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Canada's top candidates talk up fossil fuels as climate slips down agenda
Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:16:49 GMT
Amid tariff threats from the US, energy and economic security are key issues in Canada's federal election.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:00:00 GMT
Reaction to White House proposals to cut funding for Nasa and a future asteroid fly past
Trump deep sea mining order violates law, China says
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:06:10 GMT
The US president speeds up permits for a practice opposed by many countries and environmentalists.
Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:59:32 GMT
Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.
Experts dispute claim dire wolf brought back from extinction
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:20:52 GMT
Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are not dire wolves, as claimed by US company Colossal
The Swedish city fined for missing an environmental target
Mon, 31 Mar 2025 01:39:10 GMT
Gothenburg has to pay a financial penalty if it misses certain annual sustainability goals.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT
Translating noisy geese to time travel across the universe.
Blair says current net zero policies 'doomed to fail'
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:00:08 GMT
The former PM's call for a change of course is rejected by Downing Street but welcomed by the Tories and Reform.
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
Project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UK
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:20:52 GMT
A pilot project will test whether it is a useful way of fighting climate change.
Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:41:32 GMT
Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years.
Astronauts Butch and Suni begin journey home after nine months in space
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:07:59 GMT
The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.
The satellite that will 'weigh' world's 1.5 trillion trees
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:27:52 GMT
The new satellite will be able to see through clouds and forest canopies.
Miliband urges global cooperation amid energy 'challenges'
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:50:30 GMT
The UK Energy Secretary was speaking at the opening of a two day summit on energy security.
Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year
Mon, 31 Mar 2025 05:02:29 GMT
Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024
Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:32 GMT
The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg.
The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans
Thu, 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?
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT
In the past few days, UK firefighters have been tackling wildfires across the UK.
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:06:26 GMT
Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
Mission to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:58:53 GMT
The mission will explore new ways of reducing the cost of feeding an astronaut.
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
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
Unique two-clawed dinosaur discovered
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:26:27 GMT
Duonychus is one of the few species of theropod dinosaur that evolved two-fingered hands.
Could an almighty eruption destroy a dreamy Greek island?
Sun, 20 Apr 2025 23:59:02 GMT
Scientists are investigating for the first time how dangerous the island's next big one could be.
SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 02:27:56 GMT
Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.
Blue Origin crew safely back on Earth after all-female space flight
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:45:05 GMT
Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission
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".
What in the World
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:30:00 GMT
And did they have enough underwear?
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:07:12 GMT
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:23:28 GMT
The couple is suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species such as white tigers.
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:06:26 GMT
Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
Colossal squid filmed in ocean for the first time
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:15:00 GMT
Stunned scientists say the extremely rare squid can weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb).
Canada's top candidates talk up fossil fuels as climate slips down agenda
Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:16:49 GMT
Amid tariff threats from the US, energy and economic security are key issues in Canada's federal election.
Spring's hot weather to be treat for nature lovers
Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:47:24 GMT
A spell of hot weather will give a boost to nature as migratory birds return and butterflies emerge.
Schools and hospitals get £180m solar investment
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:26:22 GMT
The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.
Government not taking climate seriously - advisers
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:54:01 GMT
The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.
Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 02:58:26 GMT
The sandstorm blanketed southern regions in an eerie, orange haze and shut down airports.
Mystery of medieval cemetery near airport runway deepens
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:15:18 GMT
Skeletons and artefacts unearthed from the site near Cardiff Airport are baffling archaeologists.
Has Just Stop Oil really stopped throwing soup?
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:56:23 GMT
Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests?
Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record
Sat, 26 Apr 2025 23:07:39 GMT
The prolonged dry, sunny weather in March and April created ideal conditions for wildfires to spread.
The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans
Thu, 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?
Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance
Thu, 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.
Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:32 GMT
The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg.
UK's rarest wildlife being 'pushed to extinction' by grass fires
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:32:29 GMT
Wildfires 'could spell the end' for rare species such as water voles and hen harriers.
Fingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:00:09 GMT
Deep tracks gouged in the seafloor off the coast of Scotland could help us understand Antarctica today.
Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:14:48 GMT
Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida.
Dark Energy experiment challenges Einstein's theory of Universe
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:59:12 GMT
New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time.
England water pollution at 10-year high, campaigners say
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:24:16 GMT
Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target.
Government not taking climate seriously - advisers
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:54:01 GMT
The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:06:26 GMT
Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT
A tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary according to a new report.
London Uncovered
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT
The BBC's Science Editor visits the site of a major archaeological discovery in the city.
Starlings disappearing from gardens, says RSPB
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:57:28 GMT
The Big Garden Birdwatch survey recorded the lowest ever numbers of starlings this year.
The satellite that will 'weigh' world's 1.5 trillion trees
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:27:52 GMT
The new satellite will be able to see through clouds and forest canopies.
New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life
Mon, 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.
Endangered axolotl release raises hopes for rare amphibian
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:00:08 GMT
Study provides hope for future of the axolotl amphibian, pushed to the brink of extinction in Mexico.