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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?
