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Britain to consider doubling charge on single-use plastic bags

Speaking from Kenya, Mrs May said the 5p charge had led to 13 billion plastic bags being taken out of circulation in the last two years and seen sales in supe...

Tech: ALMA obtains most detailed view of distant starburst galaxy

Astronomers have long wondered why monster galaxies can form stars at such a startling pace. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ( ALMA) obse...

Heavy rain possible again Friday, Saturday

Stay safe and enjoy the holiday weekend! Scattered storms sat nearly motionless over D.C. and parts of Virginia overnight, adding to more than an inch of rain...

Trapped heat in Arctics interior could melt entire regions ice

Study lead author Professor Mary-Louise Timmermans, of Yale University said: 'We document a striking ocean warming in one of the main basins of the interior...

New Horizon spacecraft spots next flyby target

Ultima Thule is seen at the center of the yellow box, just above and left of a nearby star. New Horizons set the record for the most distant image from Earth...

Australia's east coast to remain dry for next three months

Following one of the driest and warmest winters on record, the Bureau of Meteorology's spring outlook shows summer is set to begin early, raising the risk of ...

Air leaking from Russian side of International Space Station

Controllers based in the United States and Russian Federation say that the six-strong crew crew are not in any danger. The leak was determined not to be an im...

3rd hurricane of season in Atlantic predicted by Sunday

Wind and seas will increase Monday and Tuesday as a tropical wave forms in the southern Bahamas and crosses south Florida. St. Thomas and St. John were under ...

Air pressure on International Space Station restored after leak

The space agency has now confirmed the breach only caused "a minor reduction of station pressure". The astronauts have determined that the leak appears to b...

Trump Congratulates New Australian PM After Week of Political Chaos

I've been very clear about that. "It's been a pretty tumultuous time and I think Australians would welcome the fact that that period of time is over and it sh...

Leak detected on International Space Station

A tiny leak detected on the Space Station is now venting air into space, but NASA assures that the crew is safe and repairs are underway. "The lives and t...

Astronaut Robb Kulin quits Nasa halfway through training

NASA spokesperson Brandi Dean characterised Kulin's departure to the news agency as for personal reasons that can not be disclosed due to privacy reasons. The l...

For first time in five decades, astronaut quits NASA training

The decision was made by 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Robb Kulin who will be leaving the program by the end of the week due to personal reasons. She did not pr...

Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Been Quiet:That's About to Change

A flood advisory for St. Thomas and St. John ended at 3:45 p.m. but moderate to locally heavy rainfall will continue to affect the northern Virgin Islands. Now,...

Mexico loses around 300 endangered sea turtles

The Olive Ridley species is designated as endangered. This species of reptiles is under threat of extinction. But the local municipality's fishing director ...

The International Space Station Has A Tiny Hole

Astronauts are continuing to try and plug the leak but NASA and Russian officials have stressed the six astronauts are not in any danger. Russian space chie...

Hurricane season is back with a possible storm 'as strong as Ophelia'

Strong wind shear is expected to keep the system from intensifying over the next several days. The area of low pressure that moved off the coast of Africa has...

Astronauts are repairing a hole on wall of International Space Station

Officials and flight controllers are monitoring the situation as the station's crew works through the procedures, continued NASA . Space officials said the l...

NASA discovers leak on International Space Station

Official statements refer to the meteor as a "micrometeorite" and the resulting damage as a "micro fracture". NASA said that flight controllers in Houston a...

Facebook to power global operations with 100% renewable energy by 2020

It has also announced its commitment to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent from 2017 levels to 2020. "Since 2013, we have added over 3 gigawatts o...

Airlines Waive Change Fees as Hurricane Lane Approaches Hawaii

The Federal Emergency Management Agency moved several barges packed with food, water, generators and other supplies into the region ahead of Hurricane Hector...

WestJet cancels Hawaii flights due to Hurricane Lane

But residents say a healthy amount of caution is key. Manila already had purchased water and two cases of Spam the day before, but anxious the stock wouldn't be...

Hidden figures: Katherine Johnson clocks 100, honoured with life-size statue

Most critical amongst them turned into as soon as Johnson. By 1953, the growing demands of early space research meant there were openings for African American...

Goats prefer smiling human faces to grumpy ones, study finds

Goat (and sheep) specialist Susan Schoenian , at the University of Maryland Extension, has questions about the study. Dr Alan McElligott , who led the study...

Long-sought decay of Higgs boson observed: CERN

To isolate the link between decaying Higgs boson particles and pairs of bottom quarks , scientists combined the observations of the two particle detectors at...

Goats prefer happy faces, study finds

Shown two pictures of the same person - one with a happy expression and the other angry - 20 domesticated goats in an experiment were more likely to approach th...

Moving around the Earth: NASA has developed a map with dust clouds

These minute solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, include dust, smoke, pollen, soot and even volcanic ash. The visualization comes from the...

Tropical Storm Lane heads away from Hawaii islands

Wednesday and midnight Saturday. The island also saw big rainfall totals that triggered flooding and mudslides, some of which shut down roads. That is the mos...

Trump Orders Flags Lowered: 'I Repsect Senator John McCain's Service'

Trump tweeted about McCain after his death but has passed up several chances to comment publicly on the Arizona senator. President Donald Trump was un...

Bill to make California first state to end bail before trial

The law will allow for defendants to be released after being arrested if they are deemed likely to appear for court hearings and pose little danger to the publi...