BBC

Subscribe to BBC feed BBC
BBC News - Science & Environment
Updated: 2 hours 57 min ago

Concern for Iceland town following new eruption

Thu, 2024-05-30 03:37
Grindavik's mayor says larger lava flows than usual are heading towards the largely abandoned area.
Categories: Around The Web

Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate

Wed, 2024-05-29 08:31
Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.
Categories: Around The Web

Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate

Wed, 2024-05-29 08:31
Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.
Categories: Around The Web

Ealing beavers: Dams, canals - and perhaps babies

Tue, 2024-05-28 15:58
How the beavers of west London are improving the local landscape for residents.
Categories: Around The Web

Tackling water shortages with 'Star Wars' tech

Tue, 2024-05-28 10:49
'I thought why don’t we give it a try?' said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.
Categories: Around The Web

Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild - in secret location

Sat, 2024-05-25 10:02
A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.
Categories: Around The Web

Government wins court case over River Wye pollution

Fri, 2024-05-24 22:06
The High Court ruled that the Environment Agency and the UK government were implementing the law properly.
Categories: Around The Web

Atlantic to get 'extraordinary' hurricane season

Fri, 2024-05-24 00:50
There could be up to seven major hurricanes of category three or higher this season, many more than usual.
Categories: Around The Web

Space telescope reveals new images of the Universe

Thu, 2024-05-23 20:27
The Euclid telescope mission, backed by Durham University scientists, releases dark Universe images.
Categories: Around The Web

UK disaster response needs 'urgent' £100m upgrade

Thu, 2024-05-23 20:23
Fire chiefs say specialist service equipment used in natural disasters and terror attacks needs to be replaced.
Categories: Around The Web

Airbus UK to build satellite to monitor Sun storms

Thu, 2024-05-23 01:47
The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent auroral lights.
Categories: Around The Web

Airbus UK to build satellite to monitor Sun storms

Thu, 2024-05-23 01:47
The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent auroral lights.
Categories: Around The Web

UK breakthrough could slash emissions from cement

Thu, 2024-05-23 01:01
Scientists from Cambridge University find an ingenious way to decarbonise one of the world's most polluting materials.
Categories: Around The Web

Climate change made UK's waterlogged winter worse

Wed, 2024-05-22 16:05
One farmer in Lincolnshire told the BBC that a third of his farm could not be planted in time this year.
Categories: Around The Web

US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon

Wed, 2024-05-22 14:22
The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satellites, the Pentagon says.
Categories: Around The Web

Isle of Wight-size iceberg breaks from Antarctica

Wed, 2024-05-22 03:11
Another big iceberg breaks from in front of the UK's Halley research base - the third in three years.
Categories: Around The Web

Eagles changed migration route to avoid Ukraine war

Tue, 2024-05-21 23:20
Scientists believe they avoided perils including artillery fire on their way to their traditional breeding ground.
Categories: Around The Web

Top scientists urge action against faeces in rivers

Tue, 2024-05-21 09:06
A team of Royal Academy of Engineering scientists say the risk from human faeces is increasing.
Categories: Around The Web

Electric pulses may ease paralysis after broken neck

Tue, 2024-05-21 01:00
One patient who lost movement in her hand can now use it to scroll on a smartphone.
Categories: Around The Web

Water firm criticised over 'scary' outbreak

Sat, 2024-05-18 11:29
One man describes the condition as "probably the worst ailment" he has had in his adult life.
Categories: Around The Web

Pages