The Guardian
UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution
The US, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia – some of the highest oil-producing nations and major greenhouse gas emitters – opposed the measure
The UN has voted 141-8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, with the US – which is the world’s biggest historical emitter – among the small group opposing it.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, said Wednesday’s general assembly vote, in which 28 countries abstained, underscored that governments are responsible for protecting citizens from the “escalating climate crisis”.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/un-vote-support-icj-world-court-climate-change-opinion
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 03:18:27 GMT
More than 40 arrests made after UK activists target ‘bee-killing’ pesticides
Environmental activists lock themselves to pesticide barrels in protest outside Syngenta headquarters
More than 40 people, including Greenpeace UK’s programme director, Amy Cameron, have been arrested after a protest outside pesticide company Syngenta’s Yorkshire headquarters.
A number of the activists locked themselves on to 15 blue pesticide barrels outside the headquarters, blocking the gates and leading to the temporary closure of the local A62. Activists had transformed a roundabout outside the front entrance into a giant hazard symbol carrying the message “Syngenta poisons nature” with an arrow pointing directly at the building. The action took place on World Bee day.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/activists-arrests-bee-killing-pesticides-greenpeace-syngenta-yorkshire
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 16:33:26 GMT
Plastic food and drink packaging ‘world’s most common coastal litter’
Global study finds wrappers, bottles and lids on shorelines of 93% of countries analysed as UN talks to tackle issue in turmoil
Plastic food wrappers, bottles, lids and caps are by far the most common items of litter found on the world’s shorelines, a study has found.
Researchers looked at data from more than 5,300 surveys of coastal litter to produce the first global analysis of its kind. They found the data in 355 existing studies on the subject.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/plastic-food-drink-packaging-worlds-most-common-coastal-litter
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:45 GMT
UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns
Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050
British homes will need air conditioning to survive predicted levels of global heating, the government’s climate advisers have warned in a report, as measures such as drawing curtains, opening windows and growing trees for shade are not likely to be enough.
Air conditioning should be installed in all care homes and hospitals within the next 10 years, and in all schools within 25 years, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which published a major report on adapting to the impacts of global heating on Wednesday.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-and-needs-urgent-changes-to-survive-global-heating-report-warns
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 23:01:17 GMT
The English community that brought its river back from the brink: ‘If we can get it right here, we can do it everywhere’
For 150 years, the Mease had been altered by human hands, which destroyed habitats. But in 2013, a restoration project began – and now its wetlands are abuzz with wildlife
‘A noisy river is a healthy river,” says Ruth Needham of the Trent Rivers Trust (TRT). The Mease in the Midlands must be in fine fettle, then, as it gurgles merrily along. Sunlight glints off riffles in the water and shoals of fry dart past. Needham whips out her phone to video the tiny fish: “My colleagues will be jumping for joy to see them!”
Needham has good reason to be buoyant. Last month, the Mease won the UK River prize 2026 – which was established by the River Restoration Centre in 2014 to acknowledge innovative projects – in recognition of the trust’s 13-year restoration campaign. “The prize has been a massive boost,” says Needham. “If we can get the Mease into better condition, we can improve other rivers, too.”
‘We wanted to get people to work together’ … Ruth Needham of the Trent Rivers Trust
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/english-community-brought-river-back-from-brink-mease
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:32 GMT
Blinded and broken, Sunny the owl becomes another casualty of Russia’s war
Ukrainians lament appalling toll of fighting on their country’s bird population
Russia sent kamikaze drones to attack the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia in February. They hit buildings and killed several people. One unreported victim of the bombardment was a male long-eared owl, blinded in one eye and found with a badly broken wing. A passerby scooped up the stunned bird, put him in a box and took him to the city of Dnipro.
The owl – nicknamed Sunny – is now recovering in a cosy room belonging to Veronica Konkova. No longer able to fly or hunt, Sunny instead hops around.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/owl-casualty-of-russia-war-ukraine-birds
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 10:49:32 GMT
Rachel Reeves to protect ‘critical’ clean energy projects from legal challenges
Chancellor’s planning shake-up in England and Wales would ‘reduce exposure from judicial review on all but human rights grounds’
Rachel Reeves is poised to fast-track clean energy projects in England and Wales with planning reforms to curb the use of judicial reviews against new infrastructure, the Treasury has said.
Under the chancellor’s proposals, parliament will be able to designate and approve the most important clean energy projects as of “critical national importance”, as part of a wider package seeking to boost the UK’s energy security and soften the economic fallout from the Iran war.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/rachel-reeves-protect-clean-energy-projects-legal-challenges-environment
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 15:56:56 GMT
‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground
When pupils could no longer play outside, St John’s school in Barnet decided to act, enlisting Trees for Cities to help rethink its outside space
The play area at St John’s Church of England primary in Barnet, north London, used to flood so severely it was often unusable. “It would get so bad that the children couldn’t be dismissed from the playground,” says Macci Dobie, the school’s headteacher. “We had to dismiss them from different parts of the school or, literally, parents were stepping into puddles to lift their children out of the classroom.”
Because the school sits in a basin with clay foundations, rain would pool on the grey tarmac and just sit there, often denying the children a proper break for play outside.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/flood-prone-london-school-climate-adapted-playground
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:31 GMT
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?
Several hours after dark in a quiet Caribbean neighbourhood, a cluster of environmental activists gather on plastic chairs between a mango tree and a courtyard wall emblazoned with the words “Colombia, respira!” (Breathe, Colombia).
So many people have turned up that some have to stand. That is because tonight’s speaker is Susana Muhamad, one of the most admired socio-environmental campaigners in the world, and this is a moment of profound historical significance.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/colombia-climate-crossroads-trumpism-casts-shadow-presidential-election
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 10:41:10 GMT
Tentacles, pointy teeth and the T-rex of the sea: the Natural History Museum on beasts that once ruled the oceans
A new exhibition, Jurassic Oceans, showcases the fearsome creatures that lurked below the surface – and offers a stark warning about the impact of warming waters on marine ecosystems today
Deep in the bowels of the Natural History Museum, Kate Whittington is standing in front of the skeleton of a 23ft plesiosaur, one of prehistoric Earth’s most fearsome marine reptiles, explaining how it would eat us for dinner, were it still around today.
“Its long neck allowed its head to get a head start on its body,” says the museum’s exhibition and interpretation manager. “So it could sneak up on prey and grab it [with its mouth] before its body and flippers created a disturbance in the water.”
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/natural-history-museum-jurassic-oceans-monsters-of-the-deep
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 05:01:01 GMT
One Nation says it’s the only party in Australia to question climate science. It should ask itself why | Temperature Check
Climate change denial has become untenable yet Hanson’s party digs in – with conspiracy theories, cherrypicking and claims that are easy to refute
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As the populist rightwing One Nation surges in the polls, its position on climate change is fixed firmly on the denial of decades of evidence showing the planet, and Australia, are getting hotter.
The science linking the burning of fossil fuels to rising temperatures is 130 years old and, as the evidence has stacked up, Australians are feeling it with increasing weather extremes.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/22/one-nation-pauline-hanson-australia-questions-climate-science-ntwnfb
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:34 GMT
I believed sustainable fashion’s hype. But between Everlane and Allbirds, the letdowns keep coming | Clare Press
Sustainability promised to change the industry. With Shein reportedly acquiring Everlane, and Allbirds pivotting from eco sneakers to AI, it seems that promise was mostly marketing
It was always about the money, wasn’t it? For a while there, it seemed like the execs opining sustainability is not a trend, it’s the future actually meant it. But when yet another global brand drops its net zero goals or stops talking about DEI, you do wonder. Recent headlines include Stella McCartney adulterating her eco gloss with a sustainable capsule collection for H&M – don’t worry, she’s just “infiltrating from within” – and Lululemon being investigated for Pfas. The letdowns keep coming.
Now the internet is reeling from a report that Shein plans to acquire Everlane, the San Francisco-based sustainable basics brand built on “radical transparency”. Shein is the Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant epitomising murky supply chains and crazy-cheap landfill fashion. They release up to 10,000 styles a day, and have been making headlines of their own over secrecy and alleged links to forced Uyghur labour.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/may/20/i-believed-sustainable-fashions-hype-but-between-everland-and-allbirds-the-letdowns-keep-coming
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 08:52:11 GMT
The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels | Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank
Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doing
Donald Trump’s unjustified war on Iran and the resulting global fuel crisis is a continuing reminder that true energy security and independence will continue to elude us so long as we remain dependent on fossil fuels.
Whether it’s wars over oil and gas resource access or attacks on fossil fuel power plants and energy grids, this reliance on finite resources only worsens a country’s threat profile. News this month of Russia’s deadly attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Russian drones swarming Ukrainian power stations and Kyiv running out of time to prepare for another winter of attacks on its energy grid illustrates this urgency.
The US representative Lloyd Doggett serves Texas’s 37th district in the House of Representatives and is a member of the Ukraine caucus and the House sustainable energy and environment coalition. Michael Shank PhD is adjunct faculty at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs, and at George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/18/iran-war-energy-independence-fossil-fuels
Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:54 GMT
Australia’s ‘green Wall Street’ is failing to launch. Threatened species deserve better than the nature repair market | Euan Ritchie and Yung En Chee
One must ask why Labor is so comfortable continuing to ignore the wishes of the vast majority of voters
Anthony Albanese’s government swept to power in 2022 and, among many promises made to voters, it firmly committed to end a decade of environmental neglect. Four years later, the federal budget – as well as the newly passed national environmental law reforms – make it abundantly clear that it is failing to deliver on that promise.
This failure is more than just political; it is existential for this country’s remarkable, unique and increasingly imperilled wildlife and ecosystems.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/18/australias-green-wall-street-is-failing-to-launch-threatened-species-deserve-better-than-the-nature-repair-market
Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 02:24:31 GMT
Collecting pollen can be as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows
‘Floral buzzing’, the vibrations bees use to shake pollen loose from flowers, takes more energy than previously thought
Bees use as much energy collecting pollen through “floral buzzing” as they do taking off in flight, a study shows.
Scientists have found the vibrations bumblebees use to shake pollen loose from flowers are among the most exhausting behaviours they perform, forcing bees to “carefully choose” which flowers are worth visiting.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/bees-pollen-collection-floral-buzzing-exhausting-as-flight-take-off-study-shows
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 08:41:51 GMT
How a kindergarten teacher became the accidental guardian of 200 king penguins
When the birds started nesting on her land at Useless Bay, Chile, Cecilia Durán Gafo decided she would protect them from people and predators
Five pairs of rubbery feet carry velvet-sheathed black-and-white bodies towards the rope line separating the king penguins from the dozen or so visitors, who look on in awe. As these emissaries shuffle over, a hundred of their cohorts parade on a nearby bank, splashing around in the water and regurgitating food into their chicks’ open beaks.
The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) makes its home almost exclusively on islands in the Southern Ocean. But it has been coming to this wind-battered bay in southern Chile’s Tierra del Fuego region for hundreds of years, probably because its shallow shores offer protection from marine predators and humans.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/14/continental-king-penguin-colony-useless-bay-chile
Published: Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:25 GMT
‘Six lanes of tarmac and vehicles doing 70mph’: can ‘green bridges’ help animals cross the UK’s motorways in safety?
Cockrow Bridge in Surrey will open in the coming weeks to provide wildlife, including lizards and insects, with the ability to move between fragmented habitats
When James Herd moved near to Wisley Common 17 years ago, the heathland nature reserve was teeming with wildlife. “I’d take the dog around the common in spring and summer, and every few hundred metres I’d hear the rustle of a lizard in the undergrowth – and I’d see adders,” he says.
But over the past decade, the Surrey Wildlife Trust’s director of reserves management, who oversees the internationally important habitat, has seen that wildlife become depleted.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/12/cockrow-green-bridge-wildlife-road-crossings-aoe
Published: Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:43 GMT
Newborns to silverbacks: counting mountain gorillas in Uganda – in pictures
National Geographic photographer and WWF ambassador Jasper Doest joined conservation teams during the latest mountain gorilla census in Bwindi Impenetrable national park, taking pictures of the apes and the people essential to their survival
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/may/10/gorillas-census-counting-numbers-uganda-bwindi-impenetrable-national-park-aoe
Published: Sun, 10 May 2026 06:00:18 GMT
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage
Scientists have found high levels of toxic Pfas, or “forever chemicals”, in soil, water and throughout the marine food chain in the UK’s Solent strait, including at protected environmental sites, according to a new study.
In some samples, pollution was 13 times the safe threshold for coastal waters. Others, which were below legal limits for individual chemicals, failed tests for combined toxicity.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/19/toxic-pfa-forever-chemicals-channel-southern-england-solent
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:04 GMT
‘You have to be where the pollution is’: the inventor hoping to fix your washing machine to stop microplastics
Matter Industries founder Adam Root has developed a filter to trap microfibres at home and on an industrial scale. But is it just a drop in the ocean?
The dinky device slots seamlessly into the modest space above my washing machine. A pipe snakes down from it, drawing in wastewater from my clothes washes. At the end of each wash cycle, the machine makes a polite whirring noise: that’s the sound of the groundbreaking bit of technology working, according to its inventor, Adam Root. That invention is a microplastics filter.
“The most common thing we hear [from customers] is: ‘I cannot believe how much material is coming out of the washing machine,’” says Root. “Somebody sent me [photos of] dinner-platefuls.”
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/13/you-have-to-be-where-the-pollution-is-the-inventor-hoping-to-fix-your-washing-machine-to-stop-microplastics
Published: Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:23 GMT
‘Everything went black. Then fire poured down’: one man’s terror onboard a ship hit in the Iran war
In an exclusive interview, a seafarer describes the strike on the MKD Vyom in the Gulf of Oman that killed his friend and crewmate, Dixit Solanki
The blast tore through the engine room of the tanker MKD Vyom without warning on the morning of 1 March. “There were immense shock waves and a fireball,” says Basis*, a seafarer on one of the first ships to suffer a fatal attack in the Gulf of Oman during the US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran.
“For one or two seconds, I was knocked out,” he says. “Everything went black. The power was gone. I looked up – fire and thick black smoke was pouring down.”
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/everything-went-black-then-fire-poured-down-one-mans-terror-onboard-a-ship-hit-in-the-iran-war
Published: Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:26 GMT
Shark or sea monster? The Canadian marine mystery that still intrigues experts 90 years on
Debate continues to rage over whether a strange carcass found in 1937 was a new species or a basking shark. Either way, the case reveals how little is known about what lies beneath the waves
Its head resembled a dog’s, its downturned nose a camel’s, and at the end of its reptilian body was the tail of a horse. Witnesses say it was covered in a thin white film. When the remains of a strange creature were pulled from the stomach of a sperm whale, most of those present agreed: it was a sea monster – or at least something unknown living in the depths off Canada’s west coast.
Crews at the whaling station in the archipelago of Haida Gwaii assembled a platform of wooden boxes and laid out the 3-metre (10ft) carcass, using a white sheet to display the curiosity that had baffled veteran whalers.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/07/basking-shark-sea-monster-canada-marine-mystery-90-years-on
Published: Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:47 GMT
Torrential rain and floods kill at least 25 people in southern and central China – video report
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes, with heavy rain expected to continue across southern and central parts of the country – including Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan provinces – with a high risk of further landslides and flash floods
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/may/21/torrential-rain-floods-southern-central-china-video
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 13:50:42 GMT
Aerial footage shows California brush fire spreading across Simi Valley – video
A fast-growing brush fire that started on Monday morning in southern California has prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people and damaged at least one home.
The Sandy fire was reported just after 10am in Simi Valley, a city in Ventura county about 30 miles north-west of Los Angeles. The blaze spread to more than 1,300 acres by its second day. Several neighbourhoods in nearby northern LA were put under evacuation warnings. Under an evacuation warning, residents are not required to leave immediately but are encouraged to be alert and be prepared to leave if conditions worsen
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/may/19/aerial-footage-shows-california-brush-fire-spreading-across-simi-valley-video
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 16:46:16 GMT
Week in wildlife: super-rare bongos, ducks on parade and Marmalade the Thames seal
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/may/15/week-in-wildlife-super-rare-bongos-ducks-on-parade-and-marmalade-the-thames-seal
Published: Fri, 15 May 2026 07:41:28 GMT
BBC Science and Environment
How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
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Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 15:28:27 GMT
Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather
Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise.
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Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:23:43 GMT
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say
Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.
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Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 23:40:12 GMT
Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped
Cambridge Science Park submits plans which could create 20,000 jobs and new public spaces.
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Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 05:16:57 GMT
Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.
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Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 05:18:57 GMT
Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown
The proposed changes come after a cow named Beau Vine got approved for a waste removal licence.
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Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 01:11:02 GMT
Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?
Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to concerns the water could be unsafe
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Published: Fri, 15 May 2026 15:41:17 GMT
'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced
Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites
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Published: Fri, 15 May 2026 04:13:45 GMT
White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings
Some farmers fear the reintroduction of the UK's biggest bird of prey will threaten their livestock.
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Published: Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:08 GMT
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.
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Published: Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:25 GMT
Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?
A computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of King Henry VIII's second wife - but not everyone is convinced.
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Published: Fri, 01 May 2026 23:01:44 GMT
Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?
An algorithm has suggested images of what were thought to be Anne Boleyn might not be.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c3d2e581k7do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 01 May 2026 14:44:02 GMT
Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress
The loss of tropical rainforests eased last year, according to new analysis, but scientists warn they are still disappearing rapidly.
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Published: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:26:08 GMT
Water campaigner cautious on using new bathing site
River Action says water quality depends on discharges upstream and says check before swimming.
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Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 05:02:50 GMT
PM promises action on chemicals 43k times standard
The prime minister says he will look into forever chemical contamination near a former RAF base.
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Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 13:46:18 GMT
Lake study shows ways to 'cancel' climate impact
The Environment Agency says new research will help it inform future action at Windermere.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r834z8ze8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 10:41:38 GMT
Why Isle of Man is 'ideal' for building rainforests
Conservationists say the Isle of Man has the perfect conditions to create temperate rainforests.
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Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 05:20:56 GMT
Animal park welcomes four Sumatran tiger cubs
There are fewer than 400 of Sumatran tigers left in the wild, according to the park.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w29n4z44lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 09:24:03 GMT
Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch
It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.
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Published: Fri, 22 May 2026 02:57:12 GMT
US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal
A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.
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Published: Fri, 15 May 2026 11:03:06 GMT
Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth
The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.
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Published: Wed, 13 May 2026 17:02:45 GMT
Award for scientist who brought space to millions
James O'Donoghue, from the University of Reading, is awarded the 2026 Carl Sagan medal.
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Published: Sun, 10 May 2026 06:27:25 GMT
Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents released by the Pentagon
The US has published transcripts, video clips and audio recordings about unidentified flying objects.
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Published: Fri, 08 May 2026 22:04:55 GMT
Glow worms and slime moulds found in Scotland's declining rainforest
A citizen science project is aiming to document species on the Cowal Peninsula for the first time in 50 years.
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Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 21:53:53 GMT
How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz913gxlw3jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 15:28:27 GMT
What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?
How dangerous is UV radiation and how can you protect yourself when levels are high?
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Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:10:35 GMT
'Disease-carrying mosquitoes and heat deaths if temperatures soar'
Wales' new government must do more to prepare the country for climate change, says an advisory body.
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Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 05:33:58 GMT
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say
Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.
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Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 23:40:12 GMT
BBC Inside Science
El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
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Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?
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Published: Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet
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Published: Thu, 07 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
We explore the mechanisms causing Europe's warming twice as fast as the global average.
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Published: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 GMT
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
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Published: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:17:07 GMT
The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.
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Published: Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:02:53 GMT
The Interview
Rebecca Morelle speaks to astronaut Jeremy Hansen ahead of the Artemis II Moon mission.
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Published: Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT
First stop, the Moon. Next stop, Mars? Why Nasa's mission matters
Lunar discoveries and a space race with China is seeing the US invest time and money to get to the Moon - and beyond.
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Published: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:50:21 GMT
Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission
Nasa says technical problems that have delayed the rocket are fixed and it is ready for launch.
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Published: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:21:11 GMT
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny
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Published: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:20:22 GMT
Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts
Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.
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Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:40:16 GMT
The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?
For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.
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Published: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:01:47 GMT
The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
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Published: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:47:15 GMT
COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point?
The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.
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Published: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:09:19 GMT
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