Once you pop, you can’t recycle: Pringles tubes get eco redesign as its metal base, plastic cap and foil-lined cardboard sleeve make it the ‘number one recycling villain’ Pringles tube could change after criticism that it was too difficult to recycle Recycling Association says plastic cap and metal base make it ‘recycling villain’ Kellogg’s is testing … Read more
Lava tubes under the surface of the Moon and Mars are so large they could host entire planetary bases for future space exploration, planetary scientists claim. Researchers at the Universities of Bologna and Padua studied the subsurface cavities that lava created billions of years ago under the surface of Mars and the Moon. These cavities … Read more
Railway workers could strike over government plans for an ‘army’ of volunteers handing out free masks on the London Underground. Wearing face coverings on public transport will be mandatory by June 15, but the RMT union says the volunteer policy, announced by transport secretary Grant Shapps, was made without consulting staff and is considering taking … Read more
Scientists are developing suitable shelters for the first explorers of Mars, but a new study believes the Red Planet can provide natural settlements for the pioneers. After surveying 1,500 images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of experts believe they have discovered a solution – ‘lava tubes.’ An area, known as Hellas Planitia … Read more
Britain’s roads were packed with traffic this morning as phone data showed that millions more people are taking to the roads in a further sign that they are starting to get back to work despite the coronavirus lockdown. It will pile pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson who returned to work today as calls for … Read more