The Guardian
‘It’s an obsession’: one man and his family on a mission to save Europe’s glutinous snail
Ian Hughes is boosting one of the continent’s most at-risk species with science, his sons and some homemade T-shirts
Ian Hughes and his son, Ben, are driving through the hills of north Wales with an array of homemade animal artefacts rattling around their car: diagrams, plaster casts, hand-printed T-shirts. They finally reach Llyn Tegid – Bala Lake in English – where, knee-deep in the water, Ian brandishes two glutinous snails.
It is a mollusc the size of a fingertip. It is also one of Europe’s most endangered species, which Ian has dedicated himself to protecting. “It’s beyond passion,” he says. “It’s an obsession.”
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/29/ian-hughes-conservation-glutinous-snail
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 12:40:17 GMT
Weather tracker: deadly May heatwave shatters records across Europe
Temperatures across parts of continent around 10-15C above average for this time of year, while thunderstorms strike eastern Australia
Europe has experienced an exceptional heatwave this week, with temperature records broken across multiple countries under a persistent area of high pressure, commonly referred to as a “heat dome.” The UK surpassed its May maximum temperature record on Tuesday, with 35.1C recorded at Kew Gardens, London.
This broke the record set only the day before, with 34.8C recorded in London on Monday. Previously, the maximum May temperature record was 32.8C, recorded in 1922 and then matched in 1944. Ireland also broke its May maximum temperature, with 28.8C recorded at two weather stations – in Killarney in the south-west and Clonmel in the south.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/29/weather-tracker-deadly-may-heatwave-shatters-records-across-europe
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 09:47:11 GMT
Air pollution slows lung growth during childhood, UK study shows
Researchers find breathing more air pollution can slow lung development all the way up to early adulthood
Research shows that air pollution is slowing the lung growth of children in the UK. Scientists tracked the lung function of more than 5,000 people who were born in and around Bristol in the 1990s. The health of the Children of the 90s cohort was assessed from birth onwards and their lungs were tested as they grew up, at eight and 15 years old and then as adults, aged 24, when their lung function should have reached its maximum.
Prof Anna Hansell, of the University of Leicester, who led the study, said: “Much of the evidence on health effects of air pollution relates to adults or pregnancy, but we think it’s highly plausible it has impacts on growth and development of children.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/29/air-pollution-slows-lung-growth-childhood-uk-study
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 05:00:41 GMT
Week in wildlife: a baby pangolin, a gorilla super-mum and Formula One geese
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 08:01:37 GMT
In our 250th edition, we ask just how well the fight against climate change is really going
In this week’s newsletter: We began writing Down to Earth in 2021, but the global political, economic and environmental landscape has changed drastically in the past five years
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The Cop26 UN climate summit in Glasgow in 2021 represented a high-water mark in climate diplomacy, and in hope for global unity. Two weeks in Scotland that year resulted in all countries affirming they would strive to limit global heating to 1.5C, with most setting net zero goals and national plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, halt deforestation, protect nature and boost renewable energy.
It wasn’t perfect: the plans would still result in about 2.8C of heating, though they agreed to work on strengthening them, and a commitment to phase out coal was weakened at the last minute to a phase down instead. But the direction of travel was clear: the whole world agreed on how to fight the climate crisis. The Paris agreement of 2015 bound countries to keep temperatures “well below” 2C above preindustrial levels, with 1.5C as an aspiration, but at Glasgow the 1.5C limit – in line with scientific advice, which warns of dire consequences beyond that threshold – was adopted as the clear goal.
‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals
‘My head spins with the heat’: India’s gig workers battle exhaustion amid soaring temperatures
Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/28/in-our-250th-edition-we-ask-where-on-earth-we-are-in-the-fight-against-climate-change
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:42 GMT
Country diary: Today was once a public holiday, thanks to these oak 'apples' | Paul Evans
The Marches, Shropshire: You never know what kind of parasites you might find lurking in an old tree
“Oak apple day, the 29th of May,” is a rhyming reminder of the public holiday ordered by Charles II to celebrate the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. After his escape from parliamentarians by hiding in an oak tree at Boscobel in Shropshire, it is no great leap of imagination to associate a hidden king with oak apples: parasitic galls are strange, uncanny fruit that encourage satire at least.
A month ago, the oak galls on this ancient tree were as shiny as cherries. Today they are bigger, browner and mottled, like weird little apples. They were formed when an agamic, wingless, female oak apple gall wasp, Biorhiza pallida, burrowed out from a gall in the oak’s roots, climbed the tree and injected a cluster of eggs and a drop of venom into a leaf bud. The hatched grubs then produced substances that caused a tumour-like effect on the oak cells, forming the apple, inside which the larvae fed in their chambers.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/29/country-diary-today-was-once-a-public-holiday-thanks-to-these-oak-apples
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 04:30:40 GMT
Why are our homes and cities all so hot? – podcast
In the week when the hottest May days were recorded, environment editor Fiona Harvey examines a new Climate Change Committee report on how the UK can better withstand extreme heat
Temperatures across the UK and Europe this week have shattered May heat records. As the environment editor Fiona Harvey points out: we might expect heatwaves in July and August – but 30C in spring?
Fiona talks to Nosheen Iqbal about a report from the Climate Change Committee warning that the UK is unprepared for extreme heat – the new normal – and explores a range of possible solutions to help keep the country cool, from tree-planting to heat pumps and scaling up renewables.
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Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 02:00:37 GMT
Damaged, deserted, dilapidated … what comes next for the Great Barrier Reef island resorts lying in ruins?
Rather than dreaming of restoring past glory, some are advocating for a future with a lighter footprint. And there are signs of renewal
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Kerry Outerbridge motored his powerboat through coral reef ringing the lush, tropical island and alighted upon white sand.
Catamarans and jetskis lay strewn about the beach. Nothing but quiet emerged to greet him from the bungalows scattered among a grove of coconut trees. A plate of food sat on a kitchen table, mouldering.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/30/australia-great-barrier-reef-island-resorts
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 15:00:55 GMT
‘Flavor is under siege in this country’: how food in America lost its taste
In the last century, industrialized farming has killed off delicious food – but a brigade of chefs, breeders and farmers are fighting to bring it back
Bill Tracy is clearly not one to brag, but after a while, it seems he just can’t help himself. “I did come up with something absolutely amazing actually,” he says softly. “Really quite amazing.”
Tracy has spent the last 40 years in the fields of Wisconsin as one of the US’s leading sweetcorn breeders, tasting up to 300 ears a day in search of the perfect corn that might one day sizzle on barbecues across the country.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/food/ng-interactive/2026/may/28/death-of-flavor-farming-crops
Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:23 GMT
‘Saaz is our gold’: the Czech scientists breeding hops that can survive a hotter Europe
Researchers are working to create new drought-resistant varieties of the ingredient that gives Czech pilsner its character
It is the country that drinks more beer per capita than any other but in the last few years Czechia has been hit by droughts and heatwaves, which make it harder to grow the Saaz hops, one of the key ingredients that goes into the country’s world famous beer.
At the Hop Research Institute, however, scientists are working to create new, climate-resilient hop varieties that have shown promise in overcoming Czechia’s heat and its strict traditionalism.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/28/saaz-is-our-gold-the-czech-scientists-breeding-hops-that-can-survive-a-hotter-europe
Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:20 GMT
Air conditioning: the wealthy and well can afford it, but disabled people who need it most can't | Frances Ryan
It is a short-term fix, but AC is an essential tool for many for whom the heat can be harmful, and even life-threatening
I used to love a heatwave. I was the sort of British person who acted like I was in the Mediterranean if the sun was slightly visible, coercing friends to take the outside restaurant table and eagerly working in the garden until my MacBook started to overheat rather than my internal organs. That was until I developed post-viral fatigue from the flu nine years ago.
Now, the heat means suffering rather than pleasure: less energy, more pain and worse breathing. This has only increased as heatwaves across Europe have soared. I have spent this week of record-high May temperatures in the UK largely in bed, with the blinds drawn and two 5ft-high fans looming over me like security guards at a club no one wants to get into.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/29/people-disabilities-heatwaves-uncomfortable-safe-climate-crisis
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:43 GMT
The Guardian view on energy shocks: winter is coming – and Labour needs a plan | Editorial
Clean power remains essential. But until it arrives, Britain must stop LNG made scarce by the Iran war setting gas and electricity prices
The US-Israel war on Iran will drive household energy costs in Britain to their highest level in two years over the summer. This has given fresh impetus to calls for the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, to change course. The cabinet minister is vulnerable because he promised cheaper bills if Britain embraced his clean, green power plan.
Critics, including Labour’s former prime minister Sir Tony Blair, are circling. Yet Mr Miliband ought to ignore the naysayers. Until global carbon emissions, including Britain’s, are reduced to net zero, the planet will continue to fry and temperature records will continue to be broken.
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Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 17:44:07 GMT
Diphtheria is a disease of poverty that has no place in modern Australia. When we talk about Closing the Gap, this is the gap | Donna Ah Chee
For those of us working in Aboriginal health, the outbreak doesn’t come as a surprise. We must invest in housing that keeps remote communities safe
The diphtheria outbreak should shock Australia. Not simply because a disease once considered virtually eradicated has returned, but because of where it is spreading and why.
More than 220 cases have been recorded in 2026, primarily across the Northern Territory and northern Australia. The overwhelming majority of patients are Aboriginal people, including those living in remote and very remote communities.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/29/diphtheria-outbreak-remote-communities-aboriginal-indigenous-health-ntwnfb
Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:26 GMT
To reverse the ‘greenlash’, Europe’s Green parties should embrace Polanski’s boldness | Tarik Abou-Chadi
Be more strident and ambitious, take on economic inequality, and progressive voters will reward you as they have the UK’s Greens
Tarik Abou-Chadi is a professor of European politics at the University of Oxford
European Green parties have been through a phase of stagnation and crisis in recent years. Long gone seem the days of the “green wave” across Europe. Back in 2019, Green parties secured their best-ever result in the European parliament elections, with 74 seats. In the same year, Green parties also scored record results in Switzerland, Belgium and Austria. Shortly after, they were part of governing coalitions in Finland, Germany, Ireland and Austria.
But more recently, there has been much discussion of a “greenlash”: a backlash against climate policies and other green projects throughout Europe. Across the continent, Green parties dropped out of nearly all government coalitions, and these parties’ recent election results have often failed to meet expectations. With apparently declining enthusiasm for the climate movement, and the decreasing salience of climate breakdown at the ballot box, Green parties are debating how to turn their fortunes around.
Tarik Abou-Chadi is a professor of European politics at the University of Oxford
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Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:56 GMT
What is killing Sumatra’s elephants? The battle to save one of our rarest animals
Investigators are still searching for what caused the recent deaths of a mother and her calf, but conservationists say the animal’s shrinking habitat may be the first place to look
The two elephants were found dead in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu, in an area of “production forest” in southern Sumatra. The mother and her calf were lying side by side with their tusks still intact.
Unlikely to be poachers, the cause of their deaths – and that of a tiger nearby – at the end of April is still being investigated but conservationists say this is not an isolated case. It is estimated that seven wild elephants have died in Bengkulu since 2018.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/28/elephants-deaths-spur-move-for-sanctuary-in-indonesia-aoe
Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:55 GMT
Blossoming among spoil heaps: how 1,000 years of lead mining gave birth to banks of pansies and pennycress
Calaminarian grassland is a rare habitat where plants thrive in soils contaminated by heavy metals. But should these toxic meadows be protected or allowed to fade away?
At first, the small purple flowers are hard to spot in the weak May sunshine. Slowly the drifts of delicate mountain pansies, along with the white rosettes of alpine pennycress, begin to jump out, scattered across an area little bigger than a football pitch, on the banks of the River Allen in Northumberland.
This is a pocket of calaminarian grassland, an increasingly rare habitat where specialist plants called metallophytes have adapted to live in soils deeply contaminated by heavy metals, the legacy of more than 1,000 years of lead mining.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/blossoming-spoil-heaps-plants-metallophytes-heavy-metal-aoe
Published: Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:21 GMT
‘Bringing the boys back home’: how mountain bongos Maue, Fitz, Kudu and Bon64 made their way back to Kenya
Staff at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy are helping the repatriation of ‘the shiest antelope’ from western zoos to their native east African country
“We are bringing the boys home,” says Ngenoh Erick Kibet, a wildlife officer at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, as he hears of the moment that a cargo plane carrying four mountain bongo has touched down on a wet runway at Jomo Kenyatta international airport.
The operation is the culmination of two weeks spent in Czechia, a first flight for Kibet, and a decades-long collective effort to rescue a species on the edge of extinction.
The 100th bongo calf was recently born at the conservancy
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/24/bringing-the-boys-back-home-how-mountain-bongos-maue-fitz-kudu-and-bon64-made-their-way-back-to-kenya
Published: Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:52 GMT
Collecting pollen can be as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows
‘Floral buzzing’, the vibrations bees use to shake pollen loose from flowers, takes more energy than previously thought
Bees use as much energy collecting pollen through “floral buzzing” as they do taking off in flight, a study shows.
Scientists have found the vibrations bumblebees use to shake pollen loose from flowers are among the most exhausting behaviours they perform, forcing bees to “carefully choose” which flowers are worth visiting.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/bees-pollen-collection-floral-buzzing-exhausting-as-flight-take-off-study-shows
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 08:41:51 GMT
Vape shops but no jobs: one young man’s search for work in Grimsby
The Lincolnshire seaside town is often written off by YouTubers as a place defined by deprivation and decline. But for many young people it's a place they love and are proud to call home, even though high unemployment limits their opportunities. The Guardian follows 19-year old Cohen, who is desperate to find a permanent job while running a mascot hire company and chasing his dream of becoming a professional wrestler
This video is part of a year-long project, Against the tide, from the Guardian’s Seascape series, reporting on the lives of young people in coastal communities across England and Wales
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2026/may/26/vape-shops-but-no-jobs-one-young-mans-search-for-work-in-grimsby
Published: Tue, 26 May 2026 07:46:47 GMT
‘I’m throwing everything at it’: one young man’s search for a job in Britain’s ‘worklessness capital’
High unemployment and a lack of support mean life can be tough in Grimsby, but 19-year-old Cohen is determined to make the best of life in this coastal town
It’s mid-afternoon in the Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes and Cohen is sitting in the back seat of a car putting on an Easter bunny outfit. A group of teenagers nearby stare in amusement. Cohen isn’t fazed. He is hoping we can take some new photographs that he can use to advertise his mascot business for the upcoming holidays.
Cohen, 19, lives with his parents a couple of miles down the road in neighbouring Grimsby and set up Co Co Mascots last year as one of his many attempts to find work. People can hire him in one of the outfits for birthday parties, events and doorstep surprises for children. He’s done a few paid gigs so far, which has been a boost for his confidence, he says, but what he really wants is a permanent job.
Cohen, who is looking for a permanent job, makes money as a mascot at birthday parties and events
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/26/young-people-grimsby-unemployment-jobs
Published: Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:46 GMT
Tentacles, pointy teeth and the T-rex of the sea: the Natural History Museum on beasts that once ruled the oceans
A new exhibition, Jurassic Oceans, showcases the fearsome creatures that lurked below the surface – and offers a stark warning about the impact of warming waters on marine ecosystems today
Deep in the bowels of the Natural History Museum, Kate Whittington is standing in front of the skeleton of a 23ft plesiosaur, one of prehistoric Earth’s most fearsome marine reptiles, explaining how it would eat us for dinner, were it still around today.
“Its long neck allowed its head to get a head start on its body,” says the museum’s exhibition and interpretation manager. “So it could sneak up on prey and grab it [with its mouth] before its body and flippers created a disturbance in the water.”
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/natural-history-museum-jurassic-oceans-monsters-of-the-deep
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 05:01:01 GMT
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage
Scientists have found high levels of toxic Pfas, or “forever chemicals”, in soil, water and throughout the marine food chain in the UK’s Solent strait, including at protected environmental sites, according to a new study.
In some samples, pollution was 13 times the safe threshold for coastal waters. Others, which were below legal limits for individual chemicals, failed tests for combined toxicity.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/19/toxic-pfa-forever-chemicals-channel-southern-england-solent
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:04 GMT
Footage of rare giant otter pups at Chester zoo – video
The 15-week-old triplets get their first swimming lesson from their mum, Bonita, and dad, Manu. The two boys, Uca and Yali, are named after an area of the Amazon rainforest and the second largest region in Peru. The female pup is named Yara, which means ‘river spirit’ in Brazilian folklore. Endangered giant otters face an uncertain future as conservationists estimate that only a few thousand remain across South America. The pups have been born as part of the international conservation breeding programme in European zoos that is working to safeguard them from extinction
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/may/29/rare-giant-otter-pups-chester-zoo-video
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 17:17:20 GMT
Mapping the last glaciers in Oceania – in pictures
Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is one of the last equatorial mountains with glaciers but the ice has retreated drastically because of the climate crisis. Project Pressure came to the mountain to create the first 3D model of the remaining ice before it disappears
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/may/27/mapping-the-last-glaciers-in-oceania-in-pictures
Published: Wed, 27 May 2026 03:00:15 GMT
Heatwave hell: are soaring temperatures the new normal? - The Latest
The UK is experiencing record-breaking temperatures in an unprecedented May heatwave, while large parts of Europe are also facing blistering conditions. As the climate crisis makes extreme heat more likely, are we prepared?
Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian reporter Helena Horton.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/may/25/heatwave-hell-are-soaring-temperatures-the-new-normal-the-latest
Published: Mon, 25 May 2026 16:34:01 GMT
BBC Science and Environment
Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans
Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2q0g07kgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 10:38:46 GMT
Moment Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in Florida
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cvgz0pdg32mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 03:02:48 GMT
UK's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain
National Trust staff and volunteers will apply 17 tonnes of fresh chalk to the outline of the famous figure.
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Published: Wed, 27 May 2026 23:05:48 GMT
Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62rrj66p3eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Wed, 27 May 2026 14:08:50 GMT
Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base
Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon base.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39228nxyr4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Tue, 26 May 2026 20:25:50 GMT
Britain's protected birds of prey still being shot, trapped and poisoned, says RSPB
The charity says more than half of attacks happened on or near land managed for game shooting.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjep159x1njo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Mon, 25 May 2026 23:35:26 GMT
The space race to create gym equipment for future astronauts
Scientists are attempting to build exercise equipment to be used on future space flights.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4pe6dl03ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 22 May 2026 23:42:07 GMT
How to keep cool at your summer festivals
As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypzp9drq0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 22 May 2026 23:40:30 GMT
Nearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist
The list, published by the Environment Agency on Friday, includes 28 so-called "super sites" that contain more than 20,000 tonnes of waste.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v30r0944go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 22 May 2026 14:28:43 GMT
How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz913gxlw3jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 15:28:27 GMT
Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather
Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise.
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Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:23:43 GMT
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say
Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2p1j4y0kro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 23:40:12 GMT
Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped
Cambridge Science Park submits plans which could create 20,000 jobs and new public spaces.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d8rddp1vqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 05:16:57 GMT
Ospreys hatch fourth and final egg of the season
Webcams show the fourth chick emerging as the mother feeds the other three with fish.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8r71z89ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 09:51:34 GMT
Clean-up of one of Europe's largest illegal dumps 'could begin in 2028'
Environment Minister Andrew Muir says it could take up to five years to complete work on the Mobuoy site.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0pn21e1r2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 09:26:11 GMT
Record numbers of Dartford warblers at nature site
A survey of heathland birds found a record 97 pairs of Dartford Warblers at RSPB Arne in Dorset.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp7qvyz6eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 05:11:15 GMT
Warnings issued over toxic caterpillars
The oak processionary moth caterpillar can cause breathing difficulties and skin rashes.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz50jdnn2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 14:35:50 GMT
National Trust appeal after beauty spot littering
Litter was left all over Carding Mill Valley after an "exceptionally busy" bank holiday weekend.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e2ynqkddgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 05:14:24 GMT
Rare 'Blue Moon' set to light up UK skies
Sophia Herod explains what is meant by the phrase "Blue Moon" - and it doesn't mean the Moon is turning blue.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy52d07zrywo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 15:53:26 GMT
What does Blue Origin rocket mishap mean for Nasa's Moon mission?
Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains why the explosion is a setback for space exploration.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cg4pd3n30w6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 12:48:24 GMT
Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans
Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2q0g07kgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 10:38:46 GMT
Moment Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in Florida
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cvgz0pdg32mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 03:02:48 GMT
Blue Origin rocket explodes into huge ball of flame on Florida launch pad
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded Blue Origin, said it was a "very rough day".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzl5wd8xeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 02:59:49 GMT
Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave
French students are taking their exams in baking schools, while red alerts are issued in Italy.
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Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 23:36:01 GMT
Drag queen Pattie Gonia fights trademark lawsuit by Patagonia
The outdoor apparel firm says the performer broke an agreement not to use its branding in merchandise.
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Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 16:25:24 GMT
UK's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain
National Trust staff and volunteers will apply 17 tonnes of fresh chalk to the outline of the famous figure.
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Published: Wed, 27 May 2026 23:05:48 GMT
Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.
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Published: Wed, 27 May 2026 14:08:50 GMT
Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland's economy, says CBI report
An industry report suggests that the net-zero economy is already established and employs more than 105,000 people.
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Published: Wed, 27 May 2026 05:16:21 GMT
BBC Inside Science
From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans.
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Published: Thu, 28 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
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Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?
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Published: Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet
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Published: Thu, 07 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
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Published: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:17:07 GMT
The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.
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Published: Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:02:53 GMT
The Interview
Rebecca Morelle speaks to astronaut Jeremy Hansen ahead of the Artemis II Moon mission.
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Published: Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT
First stop, the Moon. Next stop, Mars? Why Nasa's mission matters
Lunar discoveries and a space race with China is seeing the US invest time and money to get to the Moon - and beyond.
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Published: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:50:21 GMT
Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission
Nasa says technical problems that have delayed the rocket are fixed and it is ready for launch.
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Published: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:21:11 GMT
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny
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Published: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:20:22 GMT
Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts
Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.
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Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:40:16 GMT
The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?
For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.
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Published: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:01:47 GMT
The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
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Published: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:47:15 GMT
COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point?
The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.
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Published: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:09:19 GMT
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