BBC News - Science & Environment
Updated: 4 days 10 hours ago
Tue, 08/26/2025 - 17:21
Provisional figures from the Met Office show that the UK is on course for its hottest summer on record with just a few days of the season remaining.
Mon, 08/25/2025 - 08:03
The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.
Mon, 08/25/2025 - 02:38
Non-vintage still wine is now increasingly being made in response to more challenging weather.
Sun, 08/24/2025 - 02:09
Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old son Keijo still don't have a new home despite months of wrangling.
Fri, 08/22/2025 - 13:45
The medium-sized herbivore once roamed the floodplains of what is now the Island's south-west coast.
Thu, 08/21/2025 - 19:00
The science of extraterrestrial solar panels and whether they can power our energy needs.
Wed, 08/20/2025 - 22:10
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
Wed, 08/20/2025 - 18:03
We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats.
Wed, 08/20/2025 - 18:03
We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats.
Wed, 08/20/2025 - 03:35
Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result
Tue, 08/19/2025 - 02:21
How long tubes of mud - drilled out of the Antarctic seafloor - could reveal how the frozen continent is changing.
Mon, 08/18/2025 - 04:07
The British Growers Association warns that supplies of broccoli are 'tight' thanks to the heatwave.
Sun, 08/17/2025 - 02:12
Has autumn come sooner than expected to the UK - and does it even matter if it has?
Fri, 08/15/2025 - 14:57
The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.
Fri, 08/15/2025 - 14:57
The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.
Fri, 08/15/2025 - 14:57
The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.
Thu, 08/14/2025 - 19:00
Fashion meets science. An expert panel discuss the clothing of the future.
Thu, 08/14/2025 - 04:55
The astronomical event was captured on camera at North York Moors National Park on 13 August.
Thu, 08/14/2025 - 03:04
Rising temperatures are increasing the chances of multiple wildfires at the same time, researchers say.
Thu, 08/14/2025 - 03:04
Rising temperatures are increasing the chances of multiple wildfires at the same time, researchers say.