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Fears over PFAS 'forever chemicals' at Oxfordshire development site
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (426+ words) Concerns have been raised about potential chemical pollution at a former RAF base earmarked for development in Oxfordshire. Former RAF Upper Heyford, which was active during World War Two, is the proposed site of 9, 000 new homes. Residents fear the land…...
Campaigners oppose Peak Cluster carbon capture project
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (741+ words) Residents are campaigning against plans for a major "28. 6m de-carbonisation project in the Peak District. The proposed Peak Cluster project will capture harmful carbon dioxide from three cement and lime plants and transfer it by pipeline to a storage facility under…...
Stranded fish to be rescued after Whitchurch canal collapse
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) Fish trapped in a farmer's field in Shropshire are set to be rescued following a major canal breach. Around 1, 000 became trapped after being washed on to the land next to the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch when it collapsed in December....
Stranded fish rescued after Whitchurch canal collapse
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) Fish trapped in a farmer's field in Shropshire are set to be rescued, after they were trapped following a major canal breach. Around 1, 000 were washed on to the land next to the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch, when it collapsed in…...
'Forever chemical' testing to be ramped up amid growing concerns.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (970+ words) The UK is to increase testing for so-called "forever chemicals" in the environment as part of a national plan to tackle the substances, which have prompted environmental and health concerns. The group of chemicals, also known as PFAS, are used…...
It's very hard to see this solid behave like a liquid
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (26+ words) Pitch will drip out of a funnel every 10 years, but Professor Mainstone always missed it. Hear about another very long science experiment on BBC Sounds....
Professor Peter Higgs leaves Nobel Prize medal to Edinburgh University
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (561+ words) The late Prof Peter Higgs has gifted his Nobel Prize medal to the university where he proposed a groundbreaking idea that would change scientists' understanding of the universe. Prof Higgs was a researcher at Edinburgh University in 1964 when he predicted…...
Prof Peter Higgs Nobel Prize medal donated to Edinburgh University
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (604+ words) The late Prof Peter Higgs has gifted his Nobel Prize medal to the university where he proposed a groundbreaking idea that would change scientists' understanding of the universe. Prof Higgs was a researcher at Edinburgh University in 1964 when he predicted…...
BBC Audio | Crowd Science | Are atoms immortal?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (171+ words) Caroline Steel investigates the immortality of atoms by travelling to CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory located along the border of France and Switzerland. There, theoretical. .. Available for over a year Caroline Steel investigates the immortality of atoms by…...
Chemistry Nobel awarded to three scientists for their work on metal organic frameworks
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (126+ words) The Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for their work on metal organic frameworks. The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy. .. Chemistry Nobel awarded to three scientists for…...