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First osprey chick of the year hatches
The chick emerged from its egg in a nest at Poole Harbour on Friday at 15:10 BST.
Moment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown
Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.
SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight
The first attempted launch on Thursday was postponed due to a malfunctioning hydraulic pin in the launch tower.
The space race to create gym equipment for future astronauts
Scientists are attempting to build exercise equipment to be used on future space flights.
The space race to create gym equipment for future astronauts
Scientists are attempting to build exercise equipment to be used on future space flights.
How to keep cool at your summer festivals
As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.
How to keep cool at your summer festivals
As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says
The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales.
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says
The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales.
Musk could become world's first trillionaire
Elon Musk's SpaceX has revealed its plans to go public in the US, allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market.
Nearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist
The list, published by the Environment Agency on Friday, includes 28 so-called "super sites" that contain more than 20,000 tonnes of waste.
Tropical house with thousands of butterflies opens
The new Sussex Butterfly Gardens will be home to thousands of butterflies for people to visit.
Rare species 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.
Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms
It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.
BBC Inside Science
El Nino is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
BBC Inside Science
El Nino is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
BBC Inside Science
El Nino is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
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.
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.
Water campaigner cautious on using new bathing site
River Action says water quality depends on discharges upstream and says check before swimming.
PM promises action on chemicals 43k times standard
The prime minister says he will look into forever chemical contamination near a former RAF base.
Lake study shows ways to 'cancel' climate impact
The Environment Agency says new research will help it inform future action at Windermere.
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.
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?
'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.
Why Isle of Man is 'ideal' for building rainforests
Conservationists say the Isle of Man has the perfect conditions to create temperate rainforests.
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say
Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say
Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.
Animal park welcomes four Sumatran tiger cubs
There are fewer than 400 of Sumatran tigers left in the wild, according to the park.
Plan to track for signs of endangered water vole
Water vole numbers nationally are in free fall, with more than 90 per cent lost since the 1970s.
Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped
Cambridge Science Park submits plans which could create 20,000 jobs and new public spaces.
Satellites and AI used to track UK hedgehogs in bid to slow decline
Researchers hope the project will also help to identify barriers preventing hedgehogs from finding food and mates in the wild.
Blue Flags awarded but one beach misses out
Keep Britain Tidy awards six Blue Flags but Avon Beach misses out because of a slip-up.
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.
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.
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.
Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction
The Kentish milkwort has seen a seven-fold increase since conservation efforts in 2013.
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
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
US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal
A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.
A woolly solution to NI's peatland problems?
Could locally-sourced wool restore peatlands and reduce the carbon cost of conservation?
'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
'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
BBC Inside Science
What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?
City's historic Assembly Rooms to be repaired
York Conservation Trust says the Grade I-listed building needs work to its roof and portico.
'Beekeeping helps me clear my mind and get better headspace'
Jenson, 17, says it helped him feel good to return to school after four years learning at home.
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.
'Alarming-looking' caterpillar webs in park 'harmless'
Butterfly Conservation says while the effect of the webs "can look alarming", they protect against predators.
Fen Cottage granted Grade II listed status
Historic England says the cottage is "a rare record" of how people depended on their surroundings.
Watch: Presenter flies in to host air quality special
Environment correspondent Jon Cuthill paraglides into position ahead of a BBC South special.
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