Science

UK’s plutonium to be readied for disposal

Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Getty Images 140 tonnes of plutonium is currently being
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Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A.

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency,
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Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona Asteroid Bennu is a 500m-wide pile of
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Life’s Building Blocks Lurked Inside NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Samples

Our solar system contains planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets — but only one world
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How sled dogs and pets respond when the clocks change

Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Victoria Gill/BBC When the clocks went back an hour,
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the

You may hear about a large asteroid headed toward Earth. Don’t panic. Just after Christmas
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LA fires made worse by climate change, say scientists

Getty Images Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave
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Why Trump Picked a Science Advisor, Michael Kratsios, Who Isn’t

President Trump last week formally nominated Michael Kratsios, a member of the first Trump administration
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Alarm call as world’s trees slide towards extinction

Salvamontes Colombia The yellow flower of one of the rarest magnolias in Colombia Scientists assessing
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Big cut in UK emissions needed, says watchdog

Reuters The UK needs to make huge cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions this decade
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