Sushi boss nets huge tuna for nearly £25k as pioneering farming method offers hope of protecting national delicacy. In the end, the price was a little underwhelming. The prized fish, weighing in at 180kg, was worth just 4.51m yen (£24,500), and its new owner was left puzzled. Kiyoshi Kimura, who runs a chain of sushi restaurants, said he was “surprised” … Read More
New Proposal Outlines Key Elements for a Global Climate Pact
Coinciding with U.N. climate talks in Lima, Peru, this week, a consortium of policy experts has released a proposal.
Tiny galaxy is Milky Way’s newly-discovered neighbor
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is part of a cluster of more than 50 galaxies that make up the ‘Local Group’, a collection that includes the famous Andromeda galaxy and many other far smaller objects. Now a Russian-American team have discovered another galaxy in the our Local Group, a tiny and isolated dwarf galaxy almost 7 million light years … Read More
Even from Space, Holidays Shine Brightly
Satellite data reveals increases in December holiday lighting in the United States, mostly in the suburbs.
Lima talks set up climate deal for a 'bad outcome'
The outcome of the UN climate talks in Lima has left many people disappointed, raising questions over a climate deal next year in Paris
The Strati: a 3D-printed electric car that could be built in 24 hours
When Jay Rogers drove away from the International Manufacturing Technology Show in September and toured around Chicago in a two-seater, you could be forgiven for not paying much attention. Unless, of course, you’d watched it rise up out of a 3D printer the size of a shipping container over the past 44 hours. Meet the world’s first 3D-printed electric car.
Scientists' greener future vision
A global initiative bringing together researchers across scientific disciplines launches it 10-year strategy to identify key sustainability priorities.
E.ON to quit gas and coal and focus on renewable energy
Germany utility firm to sell off most power generating units amid ‘dramatically altered global energy markets’.
Scientists solve reptile mysteries with landmark study on the evolution of turtles
A team of scientists, including researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, has reconstructed a detailed ‘tree of life’ for turtles. Next generation sequencing technologies in Academy labs have generated unprecedented amounts of genetic information for a thrilling new look at turtles’ evolutionary history. Authors place turtles in the newly named group ‘Archelosauria’ with their closest relatives: birds, crocodiles, and … Read More