Fireflies face extinction risk – and tourists are partly to blame
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Firefly tourism is growing in countries including Mexico, Japan, Malaysia and India Firefly tourism...
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OneWeb: London start-up launches first big batch of satellites
Image copyright Arianespace Image caption This year will see Soyuz rockets launching for OneWeb on a near monthly basis The...
Seven female scientists you may not have heard of – but should know all about
Image copyright Science Museum/Getty Images/Science Photo Librar Not a single woman's name features in the national curriculum for science, an...
MPs question ministers on tree-planting plans
Image caption Trees have become a central component of governments' and businesses' strategy to achieve net-zero carbon emissions MPs have...
Christina Koch: Nasa astronaut sets new female space record
Image copyright NASA / Roscosmos Image caption Christina Koch celebrated with a thumbs up as she got out of the...
‘A turtle inspired us to tackle plastic pollution’
A couple who saw the “scary” impact of plastic pollution while travelling want to encourage others to make “simple changes”....
Climate change: Clean tech ‘won’t solve warming in time’
Image copyright PA Image caption Emissions from power stations could be captured at source Breakthrough technologies such as carbon capture...
Portsmouth academic develops ‘perfect espresso’ formula
Mathematicians and physicists might not be the first people you would think to consult about the perfect coffee.But a team...
Mud wasps used to date Australia’s aboriginal rock art
Image copyright Mark Jones Image caption All the research has been conducted with the active participation of traditional owners When...
One of Kenya’s last big ‘tusker’ elephants dies aged 50
Image copyright Ryan Wilkie/Save the Elephants Image caption Tim was a much-loved elephant One of the last remaining great "tusker"...
World’s biggest iceberg makes a run for it
Image copyright NASA/AQUA/MODIS/A.Luckman Image caption A68 barely moved after calving, but this year has suddenly raced northwards The world's biggest...
David Cameron rejected offer to head COP26 climate conference
Image copyright PA Media David Cameron turned down an offer from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to head the COP26 climate...
Green light for UK commercial telecoms Moon mission
Image copyright SSTL Image caption Artwork: The aim is to get the spacecraft ready for launch at the end of...
Rules around human waste in farming are ‘out of date’
Image copyright Reuters The rules around the use of human sewage waste as crop fertiliser are more than 30 years...
Boris Johnson: ‘Global warming is taking its toll’
The prime minister has warned that climate change is harming "the most vulnerable populations around the planet".Boris Johnson's comments came...
O’Neill: PM ‘doesn’t really get’ climate change
Former minister Claire O'Neill has told the BBC the prime minister "doesn't really get" climate change."The prime minister has made...
Coronavirus: China wildlife trade ban ‘should be permanent’
Image copyright Getty Images Campaigners have urged China to apply a permanent ban on the wildlife trade following the coronavirus...
Climate change: Sacked climate chief ‘may sue government’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Claire O'Neill was sacked from her role as President of COP26 The former head...
