Heat pumps: Lords slam ‘failing’ green heating scheme
But Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Octopus Energy, which was praised by the Committee for its investment...
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Treasury takes back £1.6bn promised for science
The government negotiated associate membership of the programme in the withdrawal agreement following Brexit, because it felt it was important...
Clock ticking on UK food-security action, NFU warns
"There are three cornerstones on which a prosperous farming sector must be built and which any government should use to...
First woman appointed UK’s chief scientific adviser
"I'm delighted that Dame Angela is taking on this role to advise the government on how we make this happen...
The King co-writes children’s climate change book
"I think he's been struck by the level of energy and passion shown by young people on these subjects, and...
Turkey earthquake fault lines mapped from space
It is possible today to get a data product on to the computers of experts, ready for analysis, within hours...
UK science chief says new department will improve lives
"We may be at the beginning of a golden era under Rishi Sunak as PM that will take us well...
Ancient stone tools found in Kenya made by early humans
"The association of these Nyayanga tools with Paranthropus may reopen the case as to who made the oldest Oldowan tools....
Millions face threat of flooding from glacial lakes
"It's an important paper," said Stephan Harrison, a leading expert on the impact of climate change on glacial lakes at...
The Antarctic and Arctic sounds rarely heard before
"With Earth's poles warming faster than the global average, this collection of sounds aims to draw attention to a fascinating...
How beavers are reviving wetlands
"Anyone can make a pond, but beavers make amazingly good ponds for biodiversity, partly because they are shallow, littered with...
Horses and dogs sailed with Vikings to Britain, say scientists
Cremated animal and human remains had been found buried together, suggesting the creatures had special meaning and been burned on...
Log burner rule change in England could land users with £300 fines
In recent years, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has cracked down on log burners and coal...
Sex and no sleep may be killing endangered quolls
"Sleep deprivation, and associated symptoms for a prolonged duration would make recuperation impossible and could explain the causes of death...
Land use: Government has overpromised says Royal Society
Judy Ling Wong, honorary president of the Black Environment Network, and member of the steering group for this report, said...
Government green heating scheme off to slow start
A spokesperson for the UK's Climate Change Committee, the government's advisory group on climate, told the BBC that although the...
UK museums ask for children to inspire action through art
Dr Philip Wheeler, senior lecturer in ecology at The Open University, and co-producer for the series, which launches later this...
Clouds part to reveal colossal Antarctic iceberg
The calving of large bergs from a shelf structure can lead to a speed-up in the flow of the ice....
