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UK 'heading towards digital skills shortage disaster'
Demand for AI, robotics and cloud skills is up amid news young people are shunning IT skill courses.
Green plan to upgrade homes was 'botched', say MPs
A scheme offering people up to £10,000 for insulation has only reached 10% of its target, MPs say.
Sport urged to drop high carbon sponsorship deals
Sports teams and competitions are urged to drop sponsorship deals from companies that promote "high carbon lifestyles, products and services".
'Sonic boom' in Dorset blamed on 'fireball meteor'
People in parts of south-west England report seeing a "streak of light" hurtling across the sky.
Iceland volcano: Lava-spewing Fagradalsfjall 'subsiding'
The eruption was the first in the area for about 800 years and followed thousands of earthquakes.
Bill Nelson: Former astronaut and senator nominated as Nasa chief
Bill Nelson, 78, is a former astronaut and senator with a long history of working on space issues.
Icelandic volcano erupts near Reykjavik
Meteorologists say the last known eruption in the area was about 800 years ago.
Skylab: The myth of the mutiny in space
Did a crew sent to the US Skylab space station go on strike? The last surviving member says it's a myth that won't die.
Do the Shetland Islands need a tunnel vision?
Some on the islands are looking to the Faroes for inspiration in tackling transport issues.
Police warn students to avoid science website
Universities are urged to block a science research website, which police say could put data at risk.
SLS: Successful test for world's most powerful rocket
Engineers have carried out a major engine test of Nasa's Space Launch System.
Protect our ocean 'to solve challenges of century'
Protecting the ocean has a triple whammy effect, safeguarding climate, food and biodiversity.
Sir David Attenborough answers dinosaur query from Otis, 4
Four-year-old Otis's mum was stumped, so they wrote to Sir David Attenborough... and he replied.
Local traffic changes 'more divisive than Brexit'
The schemes were introduced to tackle increasing traffic on minor roads but some face fierce opposition.
Cummings wanted science funding doubled
The prime minister's former aide criticises the department over PPE and procurement at start of the pandemic.
Iceland shaken by more than 50,000 earthquakes in three weeks
Geologist Helga Torfadottir takes a BBC team to an active volcano area.
Astroscale to showcase space debris removal
The international company will fly a demonstration of the technology it hopes can help clean up space.
Regent honeyeater: Endangered bird 'has forgotten its song'
The natural song of the regent honeyeater has essentially "disappeared" in 12% of the population.
Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China
The starfish could represent a lucrative trade but they also play a key role on the coastal ecology.
Mars: Vast amount of water may be locked up on planet
Experts suggest much of the water Mars once had is now contained in minerals.
Green Brexit didn't happen, says environmental coalition
But the government says Brexit enables the UK to set its own rules to deliver better environmental outcomes.
Climate change: Jet fuel from waste 'dramatically lowers' emissions
A jet fuel made from food waste has the potential to reduce emissions from flying, scientists say.
Should the hurricane season begin earlier?
Significant storms have been forming earlier than usual in recent years.
Plastic bags recycled into fabric to fight pollution
Scientists turn polythene into textiles in a development designed to make fashion more sustainable.
Texas beekeeper viral videos saving bee nests
Beekeeper Erika Thompson says the video, viewed over a million times, was "just a normal Tuesday".
Photos from Australia: Capturing 'flash rips' and 'the edge of the world'
Dene Bingham photographs dangerous seas and wild places from a remote coast in Western Australia.
Climate change: 'Forever plant' seagrass faces uncertain future
A seagrass that's one of the world's most powerful weapons against climate change is under threat from warming waters.
Scientists unlock mysteries of world's oldest 'computer'
The 2,000-year-old mechanism has baffled experts since it was discovered on a shipwreck in 1901.
Cumbria coal mine: Public inquiry after government U-turn
Ministers say "increased" controversy over the Cumbria mine means a public inquiry is needed.
Etna: Life beneath the volcanic dust of repeated eruptions
Three weeks of spectacular blasts have amazed onlookers - but caused untold damage for Sicilians.
Brown stink bug among 'future threats' to gardens
Gardeners are being urged to be on alert for the stink bug and other pests predicted to arrive in the UK.
Climate change: 'Default effect' sees massive green energy switch
When suppliers make green energy the default choice, consumers stick with it even if it's costly.
Kathleen Folbigg: Could science free Australian jailed for killing babies?
Kathleen Folbigg has been called Australia's worst female murderer - now scientists doubt her guilt.
Hundreds of sewage leaks detected thanks to AI
Software originally used to diagnose genetic disorders can detect sewage spills, experts say.
Covid fallout 'undermining nature conservation efforts'
The pandemic is taking a "severe toll" on conservation efforts, says a study published by the IUCN.
Japan's triple disaster 10 years on: The day ‘tomorrow didn’t come’
Ten years on from Japan’s triple disaster, a survivor remembers the day his entire family disappeared.
Covid: The man with 'super antibodies'
John Hollis has antibodies that can kill the virus and variants but the discovery was nearly missed.
UK environmental protections 'being flouted'
Campaigners say UK government protections on the environment are already being flouted.
Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant?
A tsunami struck the Japanese plant in 2011, leading to the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
China and Russia to build lunar space station
The two countries will create research facilities on the surface and/or in the moon's orbit.
'Right to repair' law to come in this summer
Manufacturers will be obliged to make spare parts for appliances available to consumers.
SLS: Nasa assembles twin boosters for its 'megarocket'
The space agency has completed the assembly of two boosters for its "megarocket", the SLS.
Microsoft-led team retracts quantum 'breakthrough'
The team believed they had found evidence of particles useful to developing quantum computing.
Coronavirus: Divers find Philippine reef covered with single-use face masks
Divers in the Philippines find personal protective equipment (PPE) among rubbish on a coral reef.
Climate change: Kerry urges top polluters to cut emissions now
US climate envoy praises UK and urges action from China and India following talks with Boris Johnson.
Instagram photos help Facebook AI 'teach itself'
The photos were used to help a Facebook algorithm learn to recognise images without supervision.
Somerset starlings stop man's car in 'impressive' display
Ecologist Jamie Kingscott took a photograph of thousands of starlings as they surrounded his car.
London Zoo: Second Easter in lockdown looms
London Zoo staff explain how they - and the animals - have coped in their most difficult year.
Could lab-grown meat help tackle climate change?
Last year Singapore approved the sale of 'chicken' grown in a lab. What is it exactly - and could it be better for the planet?
Whitehaven coal mine firm seeks judicial review of council U-turn
West Cumbria Mining says Cumbria County Council's latest decision "cannot be justified".
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