BBC News - Science & Environment
BBC News - Science & Environment
Everyone to live 15 minutes from green space or water in England under plans
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:59:01 GMT
A blueprint is set out to restore nature in England after criticism over pollution and wildlife decline.
Land use: Government has overpromised says Royal Society
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:35:54 GMT
The Royal Society calls for the delivery of a UK-wide land-use framework to clear up confusion.
COP27: Lack of women at negotiations raises concern
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:01:11 GMT
Women barely feature in negotiations in Egypt despite bearing the brunt of climate change.
Biden restores protections to Alaska's Tongass National Forest
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:44:47 GMT
Logging and road building will be once again banned in much of Alaska's Tongass Forest.
Water pipe robots could stop billions of litres leaking
Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:01:20 GMT
About 20% of our water supply is lost to leaks and scientists say miniature 'pipe robots' could help.
Another whale mysteriously washes ashore on US East Coast
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:24:14 GMT
An increase in beached whales across the US coastline has baffled researchers and environmentalists.
Log burner rule change in England could land users with £300 fines
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:29:13 GMT
The tightening of regulations may lead to criminal records for those flouting them, a new policy says.
Green projects are boosting UK growth - CBI report
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 01:05:44 GMT
Projects aimed at lowering carbon emissions are boosting growth in poorer parts of the country.
Bird flu 'spills over' to otters and foxes in UK
Thu, 02 Feb 2023 03:53:28 GMT
Scientists will monitor the virus, but UK health chiefs say the risk to the public is very low.
Climate change: Five key takeaways from COP27
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 11:04:11 GMT
The biggest win on climate since the Paris Agreement in 2015... or the biggest loss?
Asteroid 2023 BU: Space rock passes closer than some satellites
Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:57:17 GMT
About the size of a bus, the space rock whipped over the southern tip of South America.
Horses and dogs sailed with Vikings to Britain, say scientists
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:04:11 GMT
A Viking leader probably chose his favourite animals to board a longboat to England, scientists say.
COP27: Without Greta, activists make waves at climate summit
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:05:45 GMT
Young campaigners say they are calling out "greenwashing" at COP27 from the inside.
James Webb telescope traces arcs of dusty star formation
Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:12:33 GMT
The new super space observatory probes a dynamic star factory 200,000 light years from Earth.
Biodiversity: Can we set aside a third of our planet for nature?
Wed, 14 Dec 2022 01:09:20 GMT
Will a plan to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030 be agreed and how will it work?
Sex and no sleep may be killing endangered quolls
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 04:38:38 GMT
New research has found that lack of rest could explain why males of the species mate themselves to death.
James Webb telescope: Amazing images show the Universe as never before
Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:22:41 GMT
It's a year since the James Webb telescope launched, and we've marvelled at its pictures ever since.
Newly discovered green comet comes close to Earth
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:53:56 GMT
The cosmic ball of ice and dust is about to make its closest approach to our planet.
UK rocket failure is a setback, not roadblock
Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:33:41 GMT
Plans for the UK to become a satellite-launching state are already well advanced.
True wild camping on Dartmoor not threatened say landowners
Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:27:59 GMT
They say it is "perfectly understandable" that people are upset that wild camping was restricted.
What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?
Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:49:30 GMT
Global temperatures and rain patterns are affected by climate phenomena known as El Niño/La Niña.
The man who first discovered plastic in the ocean
Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:24:24 GMT
In 1971 Edward Carpenter discovered plastic floating about in the Atlantic Ocean.
Elms: England greener farming payments detail unveiled
Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:25:10 GMT
Landowners and farmers in England are told exactly what environmental work they will be paid for.
COP27: What was agreed at the Sharm el Sheikh climate conference?
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:37:28 GMT
New money for climate damage, but little progress on emissions. A round up of what was agreed in Egypt.
Government green heating scheme off to slow start
Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:43:45 GMT
Take up of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is lagging behind schedule
Clouds part to reveal colossal Antarctic iceberg
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:30:08 GMT
The EU's Sentinel-2 satellite obtains a crystal clear image of Antarctica's new monster iceberg.
Why have there been no named winter storms this year?
Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:18:14 GMT
The UK hasn't seen a single named storm so far this autumn and winter. But why?
Webb telescope hunts life's icy chemical origins
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:31:44 GMT
The new super space telescope has been studying some of the darkest, coldest regions of space.
