As the world economy roars back into action, commodity prices are soaring. After slumping into negative figures last year, a barrel of oil is back at more than $78 — its highest price since 2019. Meanwhile, tensions between big oil exporters — including Saudi Arabia and UAE — could see prices rise further. Non-energy commodities, … Read more
The materials essential for life on Earth including organic matter and water have been discovered on the surface of an asteroid for the first time, study shows. Planetary scientists from Royal Holloway University of London examined a single grain of dust returned to Earth from asteroid Itokawa by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as part … Read more
Cars with petrol and diesel engines waste hundreds of times more raw materials than an equivalent electric vehicle, according to a new study by a green campaign group. Over the course of a fossil-fuel car’s lifetime it burns through the equivalent of a stack of oil barrels 25 storeys high, while electric vehicles waste only … Read more
His Dark Materials renewed for season three… after Lin-Manuel Miranda shares funny on-set video By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 18:28 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 18:28 GMT, 22 December 2020 BBC One and HBO officially renewed His Dark Materials for a third season just two days after the second season finale aired. Production … Read more
Two scientists in Moscow have proposed replacing the periodic table as the chief way to organize elements. Rather than ordering by atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus) the chart lists elements by two fundamental properties— their atomic radius and how strongly its atoms attract electrons— known collectively as an element’s Mendeleev Number. … Read more
Use British-made materials for the green revolution, bosses and unions urge Boris By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 22:22 GMT, 18 November 2020 Bosses and union leaders are calling for ministers to use British-made materials to build the eco-friendly houses, wind turbines and nuclear plants in … Read more
‘Fireball’ meteorite that smashed into a frozen US lake in 2018 contains ‘pristine’ organic compounds that could shed light on the origins of life Footage of the fireball which soared across the sky on Jan 16, 2018 went viral It has now been studied and contains raw materials for life to form Meteorites billions of years ago … Read more
Devastating house fire that killed four young children was an accident started by ‘smoking materials’, probe finds as case against mother, 26, and father, 30, is dropped Fire last year ripped through the home of Natalie Unitt and Chris Moulton The mother, 26, and father, 30, were then arrested on suspicion of manslaughter Now after 18 months … Read more
Her onscreen chemistry with his character the Hot Priest won the praise of countless fans when they appeared together in the acclaimed comedy Fleabag. And Phoebe Waller-Bridge, 35, is set to be reunited with her co-star Andrew Scott, 43, for a completely different project, as it’s been revealed she’ll be voicing his dæmon in season two … Read more
Now you see it… The cunningly camouflaged superyacht ‘Hide’, which is covered in dark reflective materials that mirror the sea ‘Hide’, measuring 164ft in length, is a vessel designed to live up to its name and blend in with the environment She was created by designer Anna Borla, a finalist in Boat’s 2020 Young Designer of … Read more