Plutonium released during British nuclear tests in southern Australia in the 1950s could still be slowly releasing dangerous radiation into the soil and groundwater, according to a new report.
Two weeks ago, a digger that had been working on a job on the British mainland arrived back in Northern Ireland. Or rather attempted to arrive. Its bodywork was covered in soil, the inspector pointed out. British soil wasn’t allowed into the EU. The driver explained that it was a company digger and was not … Read more
A 91-year-old pensioner survived a fall at her home by eating soil from a pot plant while lying stricken on her bedroom floor. Doctors told Rosemary Frank she was only six more hours from death before she was saved by a volunteer driver who found her at her home in Kempsey, Worcs., on October 13, … Read more
Rock and soil taken from Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover in the search for ancient microbial Martian life will be selected by UK researchers. Scientists at Imperial College London and the Natural History Museum will help Perseverance select the Martian samples, which will eventually be brought back to Earth for scientific study. Perseverance blasts off from Florida … Read more
New study shows gold mining in the Amazon is leeching nitrogen out of the soil, raising mercury concentrations and stopping new trees from growing for years Researchers studied the effects of gold mining on the Amazon rainforest Soil samples showed lower amounts of nitrogen in areas around mines They also found mercury levels that could … Read more
The first orbital space flight from UK soil is a step closer after the first spaceport – Space Hub Sutherland – was given planning approval by the Highland Council. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) plans to build the £17.9 million satellite launch site on peatland on the Moine Peninsula near Tongue in the Scottish Highlands. … Read more
Skyrora, a satellite launch company based in Scotland hopes to be able to send a rocket into space by spring 2021 after completing a ground fire test. The company created a mobile launch platform and finished a full fire test of its Skylark-L rocket in just five days – the first from the UK in … Read more
Scientists improve wheat yields by up to 65 percent using fertilizer created from processed human waste Researchers from Federation University studied ways to improve local soil They treated Australia’s clay-heavy farmland with fertilizer from human waste They found wheat yields increased between 55 and 65 percent in two locations By Michael Thomsen For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more
First British arrest for ‘failing to self-isolate due to coronavirus’: 26-year-old male faces £10,000 fine and three months in jail after arriving on Isle of Man then ‘refusing to go into 14-day quarantine’ 26-year-old held days after Crown dependency passed coronavirus legislation Anyone arriving on Isle of Man must go into self-isolation for following 14 … Read more