[ad_1] Mark Poynting,Climate researcherandErwan Rivault,Senior data designerGetty ImagesA new map has unmasked the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice in unprecedented detail, something scientists say could greatly enhance our understanding of the frozen white continent.Researchers used satellite data and the physics of how Antarctica's glaciers move to work out what the continent might look like beneath the ice.They found evidence of thousands of previously undiscovered hills and ridges, and say their maps
[ad_1] Georgina RannardScience reporterWatch: Moment Crew 11 undocks and begins early journey back to EarthFour astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) have landed back on Earth after their stay in space was cut short by a month due to a "serious" medical issue.It is the first time astronauts have been evacuated due to a health issue since the station was put into Earth's orbit in 1998.The team, known
[ad_1] Getty ImagesHave you lost count of the times you've had high hopes for a pot plant but despite careful positioning and diligent watering it always seems to die?Well you're not cursed and you don't need particularly green fingers for your to foliage to thrive, you just need to know where you might be going wrong, experts say.Gardeners' World host Adam Frost and the Royal Horticultural Society's Clare Preston-Pollitt share
[ad_1] The UK has awarded contracts to build a record supply of offshore wind projects as part of its efforts to grow the country's clean electricity sources.But the price paid for offshore wind has increased slightly since last year, with the sector hit by rising costs, although the impact of these projects on household bills is not clear-cut.Despite the record haul of wind projects, some analysts warn that the government
[ad_1] A very cold start to 2025 and the growing power demands of data centres and cryptocurrencies saw US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years, a new analysis shows.Last year homes burned more gas for heating while the use of coal surged by 13% to meet rising electricity demands, the data finds.Although solar power also shot up last year, overall, greenhouse gas emissions went
[ad_1] Richard Daniel,in ThorpenessandAlice CunninghamJamie Niblock/BBCTeresa Lane said she feared she would eventually lose her holiday home in ThorpenessA holiday homeowner in a village where homes are being torn down due to coastal erosion said she often awoke at night in fear hers could be next.Demolition teams arrived at 22 North End Avenue in Thorpeness on Monday ready to knock down what will be the fourth property in the Suffolk
[ad_1] Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesMuch less winter snow is falling on the Himalayas, leaving the mountains bare and rocky in many parts of the region in a season when they should be snow-clad, meteorologists have said.They say most winters in the last five years have seen a drop compared to average snowfall between 1980 and 2020.Rising temperature also means what little snow falls melts very quickly and some lower-elevation
[ad_1] Pallab Ghosh,Science CorrespondentandAlison FrancisNASAArtemis II Crew: left Christina Koch, back Victor Glover (pilot), front Reid Wiseman (commander), right Jeremy HansenThe first crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years could be launched by Nasa as soon as the first week of February. The Artemis II mission, which will last about 10 days, could take its astronauts further into space than anyone has been before.It aims to set the stage
[ad_1] Nasa has said it will return a four-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short their mission a month early because of a "serious medical condition" affecting one of the astronauts.The agency did not disclose the name of the crew member or the medical condition, citing health privacy, but said the person was in a stable condition. "This is not an emergency evacuation," said a Nasa official,
[ad_1] Malcolm Priorrural affairs producerPA MediaFarmers drove their tractors into Oxford city centre to protest over proposed inheritance tax changesThere will be no more changes to already watered down plans to raise farm inheritance tax, the government has said. Protestors attempted to disrupt a speech on Thursday by the environment secretary Emma Reynolds at the Oxford Farming Conference with a horn-blowing tractor demonstrationLast month, the government said its planned threshold
