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Science & Environment
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Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running. Source...
An extinct moss is reintroduced across Yorkshire’s moors in the battle against climate change. Source link
…has been falling mainly in the south of the country. It has been exceptionally wet in the...
Available for 34 days This week the UK Government decided it was worried enough about so called...
Countries are racing to secure the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make vital products. Source...
Christophe Dubi, the IOC executive director for the Olympic Games, added: “We make a point to receive...
Trials to restore the saltwater plant to the Humber Estuary are hugely encouraging, experts say. Source link
A major review called for oversight of water companies in Wales and England to be overhauled. Source...
Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK’s first ever national plan for tackling the substances....
People on a street at risk of flooding will discover whether their homes are to be demolished....
Why the coastline is eroding fast – after Storm Ingrid strips beaches in height and exposes homes....
Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC. Source link
Available for 34 days This week 14 European countries warned that “maritime safety and security” was being...
Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey. Source...
Matt Wilson, countryside manager for the National Trust, said: “The new island, located just off the eastern...
Andrew Aitchison/Getty Images The government’s Warm Homes Plan promises £15bn to help UK households pay for green...
Justin RowlattClimate Editor AFP via Getty Images The new project could link offshore wind farms in the...
Malcolm Prior,rural affairs producerand Jenny Kumah,rural affairs correspondent WATCH: Drone footage shows the scale of the illegal...
Available for 34 days It’s exactly half a decade since two Concorde jets took off from Paris...
Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is...
Mark PoyntingClimate researcher Reuters UK national security is threatened by the loss of biodiversity in ecosystems like...
Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporterand Justin Rowlatt,Climate Editor Andrew Aitchison/Getty Images Households will be eligible for thousands...
Richard Daniel/BBC The Warren, in Thorpeness, was torn down in October A council has confirmed it will...
Watch: Veronika the cow shows off her unique skills Scientists are rethinking what cattle are capable of...
Helen Briggs,Environment correspondentand Gwyndaf Hughes,Science videographer Watch: hedgehogs have been busy in our gardens at night British...
Mark Poynting,Climate researcherand Erwan Rivault,Senior data designer Getty Images A new map has unmasked the landscape beneath...
Available for 34 days The space science world is buzzing. In the next few days, NASA is...
Georgina RannardScience reporter Watch: Moment Crew 11 undocks and begins early journey back to Earth Four astronauts...
Getty Images Have you lost count of the times you’ve had high hopes for a pot plant...
Mark PoyntingClimate researcher Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The California fires of January 2025 were one of...
The UK has awarded contracts to build a record supply of offshore wind projects as part of...
A very cold start to 2025 and the growing power demands of data centres and cryptocurrencies saw...
Richard Daniel,in Thorpenessand Alice Cunningham Jamie Niblock/BBC Teresa Lane said she feared she would eventually lose her...
Steffan MessengerWales environment correspondent TerraDat Geophysics The scans revealed a villa within a defensive enclosure and an...
Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent Getty Images Much less winter snow is falling on the Himalayas, leaving the...
Pallab Ghosh,Science Correspondentand Alison Francis NASA Artemis II Crew: left Christina Koch, back Victor Glover (pilot), front...
Nasa has said it will return a four-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short...
Available for 34 days President Trump has his sights set on Greenland. If he succeeds, what mineral...
Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent NASA Front row, from left: Pilot Mike Fincke and Commander Zena Cardman. Back from...
Malcolm Priorrural affairs producer PA Media Farmers drove their tractors into Oxford city centre to protest over...
Gem O’Reilly,reporting from Peckham, Leyla Hayes,reporting from Dulwichand James W Kelly,London BBC Caelo Dineen Vanstone and Hugo...
BBC/Rare TV The discovery of a carnyx (above) and a boar’s head flag standard in the same...
A carbon capture company has landed support of nearly £1m from South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE). It...
Galya DimitrovaSouth of England Cath Scott/Butterfly Conservation Data came from about 100 organisations, including the UK Butterfly...
Mark Poynting,Climate researcher, Becky Dale,Senior data journalist, BBC Verifyand Jess Carr,Data designer Getty Images Renewable energy –...
Steffan MessengerWales environment correspondent BBC Dairy farmer Gethin Hughes said he had decided to sign up to...
Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent BBC Listen to Pallab Ghosh read this article Larissa Hope truly believes that psilocybin,...
Available for 34 days We’ve opened the airwaves to the curiosity of some familiar voices. Victoria Gill...
Rebecca Morelle,Science Editorand Alison Francis,Senior Science Journalist Kevin Church/BBC News These tiny beads could have been stitched...
Rebecca Morelle,Science Editorand Alison Francis,Senior Science Journalist Tony Jolliffe/BBC News The mini factory will make semiconductors in...
A Vietnamese-American astronaut has opened up about her depression after she received a “tsunami of harassment” following...
BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt travels to Eryri – also known as Snowdonia – to find a...
On 11 November, a large solar flare measuring X5.1 – on a scale that runs from X1...
A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks. Source link
Essex & Suffolk Water Monisha Gower, of Essex & Suffolk Water, said Suffolk’s long-term water security was...
Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondent Watch: Octopuses filmed by divers off the coast of Cornwall this year A wildlife...
Mark PoyntingClimate researcher EPA This year is on course to be the UK’s hottest since records began,...
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent ‘Blow’ samples, as well as skin biopsies, were collected and screened for infectious agents...
Available for 35 days This week President Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget announced...
BBC/Passion Planet Sir David Attenborough says London is a “city full of hidden natural wonders” Lying on...
Farmers are “bewildered and frightened” with many questioning the future of their businesses because of the government’s...
Giancarlo RinaldiSouth Scotland reporter Guard Archaeology Tightly-packed urns containing human remains were found on the site Newly...
Paul MurphyEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire climate and environment correspondent BBC David Hoyles is growing a commercial olive...
Helen Briggs,Environment correspondentand Jonah Fisher,Climate correspondent Getty The policy aims to boost nature on development sites More...
Anna Meiseland Esme Stallard,BBC File on 4 Investigates Geograph/ Nigel Davies The 3M factory in Swansea was...
Maddie MolloyClimate & Science reporter Getty Images The Geminid meteor shower – one of the most spectacular...
Available for 34 days 400 thousand years ago our early human cousins dropped a lighter in a...
Scientists have captured rare footage of killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins hunting together near the coast...
Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal...
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Getty Meerkats are incredibly social animals and live in large groups known as ‘mobs’...
Available for over a year COP30, the big meeting where countries discuss climate change annually, has finished....
Indianapolis Zoo The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to pioneering elephant conservationist Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who died...
Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images A key UN report on the state of the global environment has...
Joe WillisLocal Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images Hope Moor Wind Farm representatives say it would generate enough...
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent Natural History Museum/ University of Gothenburg A brittlestar found on the seafloor...
One of Britain’s most distinguished scientists, Prof Sir Paul Nurse, says the government is “shooting itself in...
The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a peace agreement in Washington...
Available for 34 days Almost 40 years ago, the first treatment was approved for HIV, but it...
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Getty Images The Black Death fundamentally altered medieval society A volcanic eruption around 1345...
Steffan Messenger,Wales environment correspondentand Gareth Bryer,BBC Wales Matthew Horwood/Getty Images Ffos-y-Fran opencast coalmine was allowed to go...
Kevin KeaneScotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondent BBC GB Energy intends to invest billions in clean...
Oliver Edwards Photography Dr Mya-Rose Craig says Black2Nature has helped hundreds of children over the past decade...
Gemma Dillon,West Yorkshire political reporterand Rima Ahmed,BBC Radio Leeds BBC Tracy Brabin says the emphasis on mayors...
The North Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from 1 June to 30 November. However, the vast majority...
“That is so much higher than I expected” – watch the moment Catrin Nye is told about...
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Getty Images All domestic cats (Felis catus) are descended from the African wild cat...
Available for 34 days This week, a world first gene therapy treats rare Hunter syndrome. Could these...
Available for over a year How can the world speed up its efforts to fight climate change?...
Internet Archaeology journal The pits were found with geophysics, then boreholes were made to test the sediment....
Mark Poynting,Climate and science reporterand Jonah Fisher,Environment correspondent PA Media The number of monitored bathing sites in...
Getty Images The yellow wagtail is one of 27 bird species identified as being “at peril” in...
Justin Rowlatt,Climate Editor and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent getty COP30 President President André Corrêa do Lago at a...
The COP30 climate summit fails to secure new pledges to cut fossil fuels after running over time...
Mark Poynting and Georgina Rannard,climate and science reporters, in Belém, Brazil EPA The summit has had a...
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent, Belém, Brazil EPA Following bitter rows, the UN climate summit COP30 in...
The “swarm” of tens of thousands of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini earlier this year...
All mention of fossil fuels, by far the largest contributor to climate change, has been dropped from...
Hugh CasswellEast Midlands environment correspondent BBC Mohammed Siddiqui says “Mock COP” allows future leaders to put forward...
Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment Correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images India is the world’s third-largest carbon emitter At...
