Search found 2230 matches
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Energy & the Environment News and Discussions
- Replies: 673
- Views: 908143
Re: Energy & the Environment News and Discussions
UK cash-for-bottle deposit scheme delayed until 2027 2 hours ago https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DF52/production/_128607175_gettyimages-1176099249.jpg.webp The UK's bottle deposit and return scheme (DRS) will be delayed until 2027, four years later than planned. Ministers blamed the Wel...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: Post-Brexit News and Discussions
- Replies: 204
- Views: 186145
Re: Post-Brexit News and Discussions
New EU referendum could take place within next 16 years, poling guru John Curtice says 6 hours ago Shifting generational attitudes towards the EU could result in another referendum on British membership by the year 2040, polling expert professor John Curtice has predicted. Prof Curtice said the tim...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Climate Change News & Discussions
- Replies: 1056
- Views: 860949
Re: Climate Change News & Discussions
Scientists Warn in Report that Climate Change Has Pushed Earth to “Code Red” October 26, 2022 Introduction: (EurekAlert) Writing in the journal BioScience , an international coalition led by Oregon State University researchers says in a report published today that the Earth’s vital signs have reach...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: UK News and Discussions
- Replies: 1074
- Views: 559676
Re: UK News and Discussions
Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within five years 34 minutes ago Labour has promised to renationalise nearly all passenger rail services within five years if it wins the next election. It says a new public body would inherit existing contracts when they expire, taking on responsi...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: UK News and Discussions
- Replies: 1074
- Views: 559676
Re: UK News and Discussions
SNP ends power-sharing deal with Scottish Greens over climate strategy Thu 25 Apr 2024 09.53 BST The historic power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National party and Scottish Greens is to end after a crisis over the government’s climate strategy. The Bute House agreement was signed in Augus...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:58 pm
- Forum: Biology & Medicine
- Topic: COVID-19 News and Discussions
- Replies: 2162
- Views: 1562042
Re: COVID-19 News and Discussions
Scientists report longest known ‘extreme’ Covid infection in 72-year-old man 6 hours ago Doctors reported the case of a 72-year-old patient in the Netherlands who suffered from the novel coronavirus infection for 613 days, marking the longest SARS-CoV-2 infection duration to date. They discovered e...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:42 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: Fascism watch thread/news and discussions
- Replies: 215
- Views: 171132
Re: Fascism watch thread/news and discussions
A Christian ministry urged the Supreme Court to criminalize homelessness https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christian-ministry-urged-the-supreme Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard a case that centers around how cities should deal with homelessness. One of the most striking revelations, however, ma...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Batteries & Energy Storage news and discussions
- Replies: 198
- Views: 150322
Re: Batteries & Energy Storage news and discussions
Scientists build battery that can charge in seconds 1 hour ago Scientists have developed a battery capable of charging in just a few seconds. A team from South Korea made the breakthrough with next-generation sodium batteries, which are both cheaper and safer than the conventional lithium-ion batte...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: Military & War
- Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
- Replies: 3441
- Views: 1557583
Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Ukraine war: Kyiv limits consular help for men of fighting age abroad 47 minutes ago Ukraine is suspending consular services for male citizens aged 18 to 60 abroad as part of a drive to beef up numbers joining the military. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said protecting the rights of Ukrainians was...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: Space
- Topic: Space News and Discussions
- Replies: 753
- Views: 597471
Re: Space News and Discussions
Pluto's heart-shaped scar may offer clues to the frozen world's history published 3 hours ago When NASA’s New Horizons mission flew past Pluto in 2015, it gave humanity our first glimpse of a colossal depression on the isolated world. It's named Sputnik Planitia. Comparable in size to the country o...