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Updated 2025-07-03 01:30
Ocean mappers line up for XPRIZE final
Nine teams, including one from the UK, will demonstrate new technology to map the sea floor.
Red squirrel numbers boosted by predator
Why red squirrel numbers are boosted by the activity of their natural predator, the pine marten.
Cars buck falling CO2 emissions trend
Britain's carbon emissions have sunk to the level last seen in 1890, helped by reduced coal use.
Satellite links to optimise European airspace
The next phase of the Iris project to streamline European air traffic management is initiated.
Alzheimer's researchers win brain prize
Four dementia scientists share this year's 1m euro prize for their pivotal work.
Last male northern white rhino Sudan's health improves slightly
Sudan, whose future was "not looking bright", rallies slightly as his carers treat his wounds.
Oldest message in a bottle found on Western Australia beach
A family found the message, dropped in 1886 by a German ship, on a remote beach in West Australia.
USS Lexington: Lost WW2 aircraft carrier found after 76 years
The aircraft carrier USS Lexington went down in the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, with 216 lives lost.
Industry 'exaggerates plastics recycling success'
Waste consultancy Eunomia claims English packaging firms need to step up on recycling rates.
Recycling gum
A British designer wants used gum recycled into useful objects - also leading to cleaner streets.
Water stress
A report has said the south Indian city is likely to run out of water - but is this really the case?
Fast charge
A breakthrough in materials technology could see fast-charging supercapacitors rival lithium-ion batteries.
Lassa fever
Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of the deadly Lassa fever.
Sound of speed
The Bloodhound supersonic car will produce a huge amount of noise when it starts running later this year.
Baby bird fossil is 'rarest of the rare'
Fossil gives a peek into the lives of primitive birds that shared the Earth with the dinosaurs.
Tree loss pushing beetles to the brink
Nearly a fifth of European beetles that live in old and hollowed wood are at risk of extinction.
World's first 'plastic-free' aisle opens in Netherlands
Consumers don't have to pay an additional price for getting their food in environment friendly packaging.
Body hack
The body-hackers who believe chips under the skin could replace keys and wallets in future.
Berta Caceres: Honduras executive held over dam activist's murder
Police in Honduras arrest the suspected mastermind in the murder of Berta Caceres.
DNA sheds light on settlement of Pacific
Two genetic studies shed light on the epic journeys that led to the settlement of the vast Pacific region by humans.
Storm Emma: Weather causes accident and strands trains
Storm Emma combined with snow has been causing havoc across the UK.
Largest population of penguins found in Antarctic Peninsula
Over 1.5m penguins, the largest population on the Antarctic Peninsula, has been found on the Danger Islands.
Mission to giant A-68 berg thwarted by sea-ice
The UK-led expedition to the waters around the world's biggest iceberg is forced to turn around.
Penguin super-colony spotted from space
Scientists stumble across a huge group of previously unknown Adélie penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Gove lambasts water company chiefs
The Environment Secretary attacks water industry bosses' salaries and lack of investment.
Swarm of starlings causes 'roadblock' in Norfolk
The birds were captured at about 14:30 GMT on Wednesday at Flitcham, near King's Lynn.
Africa 'set to miss UN development goal on malnutrition'
At current rates of progress no African country will meet the UN goal set for 2030, a study reveals.
'Oldest tattoo' found on 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies
Researchers discover the oldest figurative tattoos in the world on two mummies from Egypt.
Blizzard survival skills: Building a snow hole
In the Cairngorms National Park Jo Whalley learns what to do if you become lost in a blizzard.
Scarcer snow?
In the UK, there is evidence to suggest that snowfall has decreased over the past few decades. Worldwide, it's a more complicated picture.
Signal detected from 'cosmic dawn'
Scientists observe a signature on the sky from the very first stars to shine in the Universe.
Pesticides put bees at risk, European watchdog confirms
Most uses of insecticides known as neonicotinoids represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, say European experts.
England sees funding fall for energy-efficient homes
In the last five years, there has been an average of 32,000 excess winter deaths in the UK.
Is the UK winning the graphene race?
The scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his work with graphene worries about research funding.
New clues to decline of bees and other pollinators
Bee viruses have been found in hoverflies for the first time, raising new concerns about disease threats.
How humans echolocate 'like bats'
Blind people who use sound to navigate their environment adjust their clicks very similarly to bats, research reveals.
Seal pups rescued in winter storms released back to wild
The pups were separated from their mother during storms at the end of last year.
Moon to get 4G mobile network
Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.
Atacama's lessons about life on Mars
Scientists investigate the microbes that survive in the South American desert on very little water.
Post-Brexit farm payments to be used to help the environment
Farmers will receive money for "public goods", such as investment in sustainable food production.
King penguins face warming challenge
Climate change could drive most of the birds' global population from their current nesting islands.
Arctic stronghold of world's seeds reaches one million mark
The frozen vault storing the world's precious seeds is about to reach the one million mark for donations.
Animal antibiotics reduced in bid to tackle superbugs
Vets and medical staff teaming up to reduce antibiotic use on farms.
Wearable tech aids stroke patients
US scientists develop sensors to allow doctors to follow their patients' progress away from the clinic.
Plastic straws could be banned, suggests Michael Gove
The environment secretary suggests outlawing plastic straws could be easier after Brexit.
World's fishing fleets mapped from orbit
Satellite tracking shows fishing's footprint on Earth is now over four times that of agriculture.
Wildlife secrets of Nigeria's last wilderness
Rare chimps, leopards and pangolins have been caught on camera in the forests of Nigeria's largest national park.
Wot, no signal?
Billions of people still have no access to mobile services, but nano-satellites could change this.
Neanderthals were capable of making art
Contrary to the traditional view of them as brutes, it turns out that Neanderthals enjoyed making art.
'Fishing continued' after East China sea oil spill
Satellite images obtained by the BBC show that fishing continued for days after a massive oil spill
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