- BBC Science/Nature
- 23/12/7 01:27
Extreme weather and a range of economic hurdles are affecting the region's flourishing apple trade.
Extreme weather and a range of economic hurdles are affecting the region's flourishing apple trade.
WEDNESDAY 6. DECEMBER 2023
COP28 host country the United Arab Emirates is "cautiously optimistic" on a deal to at least reduce them.
The world is well off track to limit warming to 1.5C, but there have been some encouraging steps.
TUESDAY 5. DECEMBER 2023
Over 2,400 participants are linked to coal, oil and gas, four times more than attended last year's gathering.
An injured owl in the Russian city of Smolensk has the good fortune to end up outside a fire station.
A Sheffield school is fighting dirty air with trees as new data links their absence to pollution.
MONDAY 4. DECEMBER 2023
The UK's polar research vessel visits A23a, an iceberg that's more than twice the size of London.
"Everything we do is centred behind the science," the head of the UN climate talks in Dubai says.
Leaked papers suggest United Utilities logged dozens of incidents as less serious than they had been.
A record number of female students have started an agriculture course at Borders College.
Forecasters are continuing to offer more real-time updates and personalised recommendations.
SUNDAY 3. DECEMBER 2023
The death of a fan at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio during throws up challenges for tour promoters.
As leaders gather in Dubai for the UN climate summit, experts say global warming is having a ‘profound effect' on health.
SATURDAY 2. DECEMBER 2023
Engaging with climate sceptics can be a challenge - but some people are trying to change their minds.
The UAE's state oil company is set to be the world's second biggest producer, analysis shows.
FRIDAY 1. DECEMBER 2023
Fewer swimming spots are rated "excellent" and more rated "poor" by the environment watchdog.
Rising temperatures are putting the health of endangered mountain gorillas at risk.
THURSDAY 30. NOVEMBER 2023
COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber pulled off an unexpected victory securing long-awaited climate disaster help.
The next-generation vehicle conducts a hot-fire test on its launch pad in French Guiana.
WEDNESDAY 29. NOVEMBER 2023
They arrived like rock stars 12 years ago and their love life was the source of endless speculation.
Thursday is the last day the public can see Tian Tian and Yang Guang before they are returned to China.
The big issues facing global leaders gathering for the world's most important climate summit.
Astronomers hope to learn how its six planets formed and whether any of them are home to life
The report said the UAE planned to use its role as host of UN climate talks to strike oil and gas deals.
Images from mountainous San Buenaventura show locals doing their best to help vulnerable wildlife.
An explosive eruption sends volcanic rock hurtling into the sea around Niijima Island, south of Tokyo.
Sites under consideration could include the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and Dorset.
TUESDAY 28. NOVEMBER 2023
The BBC finds that the UAE, hosts of the COP28 climate summit, are breaking their own ban on gas flaring.
A French start-up is ready to use an enzyme which can break down plastic on an industrial scale.
MONDAY 27. NOVEMBER 2023
Leaked documents show how the COP28 host planned to use its role to strike fossil fuel business deals.
SATURDAY 25. NOVEMBER 2023
Young science writer of the year award-winner delves into the environmental challenges of cocoa farming
FRIDAY 24. NOVEMBER 2023
Sarah Ott spent years as a climate change sceptic - now she's an advocate for clean energy.
A giant ice block more than twice the size on Greater London is on the move, years after its formation.
THURSDAY 23. NOVEMBER 2023
The International Energy Agency says the sector must choose between worsening the climate crisis or helping solve it.
A year-long study finds the animals are back in the Seychelles where they were hunted in the 1960s.
WEDNESDAY 22. NOVEMBER 2023
Google search queries for “climate anxiety” rise dramatically, data given exclusively to BBC 100 Women suggests.
The people of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas have used maths to solve a water shortage.
TUESDAY 21. NOVEMBER 2023
An experiment with a common jellyfish has revealed the potential harm of seabed mining on creatures in the deep.
The annual report from Surfers Against Sewage found a rise in water-users reporting being unwell.
MONDAY 20. NOVEMBER 2023
The National Trust says climate change-linked extreme weather is now the biggest threat to its sites.