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
A new regulator will be set up to ensure the safety of building materials after ‘deeply disturbing’ evidence of malpractice was heard at the Grenfell Inquiry, the Government has said. The investigation into the fatal fire which killed 72 people in 2017 has heard that some firms involved in the production of materials used on … 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
His Dark Materials Rating: The Trials Of Oscar Pistorius Rating: Sunday teatime, long ago, used to be the time for really dreadful children’s drama. Stilted actors in period costumes performed stories with a religious message that Auntie deemed improving for our young minds. His Dark Materials (BBC1) is carrying on that grand tradition. This big-budget … Read more
Hit BBC show His Dark Materials is set to return this Sunday with its second series, promising even more epic fantasy, political intrigue and magical beasts. The fantasy epic – which is based on author Philip Pullman’s novels of the same name – will pick up right from where series one ended, with Lyra Belacqua (Dafne … Read more
A meteorite that stunned the world when it blazed through the sky and plummeted into a frozen Lake Michigan on January 16, 2018 has been analysed by scientists. The six-foot wide rock fragmented and illuminated the sky while travelling at 30,000mph, with footage of the event going viral around the world. Fragments were rapidly tracked … 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