Wales plans to ban steel pylons as government launches consultationFri, 23 Oct 2026 10:54:09 GMT The Welsh government says it is consulting on an "undergrounding-first approach" to electricity lines. | |
Weather warnings in place ahead of Storm BoeloFri, 23 Oct 2026 09:53:51 GMT The amber Met Office alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until 21:00 GMT on Sunday. | |
Scotland to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo alert upgraded to amberFri, 23 Oct 2026 09:47:42 GMT It is due to be the second of two storms to hit Scotland over the weekend, with Storm Austen bringing heavy rain on Friday. | |
Storm Austen hits UK as yellow wind warnings in effectFri, 23 Oct 2026 09:30:03 GMT Disruption to travel is likely as the season's first named storm brings a swathe of powerful winds to south-west England on Friday. | |
BBC presenter battles strong winds as Storm Austen hits NewquayFri, 23 Oct 2026 08:26:47 GMT BBC lead weather presenter Simon King is in Newquay as the "full force" of the storm arrives. | |
Lights will stay on this winter, grid operator says after concernsFri, 23 Oct 2026 06:47:10 GMT The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply. | |
'Shock' of first England farmer hit by bird flu this seasonFri, 23 Oct 2026 05:10:30 GMT The first farmer in England hit by bird flu this season tells of the "emotional roller coaster" of losing 32,000 hens. | |
Blue Planet III: Moment octopus escapes death after hunt gone wrongFri, 23 Oct 2026 05:05:03 GMT The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough. | |
Gasps as Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton ShowThu, 22 Oct 2026 21:21:22 GMT The Prince of Wales was marking his Earthshot Prize, to which all of Norton's guests were linked. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Wales plans to ban steel pylons as government launches consultationFri, 23 Oct 2026 10:54:09 GMT The Welsh government says it is consulting on an "undergrounding-first approach" to electricity lines. | |
Fund to help businesses switch to green vehiclesFri, 23 Oct 2026 10:15:00 GMT Council leader Stephen Place says it will help businesses counter the rising cost of fuel. | |
Blue Planet III: Moment octopus escapes death after hunt gone wrongFri, 23 Oct 2026 05:05:03 GMT The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough. | |
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 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. | |
Gasps as Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton ShowThu, 22 Oct 2026 21:21:22 GMT The Prince of Wales was marking his Earthshot Prize, to which all of Norton's guests were linked. | |
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. | |
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 | |