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Young science writer award goes national (31/1/2024)
National award opens to young science writers from state schools around the UK.... Devon tree planting: Work to recreate lost rainforest (30/1/2024)
The National Trust hopes to develop swathes of humid woodland on the Atlantic coast.... Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission (30/1/2024)
The lander has begun sending photos, including that of a nearby rock nicknamed "toy poodle".... England's hedges would go around Earth ten times (30/1/2024)
Ecologists hope a new map of our historic hedgerows will lead to better protection for a key wildlife habitat.... Moon lander: Japan's Slim reactivates and gets to work (30/1/2024)
The reawakened craft has begun detailed analysis of the lunar surface including nearby rocks... Icon of the Seas: World's largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami (28/1/2024)
The 20-deck Icon of the Seas' maiden voyage comes amid concerns about the vessel's methane emissions.... Ingenuity: Damage puts end to ground-breaking Mars helicopter mission (27/1/2024)
The first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another planet suffers rotor damage three years into tour.... RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2024: Your pictures (27/1/2024)
The world's biggest wildlife citizen science project is back, here is a selection of your photos.... Amazon's record drought driven by climate change (26/1/2024)
The world's largest rainforest protects us from climate change but deforestation has left it vulnerable.... Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose (26/1/2024)
The first image of the Slim spacecraft shows it to be in an awkward position on the lunar surface.... RSPB Birdwatch 2024: Fewer wild birds visiting UK gardens (26/1/2024)
Greenfinches, sparrows and starlings have declined the most but other species including goldfinches are thriving.... Hermit crabs are 'wearing' our plastic rubbish (26/1/2024)
Hermit crabs all over the world are using our discarded plastic and other waste in place of their natural shells.... New coffee genetic map promises better brews (24/1/2024)
The discovery reveals how Arabica coffee got its sweet flavour and may help future-proof the drink.... Japan hopes sunlight can save stricken Slim Moon lander (23/1/2024)
The Slim spacecraft was switched off after failing to generate power - but the Sun may now revive it.... Japan lands on Moon but glitch threatens mission (20/1/2024)
It becomes only the fifth country to soft-land on the Moon but power supply problems may hinder its mission.... Bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide has emergency approval again (19/1/2024)
Permission to treat sugar beet seeds with a pesticide that can harm bees is given by the government.... Fly-tipping forces landowners to turn farms into 'forts' (18/1/2024)
Despite a drop in fly-tipping on public land, farmers say they are being targeted by criminal gangs.... Peregrine lander: US Moon mission on course for fiery destruction (18/1/2024)
The hobbled Peregrine Moon lander will be forced to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.... Flood defence policy flawed, say MPs (17/1/2024)
Cross-party committee says government has not built enough new flood defences or properly maintained the old ones.... A23a: Spectacular arches, caves as monster iceberg decays (16/1/2024)
The world's biggest iceberg, A23a, is experiencing rapid decay as it moves through the Southern Ocean.... Pothole reports hit a five-year high in 2023 (15/1/2024)
Climate change will worsen potholes but scientists hope new technology will help make them a thing of the past.... John Kerry to step down as US climate envoy (14/1/2024)
The former secretary of state sets his sights on helping Joe Biden's re-election campaign.... 2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record (13/1/2024)
Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.... Public rights of way blocked in 32,000 places (13/1/2024)
Local councils are struggling to clear blockages and obstructions across the public footpath network.... Huge ring of galaxies challenges thinking on cosmos (12/1/2024)
Scientists discover a huge, ring-shaped structure in space which questions our ideas of the universe.... Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (12/1/2024)
The city was built 2,500 years ago but may have been abandoned after a volcanic eruption.... Mysterious plants and fungi named new to science (11/1/2024)
Kew scientists discovered nearly 100 new plants and fungi last year - but some may already be extinct.... Oil and gas legislation is total distraction, senior Tory says (9/1/2024)
Former minister Sir Alok Sharma says he will not vote for plans to guarantee annual oil and gas licensing rounds.... Peregrine lander: Propulsion failure threatens US Moon mission (9/1/2024)
A US spacecraft launched from Florida to land on the lunar surface encounters propulsion problems.... The last of the Moon men: the stories of the surviving Apollo astronauts (7/1/2024)
Who are the eight surviving members of humanity's greatest feat of exploration?... Earning the trust of a 40-stone silverback gorilla (7/1/2024)
A wildlife cameraman's close encounter with a silverback as he filmed a process designed to save the species.... Northern Waterthrush sighting in Heybridge attracts hundreds (6/1/2024)
Simon Wood says he nearly fell off his chair when the transatlantic visitor landed in his garden.... Climate change: Former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev to lead COP29 talks in Azerbaijan (6/1/2024)
For the second year in a row, a man with vast experience of the oil industry will head COP negotiations.... Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours for first time (6/1/2024)
Analysis shows that our ideas of the colours of the planets Neptune and Uranus have been wrong.... The woman who spent Christmas in search of a rare plant (6/1/2024)
'Nature hero' Rosemary Parslow is still helping the wildlife of the Scilly Isles even in her late 80s.... Mysterious medieval cemetery unearthed in Wales (4/1/2024)
About 70 graves thought to date to the 6th or 7th Century have been discovered in Wales.... Storm Henk-hit farmers call for stronger river defences (4/1/2024)
Thousands of acres of crops and productive farmland are under water thanks to Storm Henk's flooding.... How Japan?s powerful earthquakes have shifted the land (3/1/2024)
The country has shifted more than a metre to the west following the earthquake this week.... UK weather: 2023 was second warmest year on record, says Met Office (3/1/2024)
The 10 warmest years in the UK have all occurred since 2003 according to provisional Met Office data.... Colossal pliosaur sea monster skull on display in Dorset (2/1/2024)
Members of the public get a chance to see the 2m-long pliosaur fossil at a museum in Dorset.... Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1, Gaganyaan: The year India reached the Moon - and aimed for the Sun (30/12/2023)
With Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1 and Gaganyaan, India's space agency Isro has had a spectacular year.... Sewage spill monitors extend reach to cover all England (30/12/2023)
Overflows are only meant to spill sewage after heavy rain, but last year saw 1.75 million hours of discharges... Climate change: Seasonal shifts causing 'chaos' for UK nature (28/12/2023)
Climate change is upsetting the regular rhythm of the seasons, making plants and wildlife more susceptible to disease.... Recycling: Plans for electrical goods to be included in UK collections (28/12/2023)
UK households could put old toasters and hairdryers on the kerbside for pick-up under the proposals.... The fish that eats piranhas for breakfast (28/12/2023)
The paiche, one of the biggest freshwater fish, is a risk to native fish stocks in the Amazon.... Renewable energy drive for indigenous groups in Colombia (27/12/2023)
Local communities and indigenous groups can now set up partnerships to produce and sell renewable energy.... Amazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this' (26/12/2023)
This year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is approaching a tipping point.... Five new soft-furred hedgehog species discovered (22/12/2023)
A scientific mission to the animals' tropical forest home in South East Asia led to the find.... Wasted wind power adds ?40 to household energy bills, says think tank (20/12/2023)
When it is very windy the grid cannot handle the extra power generated, says Carbon Tracker.... DNA sleuths solve mystery of the 2,000-year old corpse (20/12/2023)
Research on a skeleton dug up during road works have shed light on the history of Roman Britain.... Flight and travel fears: Why Iceland's Reykjanes volcano eruption won't cause disruption (20/12/2023)
The Reykjanes eruption will not cause same travel disruption as 2010's Eyjafjallaj?kull volcano.... Noisy nuisance or natural wonder? Why there's no easy answer to seagulls (18/12/2023)
Despite their high prevalence in many towns, experts warn that gull numbers are rapidly declining.... Shetland is first UK spaceport for vertical rocket launches (18/12/2023)
SaxaVord Spaceport on the island of Unst has been given approval from the Civil Aviation Authority.... Volunteers breathe polluted air to test impact on brain (16/12/2023)
Scientists are assessing how exposure to different kinds of air pollution impacts the brain.... COP28: Three takeaways from the deal on fossil fuels (14/12/2023)
Climate reporter Esme Stallard breaks down the COP28 climate summit agreement - in less than a minute.... Examining COP28's potential impact on climate change (14/12/2023)
Is the climate agreement enough to keep global temperatures in check?... COP28: Landmark summit takes direct aim at fossil fuels (14/12/2023)
The deal agrees to 'transition away' from fossil fuels for the first time but falls short of phasing them out.... Men accused of killing 3,600 birds including eagles (14/12/2023)
US prosecutors say the pair sold birds that they shot on a reservation in Montana.... A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tonnes (14/12/2023)
Scientists use a radar satellite to take a "tape measure" to the world's biggest block of ice.... Whale filmed swimming with Australian beachgoers dies after stranding (13/12/2023)
Experts had expressed grave concerns for the 15m-long animal after it came dangerously close to shore.... Geminids meteor shower to streak across night sky (13/12/2023)
One of the year's most reliable meteor showers peaks on Thursday and Friday.... COP28: Climate mums make themselves heard in halls of power (12/12/2023)
Three mothers from different continents say their love for their children has motivated them to take climate action.... Could there be a gold rush for buried hydrogen? (12/12/2023)
Many see hydrogen as the green fuel of the future so underground deposits of the gas could be valuable.... COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (12/12/2023)
The summit had appeared close to calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels but made last-minute changes.... Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs (11/12/2023)
Scientists marvel at the fossilised head of an underwater 'killing machine' from the Jurassic.... Tyrannosaur?s last meal was two baby dinosaurs (10/12/2023)
Remains of baby dinosaurs inside another dinosaur reveal what a young predator ate 75m years ago.... Coral reef: How divers are using antibiotics to save sick corals (10/12/2023)
Turks and Caicos Islanders are helping protect the reef from the deadliest ever coral sickness.... Fossil fuels: Can humanity really kick its addiction? (10/12/2023)
Will the transition to a new clean energy system happen quickly, or will we fry the planet first?... COP28: Tuvalu negotiator flies 8,000 miles to save home (9/12/2023)
The UN climate talks turn to oceans and a Pacific islander is here to fight for her home.... Anna Mani: The woman who transformed weather science in India (8/12/2023)
Anna Mani, one of India's first women scientists, broke barriers to blaze a trail in meteorology.... Taiwan: The 'God Flower' vanishing because of climate change (8/12/2023)
The Dendrobium orchid is sacred to Taiwan's Tsou tribe, but it is getting harder and harder to find.... COP28: Five reasons for optimism on climate (8/12/2023)
Amid all the doom and gloom on climate change, there are some good reasons for cautious optimism.... Why you may not get Kashmir's famed apples easily (7/12/2023)
Extreme weather and a range of economic hurdles are affecting the region's flourishing apple trade.... Are the solutions to fight climate change making progress? (6/12/2023)
The world is well off track to limit warming to 1.5C, but there have been some encouraging steps.... COP28: Record number of fossil fuel delegates at climate talks (6/12/2023)
Over 2,400 participants are linked to coal, oil and gas, four times more than attended last year's gathering.... COP28: Is the world about to promise to ditch fossil fuels? (6/12/2023)
COP28 host country the United Arab Emirates is "cautiously optimistic" on a deal to at least reduce them.... Water firm wrongly downgraded pollution events, documents suggest (5/12/2023)
Leaked papers suggest United Utilities logged dozens of incidents as less serious than they had been.... First images capture world's largest iceberg (5/12/2023)
The UK's polar research vessel visits A23a, an iceberg that's more than twice the size of London.... COP28: Head of UN talks hits back at climate denial claims (5/12/2023)
The head of the UN climate talks in Dubai says "everything" he is doing is centred on science.... The school planting trees to boost pupils' health (5/12/2023)
A Sheffield school is fighting dirty air with trees as new data links their absence to pollution.... Record number of girls on Borders College farming course (4/12/2023)
A record number of female students have started an agriculture course at Borders College.... How scientists are fighting climate-fuelled disease (3/12/2023)
As leaders gather in Dubai for the UN climate summit, experts say global warming is having a ?profound effect' on health.... Climate change: The young activists changing the sceptics' minds (2/12/2023)
Engaging with climate sceptics can be a challenge - but some people are trying to change their minds.... Rise in English bathing sites rated unfit to swim (2/12/2023)
Fewer swimming spots are rated "excellent" and more rated "poor" by the environment watchdog.... COP28: Huge rise in oil drilling expected from hosts UAE (2/12/2023)
The UAE's state oil company is set to be the world's second biggest producer, analysis shows.... COP28: Poor countries win 30-year fight for climate cash (1/12/2023)
COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber pulled off an unexpected victory securing long-awaited climate disaster help.... Climate change: Saving Uganda's mountain gorillas (1/12/2023)
Rising temperatures are putting the health of endangered mountain gorillas at risk.... COP28: Can a climate summit in an oil state change anything? (30/11/2023)
The big issues facing global leaders gathering for the world's most important climate summit.... 'Rock star' pandas - not exactly a love story (30/11/2023)
They arrived like rock stars 12 years ago and their love life was the source of endless speculation.... COP28 president denies using summit for oil deals (30/11/2023)
A BBC report said the UAE planned to use its role as host of UN climate talks to strike oil and gas deals.... Edinburgh Zoo pandas begin last day in the spotlight (30/11/2023)
Thursday is the last day the public can see Tian Tian and Yang Guang before they are returned to China.... 'Perfect solar system' found in search for alien life (30/11/2023)
Astronomers hope to learn how its six planets formed and whether any of them are home to life... Bolivia wildfires: Locals care for animals affected by blazes (29/11/2023)
Images from mountainous San Buenaventura show locals doing their best to help vulnerable wildlife.... Watch: Volcano in Japan spews ash, rock 200m into sky (29/11/2023)
An explosive eruption sends volcanic rock hurtling into the sea around Niijima Island, south of Tokyo.... England to get new national park as part of nature plan (29/11/2023)
Sites under consideration could include the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and Dorset.... Your chocolate bar - my family's struggle (26/11/2023)
Young science writer of the year award-winner delves into the environmental challenges of cocoa farming... 'I thought climate change was a hoax. Now I've changed my mind' (24/11/2023)
Sarah Ott spent years as a climate change sceptic - now she's an advocate for clean energy.... A23a: World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years (24/11/2023)
A giant ice block more than twice the size on Greater London is on the move, years after its formation.... Blue whales: Ocean giants return to 'safe' tropical haven (23/11/2023)
A year-long study finds the animals are back in the Seychelles where they were hunted in the 1960s.... COP28 ?moment of truth? for oil industry, says energy boss (23/11/2023)
The International Energy Agency says the sector must choose between worsening the climate crisis or helping solve it.... Rise in reported sickness cases from water users (22/11/2023)
The annual report from Surfers Against Sewage found a rise in water users reporting being unwell.... ?Stressed jellyfish? reveal dangers of seabed mining (22/11/2023)
An experiment with a common jellyfish has revealed the potential harm of seabed mining on creatures in the deep.... Climate change: The villagers building 100ft ice towers (22/11/2023)
The people of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas have used maths to solve a water shortage.... Climate change: Rise in Google searches around ?anxiety? (22/11/2023)
Google search queries for ?climate anxiety? rise dramatically, data given exclusively to BBC 100 Women suggests.... Extreme weather 'biggest threat' to UK heritage (20/11/2023)
The National Trust says climate change-linked extreme weather is now the biggest threat to its sites.... Don Walsh: The man who made the deepest ever dive (19/11/2023)
The remarkable story of Captain Don Walsh and his 11km journey to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.... Elon Musk's Starship rocket goes further and higher - but is then lost (19/11/2023)
The rocket's flight was again cut short because of technical issues, but previous problems were fixed.... Climate change: Is the world warming faster than expected? (18/11/2023)
Temperature records crumbled across the world this year, raising questions over the pace of global warming.... Leonid meteor shower: When, where and how to catch a glimpse of the shooting stars (17/11/2023)
The best chance of catching a glimpse is in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday.... Climate change: Fewer wild swans returning to UK in winter (17/11/2023)
Wild swans are stopping off further north as winters become milder, experts say.... Climate change: US and China take 'small but important steps' (16/11/2023)
Progress seen in climate talks between world's two biggest carbon emitters but major hurdles remain.... Somalia floods: Bodies unearthed and bridges swept away (16/11/2023)
Graveyards, bridges and harvests are swept away in the worst floods to hit Somalia in a century.... AI could predict hurricane landfall sooner - report (15/11/2023)
A Google DeepMind tool predicted where one would hit three days ahead of existing methods.... Bird of Century: P?teketeke wins NZ poll after campaign by John Oliver (15/11/2023)
The p?teketeke won after the US talk show host's self-described "alarmingly aggressive" campaign.... Delhi AQI: Can artificial rain fix toxic air in India's capital? (14/11/2023)
The Delhi government wants to use cloud-seeding to combat the city's pollution crisis.... Iceland volcano: what could the impact be? (14/11/2023)
An eruption is thought imminent but its impact depends on where magma breaches the surface.... Earthshot Prize: Asia leads the way in quest to repair planet (11/11/2023)
Winners each awarded $1.2m at environmental awards founded by Prince William, and held in Asia for the first time.... Japan volcano: Plumes of smoke as new island emerges after eruption (10/11/2023)
The island has already shrunk slightly as waves hit the "crumbly" formation.... John Oliver ruffles feathers in New Zealand's Bird of the Century election (10/11/2023)
The US chat show host's support of the p?teketeke is creating an international PR battle.... Lightning fires threaten planet-cooling forests (10/11/2023)
Study shows that rising temperatures will boost lightning as the main source of fires in northern forests.... First ever images prove 'lost echidna' not extinct (10/11/2023)
Expedition captures first ever footage of spiky egg-laying mammal that walked with dinosaurs.... UK forests face 'catastrophic ecosystem collapse' (9/11/2023)
A mass die-off of trees could happen in the next 50 years unless action is taken, warn experts.... Euclid telescope: First images revealed from 'dark Universe' mission (8/11/2023)
Europe's Euclid telescope begins its quest to map the cosmos and reveal its missing components.... Why did a dog in Newmarket end up nursing a litter of kittens? (8/11/2023)
A biologist says while unusual, cross-species adoptions happen when animals respond to certain cues.... 'Virtually certain' that 2023 will be warmest year after October record (8/11/2023)
The last five months have "obliterated" temperature records, linked to carbon emissions and El Ni?o.... The floating desalination machines powered by the waves (6/11/2023)
Desalination usually requires a lot of heat and power, but a new system just needs wave energy.... Annual oil and gas licences planned with net zero commitment required (6/11/2023)
Projects will have to meet net zero targets, under the proposals to be outlined in the King's Speech.... No new mental health support for farmers hit by floods (4/11/2023)
The government rejects calls to provide new funding for mental health support for farmers in crises.... Boom in unusual jellyfish spotted in UK waters (4/11/2023)
Climate change is warming the world's oceans, creating good conditions for jellyfish in the UK.... Deep divisions ahead of crucial UN climate talks (2/11/2023)
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber has acknowledged the challenges he faces.... Band walks 870 miles to complete Wales tour (31/10/2023)
While Beyonc? uses private jets, Filkins Drift walked to their gigs, carrying their instruments.... Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought - report (31/10/2023)
Fossil fuel emissions threaten a key climate threshold sooner than previously thought, a report says.... Bull semen: Artificial insemination tanks stolen in County Tyrone (28/10/2023)
The size of the tanks stolen is not known but police say their contents were of "significant value".... The man rescuing Britain's 'magical' glow worms (28/10/2023)
Glow worms are a rare sight in the UK but one young conservationist is trying to bring them back.... Regulator reveals water firms with worst finances (27/10/2023)
Thames Water is among firms being closely monitored due to concerns over their performance.... Reintroducing extinct species 'not a priority' (27/10/2023)
Bringing previously extinct native species like beavers back to England is not on the Environment Secretary's priority list.... What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important? (26/10/2023)
The climate change summit comes after a year of weather extremes and broken temperature records.... Skeletons discovered in rare 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney (25/10/2023)
Archaeologists say pottery and stone tools have also been found at the site in Orkney.... Big banks linked to products with pangolin and leopard parts (25/10/2023)
The companies include UK multinationals such as HSBC, Prudential, and Legal & General.... Sea-level rise: West Antarctic ice shelf melt 'unavoidable' (24/10/2023)
Future sea-level rise may have been underestimated, a new study warns, with more melt "locked in".... Could the UK's tides help wean us off fossil fuels? (22/10/2023)
The UK has some of the world's most powerful tides - and is well placed to exploit their power.... Gaganyaan: India to launch test flight ahead of sending man into space (21/10/2023)
Success of Gaganyaan, India's first manned space mission planned for 2025, will depend on Saturday's launch.... Orionid meteor shower to light up the skies (21/10/2023)
The streaks of light from the debris of Halley's comet will be at their peak on Saturday.... Recycling reforms see separate food waste bins for England (21/10/2023)
The government announces new recycling rules but critics say the system is "fundamentally broken".... Rescue mission for UK rainforests? weird treasures (21/10/2023)
Britain's lush, humid woodlands are home to weird and wonderful lichens not found anywhere else on Earth.... Greta Thunberg joins climate protest outside JP Morgan (20/10/2023)
The climate activist is part of a Fossil Free London protest at JP Morgan's Canary Wharf office.... Christmas hope for turkey farmers as bird flu cases drop (20/10/2023)
A fall in the number of avian influenza outbreaks is welcomed by the UK's Christmas turkey farmers.... Rempang Eco-City: 'We will not leave', say the islanders fighting eviction (20/10/2023)
Fishing communities on this Indonesian island are locked in a battle with the government over land.... Welsh Water admits illegally spilling sewage for years (20/10/2023)
The company released untreated sewage at dozens of sites, including near a bottlenose dolphin habitat.... India aims to send astronaut to the Moon by 2040 (19/10/2023)
The country's space goals also include include plans for a space station by 2035.... Call for more help on heat pumps to meet net zero target (18/10/2023)
The government needs to expand subsidies for heat pumps, say its independent advisers on infrastructure.... Experts call for tighter limits on 'forever chemicals' in water (18/10/2023)
A group of leading scientists have said the current levels of PFAS could be damaging to human health.... UK's nuclear fusion site ends experiments after 40 years (17/10/2023)
The JET laboratory, the focus of European fusion experiments for decades, carries out its last test.... UK net zero targets 'harder to achieve' after PM's speech - advisers (13/10/2023)
The UK's climate advisers say recent changes to net zero policies make it harder to meet climate goals.... Schools and NHS caterers ?must stop? antibiotic overuse (13/10/2023)
Health and animal welfare campaigners say the overuse of antibiotics by UK farmers should be banned.... Rare 'skin eating beetle' found on Flat Holm Island (12/10/2023)
Scientists believe the species' last stronghold is just four miles from Cardiff.... Climate change could make beer taste worse (12/10/2023)
Study shows quality and quantity of hops - a crucial ingredient - are falling with hotter weather.... The 1975 at the London O2: Will carbon-removed shows change gigs? (11/10/2023)
The O2 Arena are trailing carbon removed gigs - will they become more common across the industry?... Annular Solar eclipse 2023: Ring of fire to sweep Americas on Saturday (11/10/2023)
An annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America on Saturday.... Pressure on nature threatens many flowering plants with extinction (11/10/2023)
Almost half the world's known flowering plants could be threatened by extinction, scientists warn.... Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Horseshoe crab wins gold (11/10/2023)
A picture of a mysterious and other-worldly horseshoe crab is this year's top wildlife image.... World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days (8/10/2023)
The BBC finds that there have been a record number of days in 2023 that breached the 1.5C temperature limit.... Warmest September on record as 'gobsmacking' data shocks scientists (6/10/2023)
This year is on track to be the warmest on record after September temperatures alarm scientists.... Fat Bear Week 2023: Can chubby cub 806 Jr beat the seasoned champions? (5/10/2023)
His bodyweight has risen nearly 7,000%, but does "806 Jr" have what it takes to win Fat Bear Week?... Quantum dots: TV screen crystals win Chemistry Nobel Prize (5/10/2023)
The nanoparticles create more precise colours and are used in TV screens as well as medical imaging.... Bears, birds and kangaroos: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards (5/10/2023)
A selection of finalists in this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023.... Nobel Prize for 'attosecond physicists' Agostini, L'Huillier and Krausz (4/10/2023)
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics rewards research into electrons in "flashes of light".... Australian towns battle fire and flood back to back (4/10/2023)
The nation has reeled from disaster to disaster in recent years, as it feels the effects of climate change.... James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion (3/10/2023)
The new space observatory sees pairs of Jupiter-sized objects floating free between the stars.... Water firms want bill rises to cut leaks and spills (3/10/2023)
Companies in England and Wales want to charge up to ?84 a year more in 2025, rising to ?156 extra by 2030.... UK unready as wildfires surge, warns firefighters' union (30/9/2023)
Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced "postcode lottery", claims a new union report.... Why finding alien life in Universe is now 'only a matter of time' (30/9/2023)
Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes - possibly in the next few years.... England's single use plastics ban does not tackle takeaway boxes, warns Greenpeace (29/9/2023)
Plastic cutlery is banned under new rules but plastic containers for takeaway and shop bought meals are not.... Nature crisis: One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain (28/9/2023)
The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.... Water firms forced to pay back customers for poor performance (27/9/2023)
Regulator Ofwat orders companies in England and Wales to cut bills after missing targets.... Government to delay new environmental building rules (27/9/2023)
Environmentalists say delaying the implementation of new biodiversity rules is "a hammer blow for nature".... The shadowy Chinese firm that owns chunks of Cambodia (25/9/2023)
It secured a deal to control a fifth of Cambodia's coastline - 15 years on, it has barely got started.... Net zero: Rishi Sunak 'destroying' UK green credibility, says Yanis Varoufakis (25/9/2023)
Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday guest Yanis Varoufakis attacked the PM's 'incompetence and cynicism'.... Osiris-Rex: Nasa awaits fiery return of asteroid Bennu samples (24/9/2023)
A capsule carrying rocky debris from asteroid Bennu is about to streak through the sky above Utah.... Osiris-Rex: Asteroid Bennu 'is a journey back to our origins' (23/9/2023)
A handful of dust from an asteroid streaming through space could tell Nasa how life on Earth began.... Get a grip on greener housebuilding and pollution rules, government told (22/9/2023)
A Lords committee warns that the government risks missing housebuilding and environmental targets.... Metal-mining pollution impacts 23 million people worldwide (22/9/2023)
They live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful levels of toxic waste, research reveals.... UK migratory birds 'in freefall' over climate change (21/9/2023)
Bird lovers will see a very different pattern of species in the future, scientists warn.... Rishi Sunak delays petrol car ban in major shift on green policies (21/9/2023)
The prime minister claims the changes will support "hard-pressed families" but opponents accuse him of "selling out".... Could Rishi Sunak's green review threaten UK net zero? (21/9/2023)
The prime minister has rolled back some net zero policies, but says he's still committed to targets.... England's rarest species to get ?14.5m funding boost (20/9/2023)
More than 60 projects receive ?14.5m for habitat restoration for butterflies, bats and birds.... Chandrayaan-3: How important are India's Moon mission findings? (20/9/2023)
A former Nasa scientist decodes the significance of the discoveries made by the lunar lander and rover.... Prince William warns against 'doom and gloom' in eco-debates (20/9/2023)
The Prince of Wales joins the global stage in New York as the Earthshot Prize finalists are revealed.... Rishi Sunak considers weakening key green policies (20/9/2023)
Plans could include delaying a ban on sales of new petrol cars and the phasing out of gas boilers.... Google DeepMind AI speeds up search for disease genes (20/9/2023)
Google DeepMind has used its technology to identify parts of human DNA that might cause diseases.... England's rarest species to get ?14.5m funding boost (19/9/2023)
More than 60 projects receive ?14.5m for habitat restoration for butterflies, bats and birds.... 'This could be the holy grail to replace palm oil' - research team (19/9/2023)
An Edinburgh food research team produces a lower-fat alternative aimed at cutting palm oil dependence.... Royal Society aims to boost number of black scientists (19/9/2023)
The Royal Society's scheme comes after black scientists tell the BBC they feel unsupported and overlooked.... England's rarest species to get ?14.5m funding boost (18/9/2023)
More than 60 projects receive ?14.5m for habitat restoration for butterflies, bats and birds.... England's rarest species to get ?14.5m funding boost (17/9/2023)
More than 60 projects receive ?14.5m for habitat restoration for butterflies, bats and birds.... Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts (17/9/2023)
Missing winter sea ice signals changes that could be a "disaster for the world", scientists say.... England's rarest species to get ?14.5m funding boost (16/9/2023)
More than 60 projects receive ?14.5m for habitat restoration for butterflies, bats and birds.... Astronomy Photographer of the Year: See the winning images (16/9/2023)
Winning images of the amazing parts of our Universe go on display in London.... UK butterfly numbers at highest level since 2019 (16/9/2023)
But scientists warn that some species could decline in the long term due to habitat loss.... Major UK methane greenhouse gas leak spotted from space (16/9/2023)
In a first for the UK, the methane was detected by satellite, bringing hope for curbing the greenhouse gas....
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