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Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:31:51 GMT
It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.
'Our homes were taken for a road that was never built'
Wed, 28 May 2025 01:41:45 GMT
Three families speak of the "utter hell" of losing their homes to a road scheme that was cancelled.
UK proposes wider ban on destructive ocean bottom trawling
Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:42:18 GMT
The government wants to prohibit bottom trawling from more protected areas of UK waters.
India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:38:38 GMT
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space.
Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:01:49 GMT
A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago sheds new light on the rise of Ancient Egypt.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT
The government sets out spending plans on five years of science. Where will the money go?
Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:14:48 GMT
Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida.
This burger was made from cow cells in a lab. Should it really be served in restaurants?
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:02:55 GMT
Lab-grown beef, chicken and even quail are served in restaurants in some countries around the world - and now some cultivated meats could soon be sold in the UK too
Warning over 'dirty secret' of toxic chemicals on farmers' fields
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:29:37 GMT
Campaigners say that farmers' fields are being contaminated by chemicals and microplastics in sewage sludge.
Huge Roman 'jigsaw' reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:23:43 GMT
Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa.
William warns ocean life 'diminishing before our eyes'
Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:48:17 GMT
The Prince of Wales gave a speech in Monaco hoping to drive investments to protect the world's oceans.
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds
Fri, 30 May 2025 06:10:22 GMT
The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.
Watch: Loose pigeons cause havoc on plane before take-off
Wed, 28 May 2025 01:48:09 GMT
A US flight was delayed after two birds ended up onboard the aircraft, baffling both passengers and crew.
Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:12:27 GMT
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk.
Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:09:45 GMT
Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.
Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions
Wed, 28 May 2025 23:11:12 GMT
The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.
Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:17:30 GMT
Scientific evidence suggests ash trees are ‘fighting back’ against a deadly disease.
Plastic bag bans and fees curb US shoreline litter, study suggests
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:01:05 GMT
Shoreline litter data research shows policies caused a relative decrease in the percentage of plastic bags.
Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?
Wed, 14 May 2025 05:01:51 GMT
The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere
Sat, 10 May 2025 15:32:19 GMT
The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades.
The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:11:47 GMT
Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other?
Killer whales make kelp tools to 'massage' each other
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:02:28 GMT
Orcas have been filmed using kelp as a tool to massage each other
Environmental rules reviewed for small housebuilders
Wed, 28 May 2025 11:24:58 GMT
Ministers are considering how costs can be reduced for small firms to help them build more homes.
Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village
Wed, 28 May 2025 18:06:38 GMT
Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.
How China made electric vehicles mainstream
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 23:17:26 GMT
The world's second largest economy is both the biggest producer and buyer of EVs.
World's oldest boomerang doesn't actually come back
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:04:50 GMT
The 40,000-year-old boomerang was made with an astonishing level of skill and ingenuity, say scientists.
First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:35:11 GMT
The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.
Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding
Thu, 22 May 2025 21:58:22 GMT
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT
We investigate the role our forests are playing in offsetting carbon emissions.
'Forever chemical' found in all but one of tested UK rivers
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:33:52 GMT
The long-term impact of the chemical on human health is still unclear and being researched.
Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:31:51 GMT
It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.
How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:13:07 GMT
Scientists are clear that global warming is making heatwaves like this hotter and more likely.
Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?
Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:46:51 GMT
Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost
The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:11:47 GMT
Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other?
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:06:26 GMT
Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT
The science behind US attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites.
New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:05 GMT
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.
SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 02:27:56 GMT
Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.
Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:59:32 GMT
Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.
Huge Roman 'jigsaw' reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:23:43 GMT
Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa.
Oceans cannot become 'wild west', warns UN chief
Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:03:30 GMT
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke at the start of the UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT
Inside Science heads to the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France.
Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the 'River of Death'
Mon, 19 May 2025 05:06:24 GMT
A group of researchers have come to Pipestone Creek in Canada to figure out why thousands of dinosaurs are buried here.
England needs more hosepipe bans and smart water meters - watchdog
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 04:57:40 GMT
The Environment Agency warns England needs a 'continued and sustained effort' to cut water demand.
Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:34 GMT
How a new atomic clock might be the way to tackle attacks on plane GPS systems
Will there be a drought where I live?
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:09:18 GMT
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:07:12 GMT
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
What are the risks of bombing Iran's nuclear sites?
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 09:49:16 GMT
Destroying Iran's stores of enriched uranium would bring danger for people nearby but not trigger another Chernobyl.
Most new build homes must have solar panels - Miliband
Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:26:07 GMT
The energy secretary says the move will cut energy bills, but house builders caution against burdensome regulations.
Will there be a drought where I live?
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:09:18 GMT
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
Cats distinguish owner's smell from stranger's, study finds
Wed, 28 May 2025 18:11:19 GMT
Scientists believe cats can discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar humans using smell alone.
Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:04:28 GMT
The Earth could be doomed to breach a key climate target in as little as three years, scientists warn.
The people who think AI might become conscious
Mon, 26 May 2025 00:38:27 GMT
With a leap in the evolution of large language models, some leading thinkers are questioning whether AI might become sentient
A third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:49:31 GMT
More than 4,000 Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa to Australia.
