Category Archives: Environment

Environment

Call for licensed cannabis sales

A leading cannabis researcher is urging policymakers to consider allowing the licensed sale of the drug for recreational use. Go to Source

‘Better dialogue’ call on science

The scientific community should have a more grown up interaction with the public, according to former Science Minister Lord Sainsbury. Go to Source

Smart meters ‘may not cut energy’

Installing smart meters may not be enough to help UK households cut energy consumption, a study suggests. Go to Source

Shuttle ‘ready’ after nut problem

Nasa’s shuttle Discovery gets ready to blast off into space one last time, after technicians reattach a separation nut that fell off on Friday. Go to Source

Sensitive touch for ‘robot skin’

Artificial skins with sensitivities to rival human skin are shown off, for eventual use on robots or prosthetic limbs. Go to Source

Fungus threatening film history

A fungus that ‘eats’ cine film could cause irreversible damage important archive films which hold a record of British social history.

New evidence for rare black hole

Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.

Whale rescue ‘could take weeks’

Animal welfare experts say it could take weeks to free a humpback whale caught up in ropes off Shetland.

Firm handshake link to long life

The strength of your handshake could be a clue to how long you’ll live, say UK scientists.

Dino clue to ‘earliest feathers’

Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.