Microplastics found,
Seventy-five percent tricks—
Pet food brands examined.
Seventy-five percent tricks—
Pet food brands examined.
Researchers say certain brands and kinds of cat and dog food have more microplastics than others.
Category: Science
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Revival project for endangered native trees
In the UK’s hands,
Black poplar seeds take root once,
Seeding hope anew.The population of black poplar trees has dwindled to around 7,000 trees in the UK and Ireland.
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Team want to return brook to ‘its absolute best’
Volunteers gather,
Clearing silt from the brook's path—
Bringing back the flow.Volunteers are helping clear the waterway which leads into the sea after recent silt build-ups.
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Real-time monitoring to protect chalk stream
Hampshire’s chalk stream,
Real-time sensors track the flow,
Guarding waters clear.Real-time pollution levels tracked along length of Hampshire's rare chalk stream.
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Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Ancient wood stands tall,
Two posts align with the sun—
Stonehenge's kin revealed.The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
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Space industry giants visit fabrics factory
NASA, SpaceX tour,
Fabrics woven for the stars—
Innovation's thread.Delegates from Nasa and Space X were among those visiting the firm that makes specialist fabrics.
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What is the super new Moon?
Super new Moon rises,
Invisible force affecting
Tides across the coast.A super new Moon is coming. While you won’t be able to see it, it's still going to have an impact. But, what exactly is it and what does it have to do with the tide?
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Elon Musk gets public trading of SpaceX under way from Texas
Musk's SpaceX takes flight,
Texas IPO in bright glare—
Ten percent to start.SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he gave the company "less than a 10% chance of succeeding at all" when it first started, and it is now going public "with the largest IPO ever".
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Elon Musk’s stratospheric rise to trillionaire status – in charts
Fortune charts ascend,
Musk claims the trillionaire,
Innovator’s climb.The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.
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How forgotten voyages helped track El Nino
Scoresby set sail,
A century in the waves—
El Niño's path tracked.A century ago, research ship William Scoresby left Hull for pioneering work in the southern oceans.