The Guardian
Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis
Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating
Most of the UK media stories about the record-breaking heatwave that struck in June failed to mention the climate crisis, analysis has found.
Nearly 2,500 articles about the extreme heat – when temperatures topped 37C, a record for the time of year – appeared in the UK’s nine main national daily media publications. But nearly three-quarters of them – about 72% – left out any mention of global heating or the climate, according to the analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).
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Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:21 GMT
British couple named among 13 killed in Spanish wildfires
Pete and Fran Gillam confirmed dead as authorities use DNA samples to identify victims of blaze in Almería
A British couple have been named among the 13 people killed by wildfires in Spain, as authorities race to use DNA to identify victims who were unable to escape the blaze.
Pete and Fran Gillam, who lived in Bédar, the village that bore the brunt of the wildfires on Thursday, were confirmed dead by their family.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/british-couple-confirmed-to-have-been-killed-by-deadly-wildfires-in-spain
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:54:04 GMT
Who is ‘stealing’ Bali’s water? How tourism siphoned off a prized resource
Along with the rice fields, a centuries-old infrastructure that treated water as a gift to be shared is disappearing
I Putu Partayasa pushes his fingers into the soil as he squats at the edge of a rice terrace. They come up dry. His field has water; his neighbour’s does not. “We have a big problem in the dry season,” he says. “Fifteen years ago, we have water every day. But today it’s getting less.”
The 52-year-old, who goes by the name Parta, is lucky because his plot sits high enough in the irrigation system so that he still gets his share of water. He fears he knows where the rest is going. “Companies take our water,” he says, “and bring it to the tourism places.” He gestures at the terraces below, a patchwork of green and brown that was once all green. “The forest is getting smaller. The springs are drying.”
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/bali-water-resource-tourism-rice-fields
Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:19 GMT
Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board
As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee
In a boardroom in an office building in Oban, a picturesque town on the west coast of Scotland, trustees attending meetings have long been able to see the breaking waves of the Atlantic through the windows. But since last month, the ocean has also been present in the room, with an unusual new initiative ensuring that it now has a say on decisions shaping the future of the 140-year-old Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams).
Sams was set up during the Scottish Enlightenment, a time of growing interest in oceanography when nature was seen as something to be dominated and exploited.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/14/scottish-marine-scientists-ocean-board-trustees
Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:23 GMT
UK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warn
National Fire Chiefs Council say emergency services dealing with 19 wildfires across Britain, many near urban areas
The UK is in the grip of a “firewave”, as the summer’s extreme heat produces the ideal conditions for wildfires, scientists and environmentalists have warned.
A particular danger was that more blazes seem to be taking place closer to urban areas rather than in remote countryside, causing hazards to homes and health, they said.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/conwy-villagers-flee-homes-as-wildfires-burn-in-wales-and-england
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:19:16 GMT
Lancashire chemicals factory facing potential legal claim announces closure
More than 90 residents have expressed interest in contamination claim against AGC Chemicals Europe
A Pfas factory in Lancashire has announced plans to close down, just days after the Guardian revealed that more than 90 residents had signed up to be involved in a potential legal claim over contamination of the local area.
AGC Chemicals Europe is consulting with employees and their union representatives about plans to cease operations at its manufacturing plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire. The consultation is expected to last for at least 45 days.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/13/lancashire-factory-agc-chemicals-europe-potential-legal-claim-announces-closure
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:05:39 GMT
Country diary: Spot the young hare – they know how to make it hard | Ed Douglas
Eyam Moor, Derbyshire: I go in search of a leveret, which is a tricky business. For them, subterfuge is key to survival
High on Eyam Moor, there was no shortage of things to look at. Meadow vetch and lady’s bedstraw had turned the trackside a vibrant yellow. The moor itself glittered white with heath bedstraw, over which small heath butterflies fluttered restlessly. The rich and ceaseless accompaniment to this was a skylark overhead, and as I approached the farmhouse and the stand of sycamores beyond, the saccharine flourish of goldfinches.
All that was missing was the creature I’d come to see. It had recently departed, leaving just the impression of where it had lain. Near the farm, close by a gritstone field wall, the long grasses had been flattened into a rough circle, or “form”, where a leveret had spent its early weeks. Its human neighbours had alerted me, but I had waited too long to visit, and now, like a ghost, the hare had vanished. Never mind. Despite the disappointment, there was something thought‑provoking, even moving, about this fragile refuge.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/country-diary-spot-the-young-hare-they-know-how-to-make-it-hard
Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:30:19 GMT
Hello from the outside: heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US midwest
Higher temperatures can cause radio, TV and microwave signals to travel hundreds of miles farther, upsetting communications
It was 3am in north-east Indiana’s Huntington county when the outdoor emergency alarm went off on 1 July.
The only issue? There wasn’t a storm, tornado or any other emergency weather event forecast or present anywhere for hundreds of miles.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/heat-dome-radio-signals-us-midwest
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:50 GMT
‘As if a hurricane had passed’: Puerto Ricans at breaking point after weeks without water
Shortages triggered by pipeline rupture drive up costs and deepen frustrations, as pressure grows on water utility
Jonathan Collazo owns two restaurants in a bustling section of San Juan, which has been plagued by water outages, severely disrupting the daily lives of residents and businesses alike.
The water scarcity is part of an escalating frustration felt by thousands of customers of Puerto Rico’s water utility over the past several months, prompting the governor to activate the national guard to distribute drinking water across the US territory. The shortages extend beyond San Juan, with sectors in municipalities including Loíza, Guaynabo, Bayamón and others experiencing interrupted service.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/puerto-rico-water-shortages
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:00:49 GMT
First came the dead fish, then invasive plants. A year later and Lake Suchitlán’s pollution remains a mystery
Fishers on El Salvador’s largest lake are still looking for answers after the die-off, with no explanation provided by the government
From the village of Copapayo, Noel Avalos recalls the morning they ran to the shore of Lake Suchitlán, El Salvador’s main hydroelectric reservoir, also known as Cerrón Grande, and its largest body of freshwater, to find thousands of dead fish had washed up overnight.
By August 2025, nearly 70% of the lake’s 135 sq km (33,000 acres) surface was carpeted with an invasive species, water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes). In the following months, plastic waste accumulated along the shoreline, dead fish became more frequent and residents who rely on fishing the lake for income reported that their livelihoods were deteriorating.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/13/el-salvador-lake-suchitlan-pollution-waste-water-invasive-plants-fish
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:00:48 GMT
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage
We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on the roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles in car parks and endangering pedestrians.
Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing, on average, a centimetre wider every two years, according to new research reported by the Guardian. And fewer than half of new cars in the UK can fit into a conventional parking space. As there is, remarkably, no width restriction for cars, no law can stop this growth until they reach the size of HGVs – that is, 2.55m wide – which are restricted.
Christian Wolmar is a transport commentator and author of The Liberation Line, the story of the railwaymen who rebuilt the railways in Europe after D-day
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/britain-car-suv-big-large-vehicle-road-pedestrians
Published: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:30:12 GMT
In my years of spearfishing, I’ve never encountered more sharks than now. But I know where I stand in the underwater pecking order | Clarke Gayford
Below the surface is one of the only places I can switch my brain off. Coming face to face with a shark comes with the territory – and we all have to adapt to this new normal
The first time I came face to face with a great white shark I felt something shift inside me. One look into those eyes darker than a planet-sucking black hole really does humble you.
But it wasn’t the eyes.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/in-my-years-of-spearfishing-ive-never-encountered-more-sharks-than-now-but-i-know-where-i-stand-in-the-underwater-pecking-order
Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:00:59 GMT
We say thanks to all our selfless spineless pals | First Dog on the Moon
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jul/10/we-say-thanks-to-all-our-selfless-spineless-pals
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:28:28 GMT
The fight against AI data centers is important – but it’s just a starting point | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders
AI companies want to capture the value created by entire industries. That concentration of wealth and power is society’s greatest risk
Opposition to AI datacenters has emerged as a primary theme in US politics, one that – surprisingly – doesn’t fall along party lines. We applaud people coming together for constructive debate on any issue, and agree that communities need to evaluate whether any economic benefits these datacenters bring is worth their costs. Still, we worry that a focus on datacenters obscures the larger impacts of AI on people’s lives: the concentration of power of AI companies, and their widespread political and financial influence.
Local datacenter opposition is grounded in legitimate concerns about misallocation of land resources when housing is at a premium, pressures on already higher energy prices, and localized environmental impact. Unlike other resource-consuming and polluting industrial facilities, datacenters produce very few jobs. The fact that US opposition to datacenters seems to be most fierce among lower-income communities reflects righteous indignation with an inequitable bargain, where tech companies and developers profit from exploiting local resources but offer little in return. On a global scale, their carbon footprint could grow unsustainably if usage accelerates. And all this is in aid of a technology that many fear will propagate misinformation, take their jobs, or even cause existential risks for humanity.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/09/ai-datacenter-company-politics
Published: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:54 GMT
A swarm of stink bugs and a river of rats: why India’s flowering bamboo causes a crisis for humans
Every few decades mass blooming in Mizoram’s forests causes a rodent boom – and devastation to crops. The cycle is well-known, so why aren’t farmers and authorities better prepared?
In the hills of Mizoram state in north-east India, the first thing that farmers notice are the swarms of stink bugs, known locally as thangnang. It can mean only one thing: the rats are coming. And with them, famine.
As dawn breaks in Mamit district, Maunsanga, a 62-year-old farmer, walks across his plot, stopping where his rice crop once stood. He bends down to examine a broken stalk.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/11/rats-famine-bamboo-mizoram-india-aoe
Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:00:44 GMT
Shovels for feet and blotting paper skin: the ‘little fat froggy’ facing a fight for survival
The desert rain frog, native to a narrow coastal strip of south-west Africa, has been classified as vulnerable on the IUCN red list, as its habitat is threatened by mining
The desert rain frog is one of the most unusual amphibians on the planet. With a rotund body and stumpy legs that dig rather than jump, it has evolved to survive not in wetlands or rainforests, but in the unforgiving dunes of the southern African desert.
This week the species was declared to be threatened with extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s red list, which classified it as vulnerable. Without conservation efforts, its population is expected to decline by 20% in the next decade, the IUCN warns.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/10/little-fat-froggy-fight-survival-desert-rain-frog-iucn-red-list
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:16 GMT
‘They ate the shrimp, they even ate the crab’: Thai fishers count the cost of a voracious invader
Huge numbers of blackchin tilapia, a fish native to west Africa, are wreaking havoc among Thailand’s river ecosystems. Experts – and some chefs – are seeking sustainable solutions
The menu at Kor-Tae seafood restaurant, in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province, is filled with Thai classics – from tom yum talay, a fragrant hot and sour soup, to spicy larb salads. But the restaurant’s chef is also experimenting with a more controversial ingredient: blackchin tilapia.
“People are hesitant, but once they try it – [they say] it’s delicious,” says owner Adisorn Jamsuksaward, who has been offering the non-native fish free of charge to friends who request it.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/05/blackchin-tilapia-thailand-invasive-fish-fishers-count-cost-aoe
Published: Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:16 GMT
Can Bolivia’s historic big cat release help change jaguar conservation in the country?
Poaching and wildfires have driven the country’s jaguar population to a critical level, and until now even rescued animals faced life in captivity
A tentative paw emerged from a steel cage on to the sandy riverbed deep in the Bolivian rainforest. Then, another. Slowly, the female jaguar looked right, left and right again, as if waiting to cross a busy road. Then, muscles stiff from the long journey, it strolled away and disappeared into the undergrowth.
Yaguara had been in captivity since August 2024, after being orphaned as an eight-month-old cub amid Bolivia’s worst recorded wildfire season. As the fires raged, burning more than 10% of the country’s surface area, authorities handed the cub over to a team of veterinarians from the Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY), a wild-animal rescue centre.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/project-reintroducing-jaguars-wild-bolivia-aoe
Published: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:00:03 GMT
The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction
‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction
Watching the waves break across the vast, roaring ocean in front of him, Dave Phillips felt out of options standing on the cliff’s edge in Cornwall several years ago. The former British army corporal had lost a number of loved ones in quick succession, and the compounding effects of untreated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his military tours had become all-consuming.
“I’m from a generation where we didn’t talk,” says Phillips, 67. “I tried dealing with it myself and ended up standing on a cliff edge thinking, ‘Yeah, this is the way.’”
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/08/blue-space-therapy-sea-helping-trauma-anxiety-addiction
Published: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:25 GMT
Voyage to the end of the world: floating lab to explore life in Arctic adrift in ice
An eight-month expedition will set off soon from Norway on a mission to find new species before the climate crisis and pollution changes the northern ocean for ever
Six scientists and six crew will travel next month to Kirkenes, a remote Arctic town in Norway near the Russian border, to begin an odyssey to one of the most inhospitable, inaccessible and least-studied regions on Earth. There, they will climb onboard a futuristic, floating laboratory – the French-built Tara polar station.
They will enter a harsh and isolating environment: months of complete darkness and temperatures as low as -50C (-58F). Arriving in Norway on 14 August, they will await good conditions and an icebreaker to open a route for them before setting off on an eight-month voyage, overwintering through long, intense polar nights onboard a 26-metre-long, 16-metre-wide vessel built to be frozen into the pack ice, which will drift slowly over the north pole to Greenland.
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/arctic-tara-ocean-foundation-expedition-floating-lab-explore-life-adrift-ice
Published: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:00:12 GMT
Has Cornwall’s housing crisis created a van life generation?
Cornwall's housing crisis is forcing young people to live in vans. As second homes and short-term holiday lets drive up house prices, a growing number are turning to van life to stay in the place they love. The Guardian meets young people who say their van brings them freedom but also uncertainty, as they struggle to find water, safe places to park and secure a future
Some details in this film have been changed for safety reasons
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2026/jun/25/has-cornwalls-housing-crisis-created-a-van-life-generation
Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:17:20 GMT
‘It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market
With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to provide a roof over their heads
Skye has a thick duvet in the van she calls home in Cornwall. In winter, the 25-year-old goes to bed in several layers of clothes and is grateful for the extra warmth of her cat. She parks up late, often in car parks well away from beaches, and never stays more than one night in case local people get angry and bang on her windows. This is van life. It can be a very different world from the tourist dream.
“Some winters I’ve had ice on the inside of my van windows, and the door handles frozen shut with me inside,” says Skye, a special educational needs teaching assistant. One year her diesel air heater packed up, and she spent the whole winter feeling cold. “That was genuinely awful.” Even with the heater on in the evening, those nights and early mornings when the temperature drops below zero are tough. “I often get dressed in bed,” she says. “You just have to adjust.”
Skye, 25 arriving back at her van after a day of walking
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/25/reality-life-cornwall-young-van-dwellers-priced-out-of-the-housing-market
Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:06 GMT
Can you spot the poacher’s handprint? Earth Photo award winners – in pictures
From scientific tricks to stop turtle traffickers to stranded seals and displaced workers, these images all scooped prizes at this year’s Earth Photo awards
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jul/14/earth-photo-award-winners
Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:22 GMT
Week in wildlife: a froggy lunch, a surf-loving penguin and an ambitious treehopper
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/jul/10/week-in-wildlife-a-froggy-lunch-a-surf-loving-penguin-and-an-ambitious-treehopper
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:14 GMT
Heatwave across western Europe – in pictures
Western Europe has been scorched by its hottest June on record, scientists have said, as the UK enters its third heatwave of the year and wildfires ravage France and Spain
Continue reading...https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/jul/10/heatwave-across-western-europe-in-pictures
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:11 GMT
BBC Science and Environment
Wildfire raging south of Paris could have been set deliberately, says minister
The interior minister has said the fire near Paris could have been set deliberately and two people have been arrested.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clye4z168edo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:15:00 GMT
China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall
Schools, work and outdoor activities have been suspended in Zhejiang province and many transport services cancelled.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxd3wkp2rzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:39:45 GMT
T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a problem for scientists
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gykgyn1r4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:58:40 GMT
RSPB buys 'magical' 96-hectare landscape to reconnect habitats
The move will help conservationists in Gallt-y-bere to protect internationally important habitats.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx78nk7g25o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:01:34 GMT
Heatwave to stretch into second week despite cooler air for some this weekend
The sizzling heat continues into next week despite a drop in temperatures over the weekend.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c621kp4y701o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:41:15 GMT
New dinosaur species as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand
The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crely7g8xepo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:23:45 GMT
Helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies
For more than 30 years, Paul Dunn has been working to revive the fortunes of the high brown fritillary.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwyezwg89n3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:14:46 GMT
How can you help wildlife during hot weather?
Sophia Herod has some tips for helping animals that might visit your garden or neighbourhood.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c7vyp6lqv9yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:00:54 GMT
Boxy forms and odd lights: US declassifies more UFO files
The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8x2zez8qwzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:28:17 GMT
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04y6wr03gxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:53:11 GMT
Watch: Typhoon Bavi forecast to bring heavy rains and floods to Taiwan, Japan and China
See how the powerful storm is expected to move across east Asia on Saturday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c0myengg8nzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:40:19 GMT
Struggling pig farmers say £2m support package 'not enough'
Farmers welcome the Scottish government funding but say it's not enough to stop them losing about £1m a month
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn94rl1wj0ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:30:31 GMT
UK bakes in 35C highs as millions under hosepipe bans
On Thursday, temperatures exceeded 34C for the eighth day this year, breaking the previous record of seven days in a calendar year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c0my38l4ex3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:38:19 GMT
In pictures: 3,000-mile journey to save rare horses
Przewalski's horses were once listed as extinct in the wild, with only a few remaining in captivity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gynqly2dyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:17:50 GMT
Call for right to grow food on unused public land
Some London council already allow unused land to be turned into gardens, allotments and flowerbeds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2dm31p057o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:05:39 GMT
Two capybara pups born to UK's only breeding pair
The pups are currently in a purpose-built nursery area, complete with private pool.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8924nzjy4po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:18:42 GMT
Work to protect adders, slow worms and lizards in Scots peatland
New shelters are being created at the site near Dumfries, using peat, tree material and brash.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17yzvn4qwdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:18:07 GMT
Rare floodplain meadow given to wildlife trust
Floodplain meadows are one of the rarest habitats in England, says the wildlife trust.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gy3d5r68jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:14:39 GMT
Boxy forms and odd lights: US declassifies more UFO files
The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8x2zez8qwzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:28:17 GMT
China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says
It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2rmmx86pdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:44:21 GMT
Rocket test flight could be attempted from Shetland in August
SaxaVord Spaceport has announced a five-week "window" for possible attempts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0my797z90eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:45:20 GMT
Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope
A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ry4xx7rk8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:28:17 GMT
Scientists fear cuts may shut radio telescope
The site is part of e-MERLIN, a globally significant group of seven radio telescopes across the UK.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qy3v15l98o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:11:52 GMT
China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall
Schools, work and outdoor activities have been suspended in Zhejiang province and many transport services cancelled.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxd3wkp2rzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:39:45 GMT
T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a problem for scientists
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gykgyn1r4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:58:40 GMT
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
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Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:53:11 GMT
How cows are helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies
The high brown fritillary needs bracken and a certain violet to thrive - but everything in moderation.
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Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:07:01 GMT
Pressure builds on Europe's biggest port to be greener
A lawsuit demands that the Port of Rotterdam moves faster to cut its dependence on fossil fuel firms.
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Published: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:00:51 GMT
BBC Inside Science
Researchers say they have created a synthetic cell-like system that can grow and divide.
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Published: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
The latest cutting-edge research on show at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
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Published: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?
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Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT
BBC Inside Science
How do you research the impacts of social media on young people?
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Published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT
First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer
The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
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Published: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:10:46 GMT
Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in Antarctica
Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986.
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Published: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:58:10 GMT
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
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Published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:11:29 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
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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