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. | |
Canada's first lunar rover looks to future space explorationSun, 31 Aug 2025 23:35:37 GMT The mission's goal is to find water on the Moon, which could open the door for a sustained human presence there. | |
Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North SeaMon, 01 Sep 2025 10:32:17 GMT The government warns Kemi Badenoch's plans would "only accelerate the worsening climate crisis". | |
‘Public enemy number one’: The battle against an eight-toothed beetle threatening UK forestsSun, 31 Aug 2025 00:35:20 GMT Forest Research said the UK is the first country to eradicate the beetle after five-year battle. | |
Military drills spark hundreds of wildfires in UKSat, 30 Aug 2025 00:55:53 GMT Live explosives on army training sites in the UK countryside mean many wildfires cannot be tackled. | |
The Druids Oak is 800 years old - can it help save tomorrow's forests?Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:10:56 GMT Scientists are decoding the DNA of Britain’s ancient oaks to crack the secrets of their superpowers. | |
'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discoveredWed, 27 Aug 2025 15:08:21 GMT The animal has come as a surprise to experts, who now have to rethink how these armoured dinosaurs evolved | |
New dinosaur named after record-breaking sailorFri, 22 Aug 2025 10:45:09 GMT The medium-sized herbivore once roamed the floodplains of what is now the Island's south-west coast. | |
Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybeesWed, 20 Aug 2025 15:03:02 GMT We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats. | |
Why scientists hope seabed mud could reveal Antarctic Ocean secretsMon, 18 Aug 2025 23:21:37 GMT How long tubes of mud - drilled out of the Antarctic seafloor - could reveal how the frozen continent is changing. | |
Incinerator broke air pollution limits 916 timesThu, 28 Aug 2025 12:48:19 GMT The Environment Agency are currently considering enforcement action against the operator, Viridor. | |
Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply dividedFri, 15 Aug 2025 11:57:06 GMT The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling. | |
Hot, dry summers bring new 'firewave' risk to UK cities, scientists warnThu, 14 Aug 2025 00:04:14 GMT Rising temperatures are increasing the chances of multiple wildfires at the same time, researchers say. | |
Southern European butterfly spotted in UK for first timeFri, 08 Aug 2025 01:06:28 GMT Experts have tracked the Southern Small White's expansion northwards through Europe over decades. | |
New checks to stop waste tyres being sent to furnacesThu, 07 Aug 2025 05:04:49 GMT Campaigners warn the move will not close all the recycling loopholes being exploited by criminals. | |
Mission begins to save snails threatened by own beautyMon, 04 Aug 2025 00:46:34 GMT Researchers in Cuba and the UK are working together to reveal the biological secrets of the beautiful but endangered Polymita snail. | |
Russian volcano erupts for first time in more than 500 yearsSun, 03 Aug 2025 09:05:37 GMT The eruption of a volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula may be linked to a massive earthquake last week, experts say. | |
'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep oceanThu, 31 Jul 2025 00:02:31 GMT A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean. | |
Why did Russian mega earthquake not cause more tsunami damage?Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:09:03 GMT The earthquake was one of the strongest ever recorded, but its tsunami was not as bad as feared. | |
Thousands of river pollution tests cancelled because of staff shortagesThu, 24 Jul 2025 03:12:14 GMT Testing programmes affected include those monitoring the impact of drought. | |
Unique 1.5m year-old ice to be melted to unlock mysteryFri, 18 Jul 2025 00:18:22 GMT BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could "revolutionise" our knowledge of climate change. | |
Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warmingFri, 04 Jul 2025 23:10:52 GMT Scientists find out how the epic deep sea migration of a tiny animal is storing planet-warming carbon. | |
Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone testWed, 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. | |
Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN reportWed, 02 Jul 2025 12:31:51 GMT It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide. | |
Will there be a drought where I live?Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:10:59 GMT We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months. | |
Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratchThu, 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. | |
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. | |
Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North SeaMon, 01 Sep 2025 10:32:17 GMT The government warns Kemi Badenoch's plans would "only accelerate the worsening climate crisis". | |
The Druids Oak is 800 years old - can it help save tomorrow's forests?Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:10:56 GMT Scientists are decoding the DNA of Britain’s ancient oaks to crack the secrets of their superpowers. | |
Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on recordThu, 28 Aug 2025 03:13:48 GMT Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role. | |
'Our hot homes are making our children sick'Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:05:56 GMT Some five million children - over half of those in England - are living in homes at risk of overheating. | |
Summer 2025 confirmed as UK's hottest on recordMon, 01 Sep 2025 15:22:19 GMT Provisional Met Office figures show that it has been the warmest summer on record - meaning the UK's five hottest summers have all occurred since 2000. | |
Climate change pushing winemakers to blend wines from different yearsSun, 24 Aug 2025 23:38:54 GMT Non-vintage still wine is now increasingly being made in response to more challenging weather. | |
Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybeesWed, 20 Aug 2025 15:03:02 GMT We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats. | |
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. | |
Oceangate's Titan whistleblower: 'People were sold a lie'Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:35:42 GMT A former Oceangate employee says he told US authorities about safety concerns with the sub before it imploded. | |
Kew Gardens' Palm House will close for five years for major makeoverTue, 15 Jul 2025 23:01:44 GMT The 175-year-old glass house will begin a £50m renovation in 2027. | |
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. | |
Huge Roman 'jigsaw' reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintingsThu, 19 Jun 2025 05:23:43 GMT Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa. | |
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 | |
The fate of the Sycamore Gap tree has shed light on a deeper concernTue, 15 Jul 2025 00:04:28 GMT The felling has prompted calls for stricter legal protections for other trees and drawn attention to wider issues | |
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 | |
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 | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:00 GMT The evidence on whether high caffeine energy drinks affect our health. | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 28 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT What’s the evidence behind rat infestation warnings? And farewell to wet wipe island | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 21 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT The science of extraterrestrial solar panels and whether they can power our energy needs. | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 14 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT Fashion meets science. An expert panel discuss the clothing of the future. | |