Loki scored its biggest tune-in of season two for the week of its finale, rising by almost 200 million minutes over the prior week. That’s the good news. The bad news for the Marvel/Disney+ series is that despite the jump, Loki still finished its second season well behind the first in terms of viewing time…Read
This photograph shows a Roman aqueduct that supplied water to Viminacium, a large Roman city. Credit: Carles Lalueza-Foz A multidisciplinary study has reconstructed the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era, a time and place of profound demographic, cultural and linguistic change. The team has recovered and analyzed
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) rehabilitated at the Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Natural History Museum of Salento (MSNS). Credit: Piero Carlino, Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Natural History Museum of Salento (MSNS) Rising global temperatures could lead to an increase in the nesting range of green turtles in the Mediterranean Sea
Extreme heat in China linked to human-induced climate change. Credit: IOP Publishing A record-breaking heat wave occurred in North China in June, marking the first time that temperatures reached or exceeded 40°C in Beijing for three consecutive days. A new paper, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, explores the extent to which such extreme
Map of Okinawa with different land cover types and field site locations derived from a 2015 Landsat 8 image. Credit: Kenneth Dudley, Environmental Science and Informatics Section, OIST. If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and
Construction activity declined in November for the third month running, according to the latest S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The headline figure of 45.5, marginally down from October (45.6), suggested a modest contraction of business. An index of 50.0 would indicate no… The post Construction activity falls for third consecutive month appeared
Paul Reeve is director of corporate social responsibility at the Electrical Contractors’ Association Designers and other professionals across the built environment are steadily improving the measurement of embodied carbon in their construction specifications. But now, engineering-services contractors tendering for public sector and commercial work are… The post When asked about M&E product carbon…Read More
HMRC has criticised the behaviour of two insolvency practitioners who oversaw an aborted attempt to save Squibb Group in the run-up to its demise. Louise Baxter and Dominik Thiel-Czerwinke, from insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor, had been nominated to implement a proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA)… The post HMRC criticises insolvency specialists over Squibb rescue attempt
Dame Judith Hackitt has been appointed as interim chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the UK’s independent nuclear safety and security regulator. From 1 Janauary 2024, she will take over responsibility for overseeing nuclear safety, security, safeguards, site health and safety and safety… The post Hackitt becomes interim chair of UK’s nuclear regulator
Clancy Group posted record revenue in its latest financial year, its new annual report shows. The infrastructure-focused contractor turned over £334.5m in the year to 2 April 2023, up from £293m, making it the firm’s fifth consecutive year of growth. The 14 per cent jump… The post Clancy revenue reaches record high appeared first on