Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millionsWed, 28 May 2025 23:11:12 GMT The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed. | |
Government fast-tracks two new reservoirs to shore up water supplyThu, 29 May 2025 01:49:43 GMT Changes to planning laws could speed up projects, but experts warn water consumption will also need limiting. | |
Golden eagles soaring south back to English skiesThu, 29 May 2025 01:44:16 GMT Golden eagles reintroduced to southern Scotland start to spread their wings back into English skies. | |
Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss villageWed, 28 May 2025 18:06:38 GMT Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village. | |
Cats distinguish owner's smell from stranger's, study findsWed, 28 May 2025 18:11:19 GMT Scientists believe cats can discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar humans using smell alone. | |
Environmental rules reviewed for small housebuildersWed, 28 May 2025 11:24:58 GMT Ministers are considering how costs can be reduced for small firms to help them build more homes. | |
The tiny island where puffins are thriving despite global declineWed, 28 May 2025 05:09:10 GMT A record number of puffins have been recorded on Skomer Island despite the birds being at risk of extinction. | |
'Our homes were taken for a road that was never built'Wed, 28 May 2025 01:41:45 GMT Three families speak of the "utter hell" of losing their homes to a road scheme that was cancelled. | |
Watch: Loose pigeons cause havoc on plane before take-offWed, 28 May 2025 01:48:09 GMT A US flight was delayed after two birds ended up onboard the aircraft, baffling both passengers and crew. | |
Battle begins over new homes approved in historic village without sewage capacityTue, 27 May 2025 05:07:08 GMT Charity launches legal challenge as it says problem of over-capacity sewage works near new homes is "rife". | |
Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub implodingThu, 22 May 2025 21:58:22 GMT Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion. | |
William: Attenborough was 'inspiration' for new showFri, 23 May 2025 00:21:04 GMT The Prince of Wales says his new series on rangers follows in the nature broadcaster's footsteps. | |
Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cutsThu, 22 May 2025 15:43:54 GMT The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them. | |
UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm springThu, 22 May 2025 01:05:01 GMT Sea temperatures in some areas off the UK and Ireland are 4C above average. | |
'Shrinking Nemo': Smaller clownfish sound alarm on ocean heatWed, 21 May 2025 17:00:28 GMT Fish made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves. | |
Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last yearWed, 21 May 2025 04:04:19 GMT Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year. | |
Thames Water halts bosses' bonus schemeWed, 21 May 2025 08:26:18 GMT The company pauses its "retention scheme", which pays out cash to top executives linked to its rescue loan. | |
Decades-long mystery of ginger cats revealedThu, 15 May 2025 15:01:51 GMT Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour. | |
Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water suppliesWed, 14 May 2025 14:25:52 GMT The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century. | |
Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest 'first aid'Wed, 14 May 2025 04:35:23 GMT The research builds on the discovery that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate. | |
Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?Wed, 14 May 2025 05:01:51 GMT The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. | |
Moon dust 'rarer than gold' arrives in UK from ChinaThu, 08 May 2025 23:25:38 GMT First Moon samples collected in nearly 50 years and loaned by China for the first time are now in the UK. | |
Can this lynx born in a zoo learn to live in the wild?Fri, 02 May 2025 10:02:04 GMT It has been moved to Germany's Black Forest in preparation for its release | |
Sandeel fishing ban to remain in placeFri, 02 May 2025 16:47:43 GMT Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline. | |
Endangered axolotl release raises hopes for rare amphibianWed, 30 Apr 2025 18:00:08 GMT Study provides hope for future of the axolotl amphibian, pushed to the brink of extinction in Mexico. | |
Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual recordSat, 26 Apr 2025 23:07:39 GMT The prolonged dry, sunny weather in March and April created ideal conditions for wildfires to spread. | |
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper undergroundThu, 24 Apr 2025 23:06:26 GMT Climate activists may be going deeper underground. | |
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. | |
Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millionsWed, 28 May 2025 23:11:12 GMT The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed. | |
German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate caseWed, 28 May 2025 12:15:03 GMT Saúl Luciano Lliuya believes energy giant RWE should be held responsible for melting glaciers. | |
Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cutsThu, 22 May 2025 15:43:54 GMT The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them. | |
UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm springThu, 22 May 2025 01:05:01 GMT Sea temperatures in some areas off the UK and Ireland are 4C above average. | |
'Shrinking Nemo': Smaller clownfish sound alarm on ocean heatWed, 21 May 2025 17:00:28 GMT Fish made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves. | |
Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last yearWed, 21 May 2025 04:04:19 GMT Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year. | |
Coastlines in danger even if climate target met, scientists warnTue, 20 May 2025 09:21:04 GMT The goal of limiting warming to 1.5C is too high to avoid continued sea-level rise, scientists warn. | |
Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub implodingThu, 22 May 2025 21:58:22 GMT Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion. | |
Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the 'River of Death'Mon, 19 May 2025 05:06:24 GMT A group of researchers have come to Pipestone Creek in Canada to figure out why thousands of dinosaurs are buried here. | |
Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?Wed, 14 May 2025 05:01:51 GMT The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. | |
Mystery of medieval cemetery near airport runway deepensWed, 23 Apr 2025 00:15:18 GMT Skeletons and artefacts unearthed from the site near Cardiff Airport are baffling archaeologists. | |
Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hoursTue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:32 GMT The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg. | |
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper undergroundThu, 24 Apr 2025 23:06:26 GMT Climate activists may be going deeper underground. | |
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? | |
The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump's minerals 'deal of the century'Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:26:54 GMT The president once derided attempts to develop new green technology as a "green new scam" - but his deal could help boost the US's potential in the sector | |
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 | |
Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:04:19 GMT The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national treasure". | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 22 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT An international agreement to prepare for future pandemics is adopted. What does it mean? | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 15 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT 40 years since we discovered a hole in the Ozone layer, we ask what threatens it today | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 08 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT A new study says 99.999% of the world’s deep seafloor is still unseen by humans. | |
BBC Inside ScienceThu, 01 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT Massive power cuts brought parts of Spain, Portugal and France to a standstill this week. | |