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Man's brain turned to glass by hot Vesuvius ash cloud

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:02:47 GMT

The pea-sized brain was found in the skull of a 20-year-old man killed in the volcanic eruption.


Endangered frog dads travel 7,000 miles to 'give birth'

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:51:00 GMT

Male frogs carrying tadpoles made an incredible journey to the UK by boat, plane, and car.


300-year-old Polish beech voted Tree of the Year

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:19:44 GMT

The win by Poland’s Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills tree marks Poland’s fourth victory in a row.


New national forest to see 20m trees planted

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:06:16 GMT

The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.


Farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccine plan

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:48:19 GMT

Vaccinating poultry against bird flu is still not allowed in the UK despite a rise in farm outbreaks.


Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:00:06 GMT

Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.


BBC Inside Science

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Inside Science unearths everything you need to know about these precious resources.


Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:00 GMT

Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.


Small electric cars were said to be the future – but SUVs now rule the road

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:03:34 GMT

Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.


Could the UK actually get colder with global warming?

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:45:04 GMT

Some scientists fear the risk of a collapse to warm Atlantic currents has not been taken seriously.


New national forest to see 20m trees planted

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:06:16 GMT

The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.


Wild beaver release approved for England

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:32:27 GMT

The decision follows years of trials but some farmers are concerned there could be negative impacts.


Small electric cars were said to be the future – but SUVs now rule the road

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:03:34 GMT

Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.


£3,000 rents cause housing fears near nuclear plant

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:45:44 GMT

Residents living near a nuclear power plant have seen rents double to £3,000 a month.


Scenic loch becomes magnet for Scotland's plastic waste

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:23:09 GMT

One of Scotland's biggest plastic problems, the Arrochar litter sink, sits at the head of Loch Long.


Dark Energy experiment challenges Einstein's theory of Universe

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:59:12 GMT

New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time.


Fatbergs turned into perfume - inside Britain's bizarre new industrial revolution

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:08:17 GMT

The UK led the way in this field of science until recently - but now other countries have overtaken. So, how can that lead be recovered?


Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:03:34 GMT

A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.


New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:05 GMT

The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.


Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:46:51 GMT

Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost


Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:07:12 GMT

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.


Why earthquake predictions are usually wrong

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 04:28:33 GMT

On social media a self-proclaimed earthquake predictor says he can forecast big shakes, but experts say it's pure luck.


Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:07:12 GMT

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.


Nations salvage funding deal to reverse wildlife decline

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:47:57 GMT

Funding agreed at UN conference in Rome that would attempt to tackle the rapid loss of biodiversity


UK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record level

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:40:35 GMT

Government-backed heat pump installations in the UK reached record levels for 2024.


Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:12:27 GMT

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk.


Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:34 GMT

How a new atomic clock might be the way to tackle attacks on plane GPS systems


No targets for aviation or farming in UK climate plan

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:02:23 GMT

The UK has set an ambitious goal to radically reduce carbon emissions by 2035.


BBC Inside Science

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT

And after two Nasa astronauts were finally brought home, we ask why SpaceX stole the show.


'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 07:19:16 GMT

A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.


Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:08:27 GMT

Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.


BBC travels out to 'blistered and burnt' oil tanker in North Sea

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:32:53 GMT

While at least two million litres of jet fuel are in the water, there is some positive news.


Oil giant's leaked data reveals 'awful' pollution

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 01:13:28 GMT

Colombia’s Ecopetrol polluted hundreds of sites, including water sources and wetlands, the BBC finds.


Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 23:58:01 GMT

A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What’s to stop a Wild West opening up?


Astronauts Butch and Suni begin journey home after nine months in space

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:07:59 GMT

The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.


Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with 'space smell'

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:44:52 GMT

As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit.


Schools and hospitals get £180m solar investment

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:26:22 GMT

The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.


Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:02:29 GMT

The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.


Why wildfires are becoming faster and more furious

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 09:05:09 GMT

With the risk factors increasing, is it still safe to live in areas prone to these disasters - and can fireproofing ever work?


Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660m for defaming oil firm in protests

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 23:25:31 GMT

Greenpeace has warned it could be forced into bankruptcy because of the case brought by Energy Transfer.


BP shuns renewables in return to oil and gas

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:00:06 GMT

The energy giant has announced its strategy after rivals also rowed back on green energy plans.


SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 02:27:56 GMT

Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.


Net zero by 2050 'impossible' for UK, says Badenoch

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:17:19 GMT

The Tory leader says the target is impossible "without a serious drop in our living standards".


Thousands of high-risk toxic sites unchecked due to lack of cash

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:01:49 GMT

BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.


Europe's Ariane-6 rocket blasts off on maiden flight

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:56:16 GMT

After a successful launch, the upper-stage of the rocket goes on to experience an anomaly.


Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:14:48 GMT

Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida.


First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:41:10 GMT

The document charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is being 'unwrapped' using X-ray scans and AI.


What's next for Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket?

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 17:40:08 GMT

The world's most powerful rocket is expected to be back in action again soon


Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:04:19 GMT

The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national treasure".


Nasa astronaut stuck in space ventures outside

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:13:52 GMT

Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, has completed her first spacewalk since arriving.


Toppled private spacecraft can't complete Moon mission

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:51:14 GMT

The mission was supposed to last 10 days but less then a day after landing, the craft is running out of power.


Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:04:19 GMT

The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national treasure".


Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:59:32 GMT

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.


Joyful welcome by stranded astronauts for SpaceX capsule crew

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:00:32 GMT

A capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station has docked.


Schools and hospitals get £180m solar investment

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:26:22 GMT

The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.


BBC Inside Science

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT

...and what happens to the body when you spend a year in space?


Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:38:42 GMT

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods.


UK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record level

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:40:35 GMT

Government-backed heat pump installations in the UK reached record levels for 2024.


Scientists discover new part of the immune system

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:19:14 GMT

New part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make new antibiotics.


Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:49 GMT

The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.


The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump's minerals 'deal of the century'

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:26:54 GMT

The president once derided attempts to develop new green technology as a "green new scam" - but his deal could help boost the US's potential in the sector


BBC Inside Science

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Google has launched a new AI tool called Co-Scientist. How good is it?