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Booming demand for critical minerals could harm the environment, not save it Fossil-fuel-based power generation is losing its financial advantage over energy from renewable sources, largely thanks to steadily declining prices for green power – solar PV and onshore wind are now just below the critical fossil-fuel cost range – and with the arrival of better and cheaper […]

Climate change litigation increasing globally since 2015, report finds Researchers from the London School of Economics found that just over 800 cases were filed globally between 1986 and 2014, while over 1,000 cases have been brought in the last six years. The number of ‘strategic’ cases is also on the rise. These are cases that […]

Richard Branson to join Virgin Galactic’s first fully manned test flight on 11 July The next test flight of the firm’s SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity will see Branson trying out the private astronaut experience that Virgin Galactic eventually plans to sell to rich space tourists at a price of around £175,000 per ticket. It will be the […]

Instant water cleaning method better than commercial approach, scientists claim The researchers at Cardiff University said the results could revolutionise water disinfection technologies and present an opportunity to provide clean water to communities that need it most. The novel method works by using a catalyst made from gold and palladium that takes in hydrogen and oxygen […]

Human skin used as conductible material to charge smartwatch Smartwatches are increasingly able to monitor the vital signs of health, including tracking sleep, but the devices are often disconnected from a user’s body overnight in order to be charged at the bedside. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have used the natural electrical conductivity […]