- BBC Science/Nature
- 22/5/24 19:30
A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.
A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.
The birds take to the skies en masse after calling out their 'vote', scientists have discovered.
Why hydrogen might be one route for Germany to move away from dependence on Russian imports.
MONDAY 23. MAY 2022
A bill is to be introduced in Parliament in two days' time to allow the commercial growing of gene-edited crops in England.
The banking giant has reportedly suspended its responsible investing leader Stuart Kirk.
Climate "doomers" believe it’s far too late to do anything about climate change - but they're wrong.
SUNDAY 22. MAY 2022
Scientists say we need to future-proof our diets in a warming world by eating little-known plants.
SATURDAY 21. MAY 2022
The artwork stands in her hometown of Lyme Regis thanks to a teenager's four-year campaign.
FRIDAY 20. MAY 2022
The growth of "smart" farm machinery is increasing the risk of hacking of food and farming systems.
THURSDAY 19. MAY 2022
The aerospace company hopes its Starliner vehicle can finally prove its capabilities in orbit.
Conservation scientists hope that preserving genetic material offers future insurance against extinction
WEDNESDAY 18. MAY 2022
It will invest in pipelines in other countries but will speed up a shift to green energy.
"If you are black or a woman, you don't see yourself fitting in," a leading female physicist says.
A UK study says record-breaking temperatures in NW India and Pakistan are now 100 times more likely.
TUESDAY 17. MAY 2022
Massive tractors and combine harvesters could be having a lasting impact on soil, a study suggests.
MONDAY 16. MAY 2022
Its hue was created by sunlight being projected through the Earth's atmosphere onto the Moon.
SUNDAY 15. MAY 2022
The Moon will slowly darken and turn red as it falls into Earth's shadow.
FRIDAY 13. MAY 2022
The research is an important step towards making long-terms stays on the moon possible.
Participants will be given their personal plastic footprint at the end of the week.
THURSDAY 12. MAY 2022
The mammals are moving further north into the Arctic and having an impact on landscape and people.
A new report says the government must do more to protect the land, the air and waters.
The number of big firms setting climate targets reaches a 'critical mass' say UN-backed researchers.
WEDNESDAY 11. MAY 2022
The final version of the 19m-long Prime rocket is to be launched from a site in Sutherland.
TUESDAY 10. MAY 2022
Theoretical physicists develop a mathematical model to explain how birds dip and dive in whirling flocks.
Campaigners say the aviation industry cannot be relied on to tackle their role in climate change.