks can relay some very important information about our personalities, health and sexuality. David Robson investigates. You might expect a great philosopher to look past our surface into the depths […]
Scientists fear car surge will see CO2 rebound
Matt McGrath Environment correspondent PA Media Daily global emissions of CO2 fell by 17% at the peak of the shutdown because of measures taken by governments in response to Covid-19, say scientists. But the authors are worried that, as people return to work, car use will soar again. They fear CO2 emissions could soon be […]
Why do we have blood types?
Carl Zimmer Features correspondent (Science Photo Library) More than a century after their discovery, we still don’t know what blood groups like O, A and B are for. Do they really matter? Carl Zimmer investigates. When my parents informed me that my blood type was A+, I felt a strange sense of pride. If A+ […]
‘Push to scrap free Covid tests’, and months of ‘discontent’
Liberty Steel Government ministers will announce plans for new levies on gas bills to fund low-carbon heating, despite rising energy prices, the Times reports. The paper says the strategy – to be published in the next fortnight, ahead of the COP26 climate conference – will include a carbon pricing scheme that could push bills significantly […]
‘I had forgotten how it all adds up’
Toni Toni found tracking her money harder once she was splitting her time between home and office again My Money is a series looking at how people spend and save their money – and the sometimes challenging decisions they have to make. Toni works in marketing and lives in Leamington Spa with her husband Duncan, […]