Feed bbc-news-science-environment BBC News

Favorite IconBBC News

Link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment
Feed http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/science_and_environment/rss.xml
Copyright Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms-of-use/#15metadataandrssfeeds for terms and conditions of reuse.
Updated 2025-07-12 11:46
Pi and a pint of science experiments
UK scientists take science lectures to the pub in the Pint of Science festival in 12 cities across the country.
VIDEO: New ways to grow food in space
A project will see thousands of schoolchildren experiment on seeds that have spent six months on the International Space Station.
The decline of the British front garden
Is the British front garden disappearing?
'Home-brewed morphine' made possible
Scientists have figured out how to brew morphine using the same kit used to make beer at home.
Tim Peake launches space food test
British astronaut Tim Peake invites schoolchildren to help him in an experiment to learn more about how to grow food in space.
Ancient stories record natural world
How Aboriginal legend is informing science
'Cyber-archaeology' salvages lost Iraqi art
A project is underway that uses tourist photos to make 3D digital reconstructions of artworks destroyed by IS in Iraq.
The Quiet Zone: Where mobile phones are banned
Where mobile phones are banned for 13,000 square miles
Citizen science project goes UK-wide
Open Air Laboratories (Opal), the citizen science network, is expanded and will now includes projects in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Proton failure to delay Inmarsat
The roll-out of Inmarsat's Global Xpress network, the UK's biggest commercial space venture, is facing several months of delay because of a Russian rocket failure.
Unilever boss urges carbon reduction
The chief executive of Unilever, Paul Polman, urges governments to set clear targets to force low-carbon innovation.
Seattle in Arctic drilling protest
Hundreds of people in kayaks and small boats stage a protest in the north-western US port of Seattle against Arctic oil drilling by Shell.
Trapping humidity out of fog in Chile
The netting capturing water in Chile's desert
VIDEO: Saving North Yorkshire's Tansy beetle
A breeding programme is being set up for the rare Tansy beetle, which is threatened with extinction.
Russian rocket burns up over Siberia
A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctions and burns up over Siberia soon after launch on Saturday, Russia's space agency says.
Arctic pollution rules 'not enough'
New guidelines are passed to prevent pollution from ships passing through polar waters, but environmentalists are calling for tougher measures.
The metal that brought you cheap flights
The metal that brought you cheap foreign holidays
VIDEO: Will your favourite beach fail new test?
Dozens of British beaches and lakes are at risk of failing to meet tougher European water quality standards this summer.
Warm-blooded fish traps its own heat
The deep-water opah becomes the first fish known to regulate its own temperature, using heat from its flapping fins to warm its heart and brain.
VIDEO: Wheelchair user to cross Pennine Trail
Roy Taylor will cross 68 miles of the Trans Pennine Trail in his wheelchair to help raise money to "get rid of obstacles" to give the disabled greater access to the countryside.
Massive conger eel close to record
A massive eel caught by fishermen off the coast of Devon narrowly misses the British record.
More beaches face quality failures
A record number of England's beaches are at risk of failing to meet EU water quality standards this year, the Environment Agency warns.
Galaxies die by slow 'strangulation'
A study suggests that when most galaxies stop forming stars, this death is a slow process that gradually chokes them of the necessary cool gases.
Robotic tentacle targets surgery
Italian engineers build a surgical arm inspired by the humble octopus, with a tube of coffee granules playing a key role in its action.
Brightman postpones space trip
British soprano Sarah Brightman calls off her trip to the International Space Station citing "personal family reasons".
$2bn antibiotic research fund urged
The global pharmaceutical industry is being called on to pay for a $2bn innovation fund to revitalise research into antibiotics.
VIDEO: Push to revitalise antibiotics research
The global pharmaceutical industry is being called on to pay for a $2bn (£1.3bn) innovation fund to revitalise research into antibiotics.
VIDEO: A look around a large container ship
The biggest British registered container ship has arrived in Southampton, as part of its maiden voyage.
Donut-shaped 'compass' in fly brain
Neuroscientists observe compass-like activity sweeping around a dense ring of cells inside the brain of fruit flies.
Prince Charles urged badger cull
Prince Charles asked the Blair government to consider the culling of badgers, historic documents reveal.
Top panel to give EU science advice
A high level group of scientists is to be recruited to provide independent advice to the European Commission, replacing the former role of the chief scientific advisor.
Probe spies Pluto's faint moons
The New Horizons probe, heading for its historic flyby of Pluto in July, has now caught sight of all the known faint moons of the dwarf planet.
Quake heightens Nepal landslide concern
The magnitude-7.3 earthquake that shook Nepal on Tuesday lies right under one of the most landslide-prone parts of the country.
Rescue resumes after Nepal quake
Rescue work resumes after the latest deadly earthquake in Nepal, after thousands of scared residents spent the night in the open.
Russia delays ISS astronauts' return
Russia delays for about a month the return of three astronauts on the International Space Station after the recent failure of its supply spaceship.
Dozens die in fresh Nepal quake
Dozens die as a new earthquake of magnitude 7.3 strikes Nepal, two weeks after a devastating tremor killed more than 8,000.
'Substantial' El Nino event predicted
The El Nino event, which can drive droughts and flooding, is under way in the tropical Pacific, say scientists.
Unsettled Earth continues to rattle Nepal
What triggered Nepal's second big quake?
Sri Lanka first to protect mangroves
Sri Lanka becomes the first nation to comprehensively protect all of its mangrove forests, using a model that conservationists hope other nations will adopt.
VIDEO: Could the water vole become extinct?
The water vole once populated our riverbanks and waterways in the UK, but in the last 15 years water vole numbers have halved, brining them to the brink of extinction.
Trounced by a brain-training octogenarian
Trounced by a brain-training octogenarian
Shell gets US Arctic oil approval
Royal Dutch Shell wins approval from the US Department of Interior to explore for oil in the Arctic.
Sentinel to measure ocean height
The sixth Sentinel in Europe's ambitious new multi-billion-euro Earth-observation project is contracted from industry.
VIDEO: Goldfish under knife for third time
A goldfish has gone under the knife for a third time for a 45-minute operation to remove multiple tumours from around its eye and back.
Jo Johnson is new science minister
Jo Johnson, the brother of London Mayor Boris Johnson, is to be the new Minister for Universities and Science.
Best view yet of Ceres' spots
The fascinating bright spots on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres are shown to be a clutch of many smaller dots in new, higher resolution images.
Rudd's 'green light' as Climate Secretary
Green groups and low-carbon firms have welcomed the appointment of Amber Rudd as new head of the energy and climate department, DECC.
Cameron completing cabinet reshuffle
David Cameron is appointing his new cabinet with Amber Rudd, John Whittingdale and Sajid Javid among those promoted - but there's no job for Boris Johnson.
70 million animal mummies: Egypt’s dark secret
Why did Ancient Egyptians mummify animals in their millions?
Animal mummy 'scandal' revealed
A scanning project suggests that about a third of Ancient Egypt's animal mummies are empty.
...227228229230231232233234235236...