The insects had been in decline until people started cramming together in the first large settlements They survived the catastrophe that wiped out the dinosaurs, but bedbugs were in decline until the invention of the city, which sent their numbers soaring, researchers say. Genetic analysis of a group of bedbugs...
Geologically complex regions more prone to landslides, study suggests
Team in China demostrate that multiple geological factors contribute to a landscape’s predistribution to landslides We know that steep slopes and heavy rain help to trigger landslides, but are some types of landscape more susceptible than others? A study suggests that geologically complex regions are more likely to produce landslides....
Can trade in soil carbon credits help farmers – and the climate?
Regenerative agriculture has growth potential for the offsets market, but scientists question its green credentials On a blustery spring day, Thomas Gent is walking through a field of winter wheat on his family’s farm, which straddles the Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire border. Some of the green shoots reach his knees, while...
SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test
Ship flew farther than on two previous attempts but sprang leaks and began spinning before re-entering the atmosphere out of control Another SpaceX Starship prototype broke up over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping the latest bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of colonising...