- BBC Science/Nature
- 24/2/21 15:41
Pollution controls have seen mercury emissions plummet - but levels in tuna have remained stable.
Pollution controls have seen mercury emissions plummet - but levels in tuna have remained stable.
Cantor's giant softshell turtle is native to the rivers of south Asia and is critically endangered.
Investigation by Global Witness suggests cattle farming is driving illegal deforestation in the savannah featured in BBC's Planet Earth III.
Europe's pioneering ERS-2 Earth observation spacecraft will make an uncontrolled dive to destruction.
TUESDAY 20. FEBRUARY 2024
Astronomers report an object that shines with a brightness equivalent to 500 trillion suns.
The zoo found the coins during a routine examination and urged visitors not to throw coins into exhibits.
Rishi Sunak is to unveil support for farming and food production, at the NFU's annual conference.
MONDAY 19. FEBRUARY 2024
Animal welfare charities welcome the African Union decision to ban the donkey skin trade across the continent.
Right to roam campaigners say hundreds of "open country" locations are inaccessible to the public.
FRIDAY 16. FEBRUARY 2024
Extremely potent greenhouse gas leaked from a Kazakh well for over six months.
THURSDAY 15. FEBRUARY 2024
A market for a traditional medicine made from donkey skin is fuelling the slaughter of working animals.
A stingray called Charlotte is pregnant despite having no mate, in a suspected case of parthenogenesis.
If the Odysseus craft lands safely it would be the first private mission to successfully land on the Moon.
If all goes well, it would mark the first time a private firm has successfully landed a spacecraft on the Moon.
WEDNESDAY 14. FEBRUARY 2024
It may be bigger than a large city - but the world's biggest iceberg can still turn on a sixpence.
It is hoped the creation of a marshland site will be a "corridor" for wildlife including wading birds.
TUESDAY 13. FEBRUARY 2024
Melting ice is forcing this iconic Arctic species to spend more time on land, where they struggle for food.
Sea bird counts after avian flu show serious declines in three species, the charity RSPB says.
A UK pesticide producer did not look at key health records in its Parkinson's study, legal papers show.
At least three homes in Dana Point, California are under threat after a portion of the cliff they're on gave way.
MONDAY 12. FEBRUARY 2024
Human activity is leaving some migratory species like green turtles facing extinction, a UN report says.
Rule breaches such as sewage spills should cost bosses their bonuses, the environment secretary says.
SATURDAY 10. FEBRUARY 2024
Scientists think eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula could continue for decades or even centuries.
FRIDAY 9. FEBRUARY 2024
In 1984 the presence of dinosaur fossils in Scotland was confirmed for the first time.
THURSDAY 8. FEBRUARY 2024
Nuclear fusion still remains a long way off but brings the world one step closer to endless clean energy.