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The major coal producing country that wants to leave its fossil fuels in the ground | Science, Climate & Tech News
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There is a dilemma at the heart of global climate talks. Burning oil, gas and coal is the biggest driver of climate change, which is unleashing deadly flooding in Spain, in Colombia and more destructive hurricanes in the North Atlantic. But the industry producing these fossil fuels is a cash cow: making £2.8bn in profit…
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The world made a ‘historic’ pledge to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels. One year on, has it? | Science, Climate & Tech News
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It’s 13 December 2023. Excited reports of a “landmark” global climate agreement reverberate around the world from the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. At around 11am, weary diplomats with circles under their eyes from fierce, all-night negotiations cheer, cry and hug. The US’s climate envoy John Kerry throws his arms around German foreign minister Annalena…
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Inside the UK’s first fossil fuel free flying school | Science & Tech News
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Sitting at the end of the runway, with just seconds before getting clearance for take-off, the spinning propeller of the plane I am in sitting in unexpectedly judders to a quick, and ominous, halt. Sitting next to me, pilot and instructor Adam Twidell, senses my nerves. “It’s just another thing that is so great about…
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Nearly complete dinosaur fossil sells for record £34m | Science & Tech News
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A nearly complete fossil of a stegosaurus has sold for a record $44.6m (£34.2m), becoming the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction. An anonymous US buyer outbid six others for the set of bones, dubbed Apex, at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday. They paid an apex price, beating the previous auction record of…
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Most complete dinosaur fossil in a century discovered on the Isle of Wight | Science & Tech News
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The fossil of a herbivorous dinosaur, as big as an American male bison, has been discovered on the Isle of Wight. It is the most complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in the UK in a century, with 149 bones in total. The hefty dinosaur, now called Comptonatus chasei, roamed southern England around 125 million years ago…
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Vast scale of methane leaks from fossil fuel production and landfill sites exposed | Climate News
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The vast scale of methane leaks from fossil fuel production and landfill sites has been exposed by analysis carried out exclusively for Sky News. Around 1,300 “super-emitters” of the potent greenhouse gas have been identified so far in 2023 by the monitoring company Kayrros, which uses satellites to detect plumes of the gas. It looks…
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Earth risks losing 40% of glacial mass if it doesn’t give up fossil fuels, projection warns | Climate News
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More than 40% of Earth’s glacial mass could disappear if humanity keeps investing in fossil fuels, warns a stark new projection. The bleak scenario would mean more than two thirds of the total number of glaciers would vanish by the end of the century, contributing to ever-increasing sea levels around the world. Lead researcher David…
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Scientists uncover first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal in fossil from 120 million years ago | UK News
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Scientists believe they have uncovered the first known incident of a mammal being eaten by a dinosaur. The foot of an animal that lived 120 million years ago has been found inside the ribcage of a dinosaur, throwing light on the diet of prehistoric creatures. Palaeontologists in the UK analysed fossil remains of a small,…
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Fossil of ‘first animal predator’ named after Sir David Attenborough | Science & Tech News
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A fossil of the earliest known animal predator has been named after Sir David Attenborough by the geologists who discovered it. The 560-million-year-old creature is the first of its kind to have ever been identified and is believed to be the earliest known creature with a skeleton. It was found in Charnwood Forest near Leicester…