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Amazon wants to reduce shipping's harm to environment

Amazon.com has set a net zero carbon goal on 50 percent of its shipments by 2030, it announced on Monday. It asserts a long-term goal of using 100% renewable ...

Details on the super snow moon February 19 and 20 2019

Perigree is the point in the orbit of the satellite at which it is nearest to the Earth. 'The times that you really want to see it is when it's on the horizon...

Snow moon: Biggest supermoon of the year visible tonight

This will make the full moon appear bigger and brighter than it normally does. Why is it called the snow moon? Astronomers call it "perigee", and when the...

Genetic secrets of great white shark revealed

The great white shark also displayed genetic adaptations in several genes that play fundamental roles in wound healing. And when the researchers compared th...

How to watch the supermoon in the UK

This week's full moon will be brighter than any other in 2019 because its orbit will be at its closest point to earth. Another supermoon is set to grace the...

Food waste bins should be collected weekly, says Michael Gove

Many local authorities - including South Tyneside - have reduced the collection to fortnightly, with non-recycleable household waste (grey bin) collected one we...

NASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay

Hours after landing in Eagle Crater, Opportunity relayed panoramic images back to Earth. On January 25, 2004, a brand new solar-powered robot geologist bega...

As renewables soar, BP sees China hitting brakes on power progress

In regions such as Europe, the figure will be as high as 50% by 2040. "Renewables will penetrate the energy system quicker than any other fuel ever", BP Chief...

Trudeau to face more questions on SNC-Lavalin controversy dogging his government

Trudeau originally denied the report and insisted he never directed Wilson-Raybould to intervene, stating, essentially, that there's nothing to see here. "It ...

The Super Snow Moon will light up the skies on February 19

It is called the snow moon because it occurs during the coldest time of the year. According to Mentalfloss , this time the moon will be as close as it ever g...

School children protest over climate change in Britain

Youngsters walked out of lessons for the Youth Strike 4 Climate protests in 60 towns and cities across the United Kingdom from Cornwall to the Scottish Highland...

Stay on target: space harpoon tested successfully

There are an estimated 8.1 million kilos of junk and debris floating around in space, consisting of debris from rockets and satellites. A harpoon flung from a...

NASA Says Ultima Thule Actually Looks Like A Pancake And A Walnut

The data was collected by New Horizons on 1 January when it crossed Ultima Thule at a speed of nearly 50000 km/hr. Initially, it was considered to be round obje...

EPA unveils plan for non-stick chemicals, but it disappoints clean water proponents

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, who has been nominated to lead the agency, told reporters while unveiling the plan that he believes the agency's 70 par...

New Research Finds Possible Second Impact Crater Hiding Under Greenland Ice

We will remind that earlier in Greenland under the glacier Hiawatha was found a crater nearly perfectly circular with a diameter of 31 km. That task, MacGre...

Pentagon to evaluate certification of SpaceX launch vehicles

The evaluation will be performed at the Space and Missile Systems Center, located at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo. The engines are fueled by a...

Russian satellite spots light explosions in Earth's atmosphere

Over the years, satellites have captured several luminous flashes (electrical discharges) above the Earth's atmosphere. "Moreover, there are instrumental system...

Prime Minister Trudeau sticks to story on Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation

On Tuesday morning, word suddenly roared around Ottawa that Wilson-Raybould had resigned from cabinet, a neat thumb in the eye of Trudeau's marks the day before...

NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years

The rover was as only created to survive for 90 days on the surfaceA of Mars but kept on trundling for 15 years. "Opportunity" has not made a peep since 10 Ju...

Second Huge Meteor Impact Crater Discovered Deep Beneath Greenland Ice, Scientists Say

Joe MacGregor, a glaciologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, who participated in the discovery of a crater previously announced in November 2018 sai...

Fossils of first moving creatures on Earth ‘rewrite history of evolution’

The site is an important source of fossils dating back to the Paleoproterozoic Era (spanning from 2.5 billion to 1.6 billion years ago), including the France...

Mars One, which offered 1-way trips to Mars, declared bankrupt

The company generated headlines around the world for its plan to set up a colony on Mars, partly funded via a reality television show and merchandising. Mars On...

Insects could be extinct within a century, scientists say

Sanchez-Bayo also cautioned that "if this food source is taken away", it may lead to many birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish that eat insects ultimately starv...

Russian islands under 'mass invasion' of polar bears

Between six and 10 bears were permanently on the settlement's territory and there had been cases of bears attacking people and entering residential buildings an...

NASA administrator says agency plans to 'go to the Moon and stay'

NASA is now focused on its latest Mars probe, InSight, on the planet's surface Monday. He continued by saying that the return to the Moon would commence next we...

New images from NASA confirm Ultima Thule's flat shape

The incredible images confirmed some predictions and dispelled others, revealing MU69 to be a snowman-shaped world with a rusty red hue that spins end-over-end ...

Scientists develop air-conditioning clothes that regulate heat

The fabric engages an action called "gating" the body's infrared radiation via the use of conductive metal coated onto a special type of engineered yarn. ...

Trudeau under fire over interference allegations in fraud case

According to the Globe, Wilson-Raybould was unwilling to play along and did not follow through despite the high-level pressure. CBC News has not independently v...

Deadly human bone cancer found in 240-million-year-old turtle

As many pet owners might know, cancer is not unique to humans. This is a case study about a highly malignant bone tumor on the femur of a shell-less stem-turtle...

Rover that will search for life on Mars named after Rosalind Franklin

The ExoMars mission is created to search for evidence of life on Mars. The name was revealed Thursday by astronaut Tim Peake and Science Minister Chris Skid...