[ad_1] Watch: SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft but catches booster on seventh test flightThe latest test of Space X's giant Starship rocket has failed, minutes after launch. Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost after problems developed after lift-off from Texas on Thursday.But the Super Heavy booster managed to return to its launchpad as planned, prompting an eruption of applause from ground control teams.The mission came hours
[ad_1] Emergency service teams, local councils and government officials will take part in a full, multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise, to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.The test, which is likely to take place in the autumn, will involve thousands of people across different parts of the UK, minister Pat McFadden has announced. The plans come in response to the first set of recommendations made by the Covid-19 Inquiry
[ad_1] The Covid inquiry was launched by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in June 2022, more than a year after he said the government's actions would be put "under the microscope".The announcement came after the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaign said it was considering launching a judicial review over government "time-wasting". Johnson said the inquiry would cover decision-making during the pandemic by the UK government, as well as the
[ad_1] Georgina RannardClimate and science reporterWatch: Lift-off for Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin as rocket New Glenn launches into orbitAmazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX.The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 02:02 local time (07:02 GMT).It firmly pits the world's two richest men against each other
[ad_1] Sophie HutchinsonHealth correspondentFamily handoutJamie and Kate Scott on holiday before the pandemicFamilies of those harmed by Covid vaccines told the UK Covid Inquiry they were forced to support each other during the pandemic because there was no other help.Kate Scott, who represents the group Vaccine Injured and Bereaved UK (VIBUK), said they felt they were "almost being pushed into the shadows during the pandemic".The inquiry also heard from a
[ad_1] BBCIn a gleaming laboratory in Edinburgh, robotic machines whirr and mix. The final product that they are creating will be a pine-smelling chemical that can be used as an ingredient in perfumes. But the starting point is very different: a brown, gloopy, fat mixture, recently fished out from below ground - fatbergs.Fatbergs are the foul phenomenon found lurking in (and blocking up) sewers. The development of the technology used
[ad_1] Suzanne BearneTechnology ReporterDeepali Misra-SharpDr Deepali Misra-Sharp uses AI to help take notesThis is the fifth feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI is changing medical research and treatments.The difficulty of getting an appointment with a GP is a familiar gripe in the UK.Even when an appointment is secured, the rising workload faced by doctors means those meetings can be shorter than either the doctor or
[ad_1] Chris BaraniukScience and technology journalistGetty ImagesIt was terrible timing. In the late morning of Tuesday 6 January, a "life-threatening and destructive" windstorm was heading for the northern suburbs of Los Angeles. The local office of the US National Weather Service published a strongly worded alert at roughly 10:30am local time. At almost that exact moment, a fire erupted in the Palisades neighbourhood of LA."The fire was able to get
[ad_1] Pharmaceutical firms are turning to AI to find new molecules that might be able to tackle disease. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Maddy SavageTechnology Reporter, Skellefteå, SwedenGetty ImagesThere were great hopes for the Northvolt battery plant Skellefteå, SwedenHeavy snow blends into white thick clouds in Skellefteå, a riverside city in northern Sweden that is home to 78,000 residents.It's also the location of what was supposed to become Europe's biggest and greenest electric battery factory, powered by the region's abundance of renewable energy.Swedish start-up Northvolt opened its flagship production plant here in
