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Hottest ever August bank holiday weekend for UK as temperature reaches 33.3C

Sunseekers are enjoying Britain’s hottest ever August bank holiday weekend. Temperatures were still climbing when the previous record high was broken as 31.6C (88.9F) was...

Bolsonaro defiant as global fears escalate over Amazon wildfires

As global concerns rise over raging fires in the Amazon, Brazil’s government has complained that it is being targeted in smear campaign by critics...

Microplastics found in snow from Alps to Arctic

Taking a tumble in the Alps is sure to result in a mouthful of snow, but what you are not expecting is a mouthful...

Nasa space telescope finds ‘first nearby super-Earth’

Nasa’s planet spotting telescope has uncovered another three planets, which scientists say include the first nearby super-Earth. The planet, called GJ 357 d, orbits a...

Ethiopia aiming for tree-planting world record in move against deforestation

Ethiopians planted more than 200 million trees today, which officials stated will be a world record. The ambitious initiative of prime minister Abiy Ahmed aims...

Astronomers uncover three new exoplanets 73 light years away

Scientists say they have discovered three new planets outside our solar system which orbit a star situated 73 light years away from Earth. The trio...

Glaciers melting below water line ‘faster than feared’

Glaciers could be melting underwater at a faster rate than previously thought, new research suggests. Scientists have developed a method to directly measure the submarine...

India sends unmanned mission to moon’s far side

India’s space agency says it has launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon, a week after aborting the mission due...

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has returned to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and...

Humans generated 1.8bn tonnes of solid waste in 2016

Humans generated 1.8bn tonnes of solid waste in 2016, including 220m tonnes of plastic, according to the World Bank. By 2050, that figure may rise...

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