- BBC Science/Nature
- 23/3/19 01:12
Cyclone Gabrielle has sparked a nationwide debate about climate change and vulnerable homes.
Cyclone Gabrielle has sparked a nationwide debate about climate change and vulnerable homes.
FRIDAY 17. MARCH 2023
Key mountain habitats are disappearing more quickly due mostly to logging and wildfires.
A new report on rural homelessness reveals low funding has left rough sleepers relying on goodwill.
What can be done to protect coastal communities at risk of being swallowed up by the sea?
THURSDAY 16. MARCH 2023
The decision comes after the failure of the first ever satellite mission launched from the UK.
Methods used on the Spanish farm would be "cruel" to such intelligent animals say experts, as details emerge.
Parts of England could face drought conditions again without sustained rain in coming weeks.
A call for a cull in South Uist follows concerns about the spread of Lyme disease from infected deer ticks.
WEDNESDAY 15. MARCH 2023
After 40 years Nasa's astronauts finally get a spacesuit upgrade for their next mission to the Moon.
TUESDAY 14. MARCH 2023
The natural climatic pattern of La Niña is over after three consecutive years.
Numbers of migratory swans are on the rise, giving hope that declines in nature can be reversed.
They are carrying out detailed assessments of why so many buildings collapsed.
MONDAY 13. MARCH 2023
President Biden approves an $8bn oil drilling project, in a move that has angered climate activists.
Three of the biggest conservation charities team up to try and halt the destruction of nature in UK.
FRIDAY 10. MARCH 2023
The space rock has about a 1 in 560 chance of hitting this planet, the agency says.
Just one river included in government's proposal for new designated swimming sites
The US government may approve the Alaska drilling site soon - but its opponents are going viral.
THURSDAY 9. MARCH 2023
A new way of sucking carbon from the air is up to three times more effective than current technology.
WEDNESDAY 8. MARCH 2023
Researchers have created eggs from the cells of male mice, raising the prospect of male couples having their own children.
New estimates suggest that plastic pollution in the oceans has risen dramatically since 2005.
Scientists who trained bees to open a puzzle find that they pass the knowledge on to their colonies.
A 20-year survey of plants shows how agriculture and climate change is affecting UK flora.
TUESDAY 7. MARCH 2023
A new assessment of Britain's research capability concludes it has "serious and longstanding problems".
The rocket's failure to launch is a significant blow to the country's space plans.
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of pounds in flood damage costs.
Businesses are discovering tweaks that can dramatically reduce the environmental impact of their websites.
MONDAY 6. MARCH 2023
The nature presenter returns to TV screens to explore the natural history of Britain and Ireland.
The nature presenter returns to TV screens to explore natural history in Britain and Ireland.
Regulations were updated after an outcry over gene-edited babies but a leading expert says they don't go far enough.
Dr Nicola Fox, originally from Hertfordshire, is the first woman to become Nasa's head of science.
SUNDAY 5. MARCH 2023
The first international agreement to protect the world's oceans for 40 years has been reached.
Countries have reached a landmark agreement to put 30% of the world's oceans into protection.
FRIDAY 3. MARCH 2023
The government cited noise pollution and climate concerns in its decision to restrict flights.
PM Rishi Sunak is warned not to go back on his pledge to re-join the EU's science research programme.
THURSDAY 2. MARCH 2023
The dusky tetraka is a small bird with a distinctive yellow throat that lives on the ground.
The Royal Horticultural Society says demand has risen as shops limit sales of some fresh produce.
TUESDAY 28. FEBRUARY 2023
Fishing will be banned to allow nature to recover in three areas but critics say the plans lack ambition.
No clear scientific solutions currently to the emissions caused by flying, scientists conclude.
The government hopes a new type of power station will help it meet is climate change targets.
A diamond sphere made in Germany was key to December's breakthrough fusion experiment in California.
SUNDAY 26. FEBRUARY 2023
One man's bid to learn the secrets of the endangered frog that grows to the size of a domestic cat.
FRIDAY 24. FEBRUARY 2023
It is the first known human transmission of bird flu in the South East Asian nation since 2014.
Experts say time is running out to solve the storage crisis that has long plagued archaeology.
THURSDAY 23. FEBRUARY 2023
Ynys Enlli, also known as Bardsey Island, officially has one of the best night skies in the world.
WEDNESDAY 22. FEBRUARY 2023
Government unlikely to meet its green heating targets as take-up of the grant scheme is so low.