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Norway on track to be first to go all-electric
Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year.
How a freak space junk crash baffled residents and sparked concern
The Kenyan villagers surprised by falling satellite debris heralding a new year full of surprises.
2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
Last year was the world's warmest on record, bringing temperatures above a politically symbolic milestone.
New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft
Stevenage-built BepiColombo makes final flyby of Mercury ahead of entering the plant's orbit in 2026.
Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age mystery
What is probably the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2m years ago, has been dug out from deep within Antarctica.
Bumblebees winter nest-building 'due to climate'
Active worker bumblebees were spotted in Scotland over the Christmas break.
Bumblebees winter nest-building 'due to climate'
Active worker bumblebees were spotted in Scotland over the Christmas break.
Record year for wind power in 2024
Wind provided more electricity than ever last year across England, Wales and Scotland.
Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx
After edging close to extinction, there are now some 2,000 Iberian lynxes in Spain and Portugal.
Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx
After edging close to extinction, there are now some 2,000 Iberian lynxes in Spain and Portugal.
'Humans are all they know' - Fate of whales uncertain as marine zoo shuts
Campaigners, politicians and zoo managers disagree on where Wikie and her son Keijo should be sent.
'Humans are all they know' - Fate of whales uncertain as marine zoo shuts
Campaigners, politicians and zoo managers disagree on where Wikie and her son Keijo should be sent.
Bereaved whale spotted pushing another dead calf
A whale that famously pushed its calf's dead body for 17 days in 2018 appears to be grieving again.
To conserve or cull? Life in Australia's crocodile capital
The Northern Territory is home to over 100,000 saltwater crocodiles, but not everyone wants them there.
To conserve or cull? Life in Australia's crocodile capital
The Northern Territory is home to over 100,000 saltwater crocodiles, but not everyone wants them there.
Sweden's green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes
Financial problems at battery maker Northvolt have shaken hopes for Sweden's green industry sector.
UK's biggest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed
About 200 footprints made by dinosaurs 166 million years ago have been unearthed in a quarry in Oxfordshire.
New bone test could rewrite British history, say scientists
Researchers say new DNA research could shed new light on what history books say about ancient Britain.
Could bike lanes reshape car-crazy Los Angeles?
LA is trying to expand its cycling network ahead of the 2028 Olympics, but some are skeptical.
Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?
Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost
Watch: Rocket blasts off for India's first space-docking mission
The rocket, which took off from a site north of Chennai, places two satellites in orbit.
Astronomers ready for dazzling but brief celestial show after 80-year wait
Astronomers are poised to see a star system about 3,000 light years away explode into brightness.
A year of extreme weather that challenged billions
Climate change caused 41 additional days of dangerous heat and extreme weather, say scientists.
Lost city found by accident and a fly's brain mapped: 2024's scientific wins
Moments to celebrate included a solar eclipse seen by millions and a lost city discovered by accident.
Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
Scientists hope the probe can help us better understand how the Sun works.
Charities to get £15m to save surplus farm food
Cash could be used for new technology or to provide training to more staff, the government says.
National Trust warns UK's most precious heritage at risk from extreme weather
A blurring of the distinctions between seasons is also a challenge for insects and their predators.
National Trust warns UK's most precious heritage at risk from extreme weather
A blurring of the distinctions between seasons is also a challenge for insects and their predators.
Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
Walking campaigners welcome the move, which the government says will help prevent paths from being lost.
Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
Penguins and iceberg-watching: Marking Christmas in Antarctica
Staff working out in the wilds of Antarctica share their Christmas Day plans.
Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun
The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.
Northern Lights: The aurora that dazzled us in 2024
There has been lots of aurora activity seen in the UK this year and there is likely to be even more in the coming year.
Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains
"Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region of Russia.
Bee-harming pesticides' emergency approvals to end
Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.
Ancient landmarks closed off to walkers, campaigners say
They include a neolithic burial mound in Wiltshire and an Iron Age hill fort on the edge of Dartmoor.
Nasa astronauts Butch and Suni's homecoming delayed again
Nasa says that the astronauts stuck on the space station will have to wait even longer to get home.
Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world
Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators
Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like?
India tested its first analog space mission in the Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.
Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
Government has broken the law on sewage, says watchdog
The OEP has ruled that it allowed excessive sewage into England's rivers and seas.
Bronze Age massacre victims likely cannibalised
At least 37 people appear to have been butchered and likely eaten in a Bronze Age massacre in Somerset.
World's biggest iceberg heads north after escaping vortex
The world's biggest iceberg is drifting towards the Atlantic Ocean after being stuck near Antarctica.
Highland beaver release planned for Glen Affric
Forestry and Land Scotland has applied for a licence to release the animals on a loch.
A life-changing device for diabetics
Read the winning essay from the Young Science Writer of the Year 2024 award
Government unveils new powers to approve onshore wind farms
The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target.
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