Firefighters and public 'knowingly put at risk' during summer wildfiresThu, 22 Oct 2026 18:48:59 GMT Crews and control centre staff say the fires were relentless with many firefighters still off work injured. | |
Weather warning in place ahead of Storm BoeloThu, 22 Oct 2026 15:14:38 GMT A Met Office weather warning is in place from 18:00 BST on Saturday until 15:00 GMT on Sunday. | |
Damaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare stormThu, 22 Oct 2026 15:11:49 GMT Videos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice. | |
First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials sayThu, 22 Oct 2026 13:53:32 GMT The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October. | |
At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern FranceThu, 22 Oct 2026 11:23:16 GMT The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region. | |
Two storms in two days as Austen and Boelo target UKThu, 22 Oct 2026 10:34:17 GMT The Met Office has named a new storm, Boelo, which is set to bring another round of stormy weather to the UK over the weekend. | |
Is the UK set to green-light a huge untapped oil field?Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:09:44 GMT Scotland editor James Cook visits Rosebank - the UK's largest known untapped oilfield - in the North Atlantic. | |
NI risks missing 2030 energy goals, says Stormont committeeThu, 22 Oct 2026 05:09:52 GMT A committee hears that Northern Ireland could lose out on economic opportunities if action is not accelerated. | |
Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find outWed, 21 Oct 2026 22:02:18 GMT The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade. | |
Pupils who designed a badge sent to space meet NASA astronautWed, 21 Oct 2026 19:39:38 GMT Frank Rubio is set to be in the crew for the Artemis III mission and previously spent a year in space. | |
Fuel leak which killed fish in River Taff stoppedWed, 21 Oct 2026 18:28:06 GMT GE Aerospace previously confirmed fuel got into the river while repair work took place nearby. | |
How Jackdaw ignites row over climate and costsWed, 21 Oct 2026 16:51:10 GMT The UK government approves production from Jackdaw amid intense debate about the project's environmental and economic impact. | |
Activists celebrate as land given protected statusThu, 22 Oct 2026 13:30:04 GMT Volunteers say they have been campaigning for 30 years to keep a wild space free from development. | |
Project aims to protect rare arctic-alpine plantsThu, 22 Oct 2026 11:11:13 GMT The three year scheme is awarded £65,000 to collect seeds and plant them in the fells. | |
Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find outWed, 21 Oct 2026 22:02:18 GMT The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade. | |
New lab to become centre for investigating uplandsWed, 21 Oct 2026 20:36:12 GMT The research facility in Penrith will also help train the next generation of environmental scientists. | |
Fuel leak which killed fish in River Taff stoppedWed, 21 Oct 2026 18:28:06 GMT GE Aerospace previously confirmed fuel got into the river while repair work took place nearby. | |
Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:04:03 GMT Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history. | |
Pupils who designed a badge sent to space meet NASA astronautWed, 21 Oct 2026 19:39:38 GMT Frank Rubio is set to be in the crew for the Artemis III mission and previously spent a year in space. | |
Astronaut surprise video leaves pupils starstruckWed, 21 Oct 2026 11:55:19 GMT The surprise came after a teacher's father met Peake while working on a cruise ship. | |
Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceXWed, 21 Oct 2026 08:42:49 GMT Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger. | |
Mission blasts off for Mars to grab a piece of its moonMon, 19 Oct 2026 19:45:46 GMT A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth. | |
Firefighters and public 'knowingly put at risk' during summer wildfiresThu, 22 Oct 2026 18:48:59 GMT Crews and control centre staff say the fires were relentless with many firefighters still off work injured. | |
Jackdaw decision 'taken outwith Scotland about Scotland's energy'Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:26:18 GMT Scottish Green Mark Ruskell, the SNP’s Keith Brown and Scottish Labour’s Jenny Young weigh up the Jackdaw decision. | |
Is the UK set to green-light a huge untapped oil field?Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:09:44 GMT Scotland editor James Cook visits Rosebank - the UK's largest known untapped oilfield - in the North Atlantic. | |
NI risks missing 2030 energy goals, says Stormont committeeThu, 22 Oct 2026 05:09:52 GMT A committee hears that Northern Ireland could lose out on economic opportunities if action is not accelerated. | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 22 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT A Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth. | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT How can we to compete against a natural force with the power of 25 atomic bombs? | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 08 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT What next for the world of maths after a major intrusion by AI? | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 01 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT What are the next steps for the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator? | |
Mission blasts off for Mars to grab a piece of its moonMon, 19 Oct 2026 19:45:46 GMT A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth. | |
World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of TurkeyWed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:35 GMT Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age. | |
How to move 1,300 plants for Kew's Palm House mega makeoverFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:53:30 GMT The world-famous Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London is about to undergo a massive makeover. | |
First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawerMon, 29 Jun 2026 05:10:46 GMT The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur. | |
Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in AntarcticaFri, 26 Jun 2026 17:58:10 GMT Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986. | |
How cleaning up the air is speeding up global warming - and revealing a bigger problemTue, 08 Sep 2026 23:11:52 GMT A curious online row over this summer's heatwaves points to a wider - and worrying - shift in climate science. | |
How the UK's extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-conWed, 29 Jul 2026 23:33:01 GMT Should we embrace air conditioning despite its costs and consequences? | |
The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it offSun, 19 Jul 2026 00:01:55 GMT More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. What can be done to help them? | |
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:08:13 GMT As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK | |
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zeroWed, 15 Apr 2026 23:20:22 GMT The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny | |