70 years ago today, 18 Nobel laureate scientists signed the Mainau Declaration publicly decrying nuclear weapons. Within one year, 34 others—mostly chemists and physicists—joined the German nuclear scientists Otto Hahn and Max Born in calling for an end to perilous radioactive bombs. READ the text of the Declaration… (1955) The original scientists, by Vincenzo108 –…

EPA One report about failings in its programme-making is difficult for the BBC. Two on the same day could be catastrophic – and that’s what BBC bosses woke up to on Monday morning. The day has been about publicly apologising, announcing action plans and trying to turn a corner – on the Wallace misconduct story…

Biologist Stephen Wallace – credit Edinburgh Innovations Scientists in Scotland recently engineered bacteria to be able to turn plastic into a precursor to the painkiller acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol. Though far from scalable at the moment, the reaction nevertheless underpins a potential starting point for greener production and recycling systems, as acetaminophen is produced…

Harriet Heywood BBC News, Essex Smoke rises at Southend Airport after the plane crash London Southend Airport will remain closed until further notice after a plane crashed in what witnesses described as a “fireball”. Essex Police said it was alerted to a 12-metre plane on fire at the site in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 16:00 BST…

10 years ago today, Earth’s scientists completed the first survey of our solar system as the New Horizons spacecraft completed a flyby of distant Pluto. It took ten years for the little space probe to arrive at our most distant neighbor, and is now beginning a long cold journey out into the great beyond, never…

What’s the weather forecast for Monday? The UK experienced the final day of the latest heatwave to reach the British Isles, with a high of 31.2C recorded in Scotland on Sunday afternoon. Temperatures were slightly lower than Saturday’s peak, while a cooler change is forecast to arrive on Monday, bringing “heavy spells of rain” for…

New frog species Pristimantis chinguelas found in Peru – Ivan Wong / SWNS Three new types of frogs were discovered during off-road scientific expeditions in the remote cloud-shrouded peaks of the Andes. The secretive amphibians were found between 2021 and 2024 in the Cordillera de Huancabamba mountains of northern Peru—in forests and mountain trails with…

BBC Amy Loring, a makeup artist and influencer, says a lack of “clear” labelling on products can have “severe” consequences Makeup and skincare ingredients should be listed in English and not Latin to protect people with allergies, campaigners say. Cosmetic companies display ingredients in Latin, or using scientific names. But MP Becky Gittins, who has…

106 years ago today, the R34 airship made the first transatlantic crossing going from west to east, arriving in Norfolk, UK on July 13th after 75 hours of flying time. Built for World War I but failing to see any action until after it had ended at Versailles, R34, and her sister dirigible R33, served…

When Julian Cash sent down the irretrievable overhead smash that sealed a historic Wimbledon men’s doubles title, his partner Lloyd Glasspool’s reaction was somewhat unexpected. Becoming a champion at the All England Club usually involves falling flat on your back on the turf, tears of joy or dashing to the coaching box to embrace loved…