Vodka first product grown in Chernobyl exclusion zone
Chernobyl Spirit Company hope to produce 500 bottles of Atomik vodka and sell it to the increasing number of tourists.
August 8, 2019 3:54 pm
Science
What’s being stored and where if Earth is destroyed
Arch Mission Foundation is sending data with evidence of human life to as many parts of space as possible in case Earth is destroyed.
Potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ discovered
"With a thick atmosphere, the planet GJ 357 d could maintain liquid water on its surface like Earth, and we could pick out signs of life with telescopes that will soon be online," said astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger
Seagull travels 520 miles in seven days
Alderney Bird Observatory warden John Horton said the distance travelled by the bird in such a brief period of time was unusual.
Climate change meetings that can save the world
Prince Charles explained to politicians that the next 18 months will decide the planet's ability to keep climate change to survivable levels with "practical action".
What your phone habits reveal about your personality
Researchers are using phone movements to determine people’s personality types – so where do you fit?
Indian female rocket stars’ moon mission
The US$145 million cost of the mission represents a huge cost-saving for such trips to the moon if successful. To put it into perspective, the movies Avengers: Endgame cost US$356 million.
Apollo 11 moon landing: what it cost to live in 1969
In 1969, most homes did not have bathrooms inside, the idea of getting on a plane was only for the rich and fool-hardy and a loaf of bread was 23 cents.
Jeff Bezos: We have to live in space to save Earth
“We humans have to go to space if we are going to continue to have a thriving civilisation,” Jeff Bezos told CBS Evening News host Norah O'Donnell
How humans may live on Mars
In an experiment two to three centimetres of silica aerogel allowed light from a lamp tuned to simulate Martian sunlight to heat the surface beneath it by up to 65C (150F) - enough to raise temperatures on the Martian surface and melt water ice.