» Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test
02/07/25 15:01 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago sheds new light on the rise of Ancient Egypt.

» Will there be a drought where I live?
01/07/25 23:09 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.

» How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?
30/06/25 14:13 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Scientists are clear that global warming is making heatwaves like this hotter and more likely.

» A third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa
27/06/25 06:49 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
More than 4,000 Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa to Australia.

» Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees
26/06/25 18:17 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Scientific evidence suggests ash trees are ‘fighting back’ against a deadly disease.

» BBC Inside Science
26/06/25 16:00 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The science behind US attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites.

» Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch
26/06/25 00:09 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

» World's oldest boomerang doesn't actually come back
25/06/25 23:04 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The 40,000-year-old boomerang was made with an astonishing level of skill and ingenuity, say scientists.

» India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years
25/06/25 06:38 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space.

» This burger was made from cow cells in a lab. Should it really be served in restaurants?
24/06/25 23:02 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Lab-grown beef, chicken and even quail are served in restaurants in some countries around the world - and now some cultivated meats could soon be sold in the UK too

» First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope
23/06/25 16:35 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.

» How China made electric vehicles mainstream
22/06/25 23:17 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The world's second largest economy is both the biggest producer and buyer of EVs.

» What are the risks of bombing Iran's nuclear sites?
22/06/25 09:49 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Destroying Iran's stores of enriched uranium would bring danger for people nearby but not trigger another Chernobyl.

» Plastic bag bans and fees curb US shoreline litter, study suggests
19/06/25 18:01 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Shoreline litter data research shows policies caused a relative decrease in the percentage of plastic bags.

» Warning over 'dirty secret' of toxic chemicals on farmers' fields
10/06/25 00:29 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Campaigners say that farmers' fields are being contaminated by chemicals and microplastics in sewage sludge.

» Oceans cannot become 'wild west', warns UN chief
09/06/25 12:03 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke at the start of the UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France.

» UK proposes wider ban on destructive ocean bottom trawling
09/06/25 10:42 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The government wants to prohibit bottom trawling from more protected areas of UK waters.

» William warns ocean life 'diminishing before our eyes'
08/06/25 10:48 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The Prince of Wales gave a speech in Monaco hoping to drive investments to protect the world's oceans.

» Most new build homes must have solar panels - Miliband
06/06/25 08:26 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The energy secretary says the move will cut energy bills, but house builders caution against burdensome regulations.

» UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds
30/05/25 06:10 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.

» Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions
28/05/25 23:11 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.

» Cats distinguish owner's smell from stranger's, study finds
28/05/25 18:11 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Scientists believe cats can discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar humans using smell alone.

» Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village
28/05/25 18:06 from BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition
Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.