
Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy estateWed, 29 Oct 2025 10:29:08 GMT Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up. | |
Bird flu confirmed at commercial poultry premisesMon, 27 Oct 2025 08:24:54 GMT Defra says a 3km (1.9 mile) protection zone is in place and all birds at the site will be culled. | |
Water companies told to refund £260m to customers for poor performanceThu, 23 Oct 2025 16:33:09 GMT But bills are still due to rise to fund improvements to water infrastructure. | |
'It's harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander', trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBCTue, 21 Oct 2025 02:34:44 GMT The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft. | |
From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seedsSun, 19 Oct 2025 23:42:05 GMT The Hollywood actor teams up with Kew’s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. | |
Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new recordFri, 17 Oct 2025 23:26:57 GMT Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why. | |
Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressureFri, 17 Oct 2025 16:31:07 GMT President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam". | |
Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientistsThu, 16 Oct 2025 06:28:19 GMT Australia's rainforests are the first in the world to make the "concerning" switch, say scientists. | |
Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:04:11 GMT South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot | |
Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claimsWed, 15 Oct 2025 02:40:44 GMT The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action. | |
Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshineMon, 13 Oct 2025 23:06:44 GMT India’s sunshine hours have fallen over the past 30 years due to clouds, aerosols and local weather. | |
Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia regionSun, 12 Oct 2025 21:27:27 GMT The highest red alert is declared in one coastal province, as residents are urged to stay indoors. | |
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:01:28 GMT Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts. | |
'How growing a sunflower helped me fight anorexia'Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:04:46 GMT 'Green social prescribing' schemes are being used by NHS doctors to improve patients' mental health. | |
Naked mole rats' DNA could hold key to long lifeThu, 09 Oct 2025 18:06:04 GMT The bald, subterranean rats are the world's longest-lived rodent. | |
Physics Nobel awarded to three scientists for work on quantum computingTue, 07 Oct 2025 12:59:52 GMT The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. | |
The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyesSun, 05 Oct 2025 00:28:17 GMT They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition. | |
Environment prize nominees 'heroes of our time', says WilliamSat, 04 Oct 2025 21:04:44 GMT Fifteen projects are shortlisted for a chance of winning the top £1m prizes at next month's environmental awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. | |
Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousinsWed, 01 Oct 2025 20:53:35 GMT The conservationist, who died aged 91 on Wednesday, challenged how we relate to the natural world. | |
SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in much-needed comebackWed, 27 Aug 2025 13:00:47 GMT The Starship rocket is critical to the company's hopes of one day carrying people to the Moon and Mars. | |
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97Sat, 09 Aug 2025 07:01:11 GMT The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space. | |
Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon menFri, 08 Aug 2025 21:31:57 GMT Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain. | |
Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 - US mediaTue, 05 Aug 2025 11:36:24 GMT The reactor would provide power for humans on the Moon but there are questions about feasibility. | |
Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphereSat, 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 humansThu, 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? | |
Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on EarthWed, 19 Mar 2025 00:14:48 GMT Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida. | |
Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from SpaceTue, 04 Feb 2025 01:59:32 GMT Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world. | |
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientistsWed, 29 Jan 2025 16:07:12 GMT Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA. | |
SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launchFri, 17 Jan 2025 02:27:56 GMT Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched. | |
Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominanceThu, 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. | |
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 | |
New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of lifeMon, 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. | |
How do hurricanes form and are they getting stronger?Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:34:47 GMT These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms. | |
Most countries fail to submit new climate pledges ahead of summitTue, 28 Oct 2025 11:08:57 GMT The UN's review of national climate plans shows the world is well off track to limit warming | |
The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker TeslaSun, 26 Oct 2025 23:48:14 GMT The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary. | |
South Korea's fishermen keep dying. Is climate change to blame?Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:10:11 GMT An increase in deadly incidents has been partly caused by climate change, an inquiry found. | |
Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon regionMon, 20 Oct 2025 19:12:55 GMT The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists. | |
Housing secretary says 'job on the line' over 1.5m housing targetMon, 20 Oct 2025 05:01:02 GMT Housing secretary tells BBC Panorama widespread scepticism will make hitting target "all the sweeter". | |
Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new recordFri, 17 Oct 2025 23:26:57 GMT Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why. | |
'It's harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander', trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBCTue, 21 Oct 2025 02:34:44 GMT The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft. | |
From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seedsSun, 19 Oct 2025 23:42:05 GMT The Hollywood actor teams up with Kew’s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. | |
Inside the lab analysing the world's oldest iceThu, 02 Oct 2025 11:58:34 GMT The BBC's Science Editor Rebecca Morelle goes behind the scenes with the team discovering what the melting of ice from over a million years ago can tell us. | |
Life on Mars? 'Leopard-spot' rocks could be biggest clue yetWed, 10 Sep 2025 15:00:16 GMT Unusual mudstones found on the Red Planet are potentially associated with ancient Martian microbes. | |
Captain Scott’s famous polar shipwreck as never seen beforeTue, 02 Sep 2025 23:21:27 GMT The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to the South Pole. | |
Britain's energy bills problem - and why firms are paid huge sums to stop producing powerWed, 29 Oct 2025 09:14:11 GMT Could the government's radical plan to change the way the UK distributes electricity really bring down bills - or just lead to a postcode lottery? | |
These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:04:09 GMT It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system | |
Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our citiesFri, 26 Sep 2025 06:55:02 GMT Rats are multiplying at speed in urban areas. So, what's really behind the boom - and is it now unstoppable? | |
Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?Sat, 02 Aug 2025 23:06:56 GMT Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk? | |
Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severeTue, 29 Jul 2025 23:00:12 GMT Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 23 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT The bionic microchip implant which allows registered blind people to see again. | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 16 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT The science and maths of playing The Traitors recorded at Green Man Festival. | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 09 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT Renewables overtake coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity. | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 02 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT Scientists have made early-stage human embryos using skin cell DNA fertilised with sperm | |