A special issue of Nature has published a series of studies looking at how monitoring Antarctica from space is providing crucial insights into its response to a warming climate. Here are their key findings: Three trillion tonnes of ice has been lost from Antarctica since 1992 The Antarctic Ice Sheet lost around three trillion tonnes … Read more
Amazing NASA images show how pollution has CLEARED over China as coronavirus crisis has kept everyone indoors NASA and European Space Agency have used pollution monitoring satellites to track nitrogen dioxide levels The difference in concentration of nitrogen dioxide is revealed in two maps released by the space agencies Almost no nitrogen dioxide visible after … Read more
From a sleeping lemur to a fog-shrouded bridge: The stunning images shortlisted in a worldwide black-and-white photography competition More than 10,219 images were submitted to the photography contest, run by photo app Agora The pictures include an atmospheric shot of a monk in Myanmar and a stunning shot of a rare Asian elephant Here we … Read more
The most isolated island in the UK that has had no permanent resident for 90 years because life is too tough is to get a new £5.5m visitor centre – 40 miles away. St Kilda – a UNESCO World Heritage site – sits 40 miles west of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland which is the … Read more
Stunning microscope images released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal the new killer coronavirus in unprecedented detail. Shown as blue dots, the virus, now dubbed SARS-CoV-19, can be seen roving around and invading human cells. The sample is the first of its kind capture using a transmission electron microscope by CDC … Read more
Photographs of the day-to-day lives of allied airmen during the Second World War have been remastered and brought to life in stunning colour. Striking 80-year-old images show an American mechanic balancing himself on shells while loading a 500lb bomb mid air; tense RAF paratroopers bracing themselves in the body of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft; and … Read more
Now you see me….From invisible owls to peeping giraffes these stunning images show how nature’s stealthiest creatures use their camouflage to disappear in plain sight Before and after photos reveal how clever creatures use their camouflage to remain hidden in plain sight Pictures include an almost invisible owl inside a tree cavity defending nest from … Read more