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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 site[...]
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.
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.
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say: Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdo[...]
Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped: Cambridge Science Park submits plans which could create 20,000 jobs and new public spaces.
Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money': One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bi[...]
Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown: The proposed changes come after a cow named Beau Vine got approved for a waste removal lic[...]
Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?: Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland r[...]
'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced: Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing [...]
White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings: Some farmers fear the reintroduction of the UK's biggest bird of prey will threaten their [...]
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded: New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of gian[...]
Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?: A computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of King [...]
Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?: An algorithm has suggested images of what were thought to be Anne Boleyn might not be.
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says: The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales[...]
Tropical house with thousands of butterflies opens: The new Sussex Butterfly Gardens will be home to thousands of butterflies for people to vi[...]
Water campaigner cautious on using new bathing site: River Action says water quality depends on discharges upstream and says check before swim[...]
PM promises action on chemicals 43k times standard: The prime minister says he will look into forever chemical contamination near a former RAF[...]
Lake study shows ways to 'cancel' climate impact: The Environment Agency says new research will help it inform future action at Windermere.
Musk could become world's first trillionaire: Elon Musk's SpaceX has revealed its plans to go public in the US, allowing people to trade[...]
US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal: A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.
Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth: The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.
Award for scientist who brought space to millions: James O'Donoghue, from the University of Reading, is awarded the 2026 Carl Sagan medal.
Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents released by the Pentagon: The US has published transcripts, video clips and audio recordings about unidentified flyi[...]
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says: The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales[...]
Rare species found in Scotland's declining rainforest: A citizen science project is aiming to document species on the Cowal Peninsula for the f[...]
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.
What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?: How dangerous is UV radiation and how can you protect yourself when levels are high?
'Disease-carrying mosquitoes and heat deaths if temperatures soar': Wales' new government must do more to prepare the country for climate change, says an advi[...]
BBC Inside Science: El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
BBC Inside Science: What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?
BBC Inside Science: We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet
BBC Inside Science: We explore the mechanisms causing Europe's warming twice as fast as the global average.
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.
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 solitu[...]
The Interview: Rebecca Morelle speaks to astronaut Jeremy Hansen ahead of the Artemis II Moon mission.
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 ge[...]
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 la[...]
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 und[...]
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[...]
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.
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 depre[...]
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[...]

Astronomy Blog

First astronaut to run a marathon in space: Despite what several major-media organisations may have reported in recent months, the[...]
Why has astronaut Helen Sharman been written out of history?: This is an unexpected follow up to my last blog post about Britain's first astronaut.O[...]
Britain's First Astronaut: As the seventh, British-born, astronaut was heading towards the International Space St[...]
Human spaceflight: How many people have been to space? That all depends on your definition of space. The [...]

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Mt John Observatory: Taylor says: Only the better part of a decade late with this, but it's generally spelled M[...]
Raising Aspirations: Ben says: Thanks for posting this, I came for the astronomy but this was very well written[...]
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