News
Chainsaw test: Stihl, Husqvarna and Makita/Dolmar
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
As the market for chainsaw manufacturers is extensive, we asked fire services which saws they use most often. Alongside market...
News
NASA's DART Mission Changed the Didymos-Dimorphos System's Solar Orbit
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
In 2022, NASA achieved a historic first when it intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, testing whether the collision...
News
10 Phrases That Quietly Demand Respect
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
From workplace meetings to meals with relatives, the wording we use can either weaken our boundaries or strengthen them. A...
News
How drought drove Homo floresiensis, the real hobbits of Flores, towards extinction
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
In a remote corner of Indonesia, a small human species struggled with worsening droughts, food shortages and a collapsing environment....
News
Safran Villaroche Deep Geothermal Plant Signals a Low-Carbon Shift
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
On the eastern edge of Paris, a vast aviation plant is discreetly gearing up for a fundamental change in the...
News
How deep reading can counter misinformation and doomscrolling
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
The typical American looks at their phone more than 140 times daily, spending an average of 4.5 hours on it...
News
Germany’s Leopard 2A8 Marks a New Era for European Tanks
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
Germany’s KNDS group has unveiled the Leopard 2A8, an entirely newly manufactured version of its well-known main battle tank family...
News
The One Sentence You Should Never Say to a Child Under 7
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
Trolleys squealed, a ringtone blared somewhere nearby and a toddler fussed by the biscuits. Then a sound sliced through the...
News
How Jane Goodall Changed What We Know About Chimpanzees and Tool Use
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
Jane Goodall, the world’s best-known primatologist, achieved something remarkable across her 91 years: she radically reshaped how the world understands...
News
CES 2026: Micro RGB TVs bring absolute colour accuracy to Las Vegas
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
Las Vegas returns to the spotlight in 2026, and this time the contest is not only about spectacle, but also...
News
Ariane 6 VA267: Europe’s 62-Metre Test Against Reusable US Giants
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
The forthcoming Ariane 6 mission, planned for 12 February 2026, is not simply another satellite deployment. It marks the point...
News
Saudi Arabia’s Quiet CBDC Retreat: A Long Pause for the Digital Riyal
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
Until recently, bankers and young technology employees gathered around dashboards monitoring a Saudi Central Bank pet project: a digital currency...
News
How Iron Starvation Threatens Phytoplankton and the Ocean Climate
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
The deck vibrated beneath our feet while the winch clattered, hauling a seawater-dripping metal cylinder up from the dark blue...
News
How Removing Invasive Plants Lets Ecosystems Recover Naturally
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
A dense, snarled barrier of thorny vines; plastic bags caught among its branches; scarcely a sound beyond far-off traffic. Then...
News
Return-to-office mandates and the fight for remote work
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
On a wet Tuesday morning, Laura sat in her kitchen with a coffee, her cat perched on the chair beside...
News
Greenland and Climate Fear: Local Voices Beyond the Panic
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
The sea ice splintered like aged porcelain whenever the boat pressed ahead. Along the horizon, black dorsal fins sliced through...
News
Comet 3I/ATLAS Brightens Rapidly Near Perihelion
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
Comet 3I/ATLAS, just the third recognised object to visit from outside our Solar System, has been increasing in brightness much...
News
Airbus and Singapore secure world’s first fully automatic air-to-air refuelling certification
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
High above the clouds, a subtle transformation in air-combat logistics is taking place, driven less by pilots than by algorithms....
News
The Riviera Bob: The Spring 2026 Haircut Refreshing Faces After 60
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
Red carpets and city streets are increasingly showcasing the same hairstyle, with the trend making a distinct statement about style...
News
US Navy tests Patriot PAC-3 MSE and Mk 70 on Littoral Combat Ships
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
The US Navy and American industry have been advancing a concept that combines operational urgency with a degree of technical...
News
China installs 261-tonne reactor dome in 94 minutes
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
•
At the heart of a vast construction site, a steel dome descends slowly from above. Its movement is controlled to...
