BBC Science

@bbc-science 🔬 Science

BBC science and environment

📰 281 articles 🔄 Updated 1d ago feeds.bbci.co.uk

Latest Articles

BBC Inside Science
How engineers fulfilled Gaudi’s once impossible vision for the Sagrada Familia.
BBC News · 1d ago Science
0 1
Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
BBC News · 1d ago Science
0 0
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.
BBC News · 1d ago Science
0 0
Pollution rules criticised for raising new home costs
Developers claim the rules will stop them from hitting housebuilding targets.
BBC News · 2d ago Science
0 0
'Worrying' pollution in Cotswolds river - volunteers
Volunteers record high phosphate and nitrate levels and call on the Environment Agency to investigate.
BBC News · 2d ago Science
0 0
The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets
Thousands of sea mammals and birds are killed as a result of fishing nets every year.
BBC News · 2d ago Science
0 0
Rare butterfly population increases by 90 times
A record number of Duke of Burgundy butterflies were recorded in Kent last year, a charity says.
BBC News · 2d ago Science
0 0
Women prepare for 'space jobs that don't exist yet'
Hundreds of women attend the annual AeroWomen women event in Yeovil.
BBC News · 3d ago Science
0 0
Nasa reveals crew for Artemis III mission
The crew, who are all men, are scheduled to blast off in 2027 to test systems ahead of a planned Moon landing.
BBC News · 3d ago Science
0 0
Nasa names next astronauts for Artemis Moon programme
Nasa names its next Artemis crew, though they will not be walking on the Moon or even going anywhere near it.
BBC News · 3d ago Science
0 0
Nasa has named the Artemis III crew - what is their mission?
Artemis III will help test crucial systems needed for the planned Artemis IV Moon landing in 2028.
BBC News · 3d ago Science
0 0
Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly as progress slows
The amount of planet-warming gases produced in 2024 fell by 1% compared to the previous year.
BBC News · 4d ago Science
0 0
Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space
This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.
BBC News · 4d ago Science
0 2
Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea
A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia
BBC News · 5d ago Science
0 1
Residents' health fears over plan to burn more waste
The Environment Agency has permitted for an extra 10% of waste to be burned at the Beddington incinerator.
BBC News · 5d ago Science
0 4
Ecologist calls for plastics ban in cemetery
Alison Fure is asking the council to begin phasing out plastic decorative items, including flowers.
BBC News · 6d ago Science
0 3
Village solar system model shows planets and stars
How a Kent village created a scale model of the solar system to help people understand space.
BBC News · 6d ago Science
0 2
Mountain path repairs 'first big work' since 1980s
A helicopter is used to transport more than 100 tonnes of stone to the site at Helvellyn.
BBC News · Jun 6, 2026 Science
0 0
Trump to meet AI leaders to discuss US investment in their companies
The US president said on Friday he expects to meet the leaders of top AI companies next week.
BBC News · Jun 5, 2026 Science
0 4
Astronauts return to ISS after sheltering during air leak repair attempt
Russian attempt to repair tunnel area sparks safe-haven procedure for five other astronauts onboard.
BBC News · Jun 5, 2026 Science
0 0