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BBC News – Science & Environment
Last feed update: Saturday April 27th, 2024 03:27:16 AM
Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’
Friday April 26th, 2024 11:12:11 PM
A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.
Japan comes face to face with its own space junk
Friday April 26th, 2024 08:24:57 AM
A Tokyo company’s satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth.
Conservation is saving species, global study says
Thursday April 25th, 2024 11:52:26 PM
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.
Father begins legal fight against BP for dead son
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 12:35:24 AM
Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son’s leukaemia.
Voyager-1 sends readable data again from deep space
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 10:37:15 AM
Nasa says its most distant probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth.
Handbag designer jailed for wildlife smuggling
Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 01:43:26 AM
Nancy Gonzalez recruited relatives to smuggle purses made of illicit python and caiman into the US.
First ever climate change victory in Europe court
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 04:24:42 PM
“We are not made to sit in a rocking chair and knit,” said one of the older Swiss women who won.
Together in wonder: North America awed by total solar eclipse
Monday April 8th, 2024 11:04:53 PM
Stunning spectacle is witnessed by millions across the continent. Here are some of the stories.
Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record
Thursday March 7th, 2024 03:06:49 AM
It’s the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
UK quits treaty that lets oil firms sue government
Thursday February 22nd, 2024 12:34:37 PM
The ECT allowed fossil-fuel companies to sue governments for billions in compensation for lost profits.
Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia
Tuesday February 27th, 2024 12:04:21 AM
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
World breaches 1.5C warming threshold for full year
Thursday February 8th, 2024 10:18:33 AM
The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.
Preventing space contamination rises up the agenda
Monday April 22nd, 2024 07:45:40 AM
Agencies and scientists from around the world head to the UK to share space-exploration techniques.
Nasa: ‘New plan needed to return rocks from Mars’
Monday April 15th, 2024 08:37:03 PM
The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study.
Peter Higgs – the man who changed our view of the Universe
Tuesday April 9th, 2024 08:17:32 PM
The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence.
White House wants Moon to have its own time zone
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 11:23:43 AM
The US government has asked Nasa to develop a way to keep track of time on the Moon.
Elon Musk’s Starship goes ‘farther than ever’
Thursday March 14th, 2024 04:17:23 PM
The world’s most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.
One woman’s battle to push Africa’s space race
Sunday April 7th, 2024 01:24:11 AM
Scientist Marie Makuate wants more African countries to have their own satellites orbiting Earth.
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