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UK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record level
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:40:35 GMT
Government-backed heat pump installations in the UK reached record levels for 2024.
Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:34 GMT
How a new atomic clock might be the way to tackle attacks on plane GPS systems
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT
An asteroid is heading in our direction. Will it hit us in 2032?
UK's biggest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:04:22 GMT
About 200 footprints made by dinosaurs 166 million years ago have been unearthed in a quarry in Oxfordshire.
World's sea-ice falls to record low
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:45:06 GMT
The world's frozen oceans keep the planet cool, but they currently have less ice than ever recorded before.
Europe's Ariane-6 rocket blasts off on maiden flight
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:56:16 GMT
After a successful launch, the upper-stage of the rocket goes on to experience an anomaly.
Wild beaver release approved for England
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:32:27 GMT
The decision follows years of trials but some farmers are concerned there could be negative impacts.
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:07:12 GMT
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
The asteroid hits and near-misses you never hear about
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:33:02 GMT
Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.
Why wildfires are becoming faster and more furious
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 09:05:09 GMT
With the risk factors increasing, is it still safe to live in areas prone to these disasters - and can fireproofing ever work?
Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with 'space smell'
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:44:52 GMT
As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT
Google has launched a new AI tool called Co-Scientist. How good is it?
Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:12:27 GMT
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk.
Toppled private spacecraft can't complete Moon mission
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:51:14 GMT
The mission was supposed to last 10 days but less then a day after landing, the craft is running out of power.
How Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' pledge is affecting other countries
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:04:23 GMT
Some major carbon-emitting countries are hinting they may follow suit as the US opts to ramp up fossil fuels.
Fatbergs turned into perfume - inside Britain's bizarre new industrial revolution
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:08:17 GMT
The UK led the way in this field of science until recently - but now other countries have overtaken. So, how can that lead be recovered?
First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:41:10 GMT
The document charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is being 'unwrapped' using X-ray scans and AI.
What's next for Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket?
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 17:40:08 GMT
The world's most powerful rocket is expected to be back in action again soon
Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?
Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:46:51 GMT
Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost
Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:49 GMT
The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.
More migrant workers claim UK farm exploitation
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 01:54:47 GMT
The UK government says it always takes "decisive action" where abusive practices are found on farms.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT
The United States is the world’s science superpower. But is their role under threat?
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT
Inside Science unearths everything you need to know about these precious resources.
£3,000 rents cause housing fears near nuclear plant
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:45:44 GMT
Residents living near a nuclear power plant have seen rents double to £3,000 a month.
Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:38:42 GMT
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods.
'Build baby build', says PM as he sets out nuclear plan
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:23:42 GMT
The government wants to make it quicker and easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales.
Half of homes need heat pump by 2040, government told
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:49:28 GMT
The UK's greenhouse gas emissions should fall to 13% of 1990 levels by 2040, government advisors say.
New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:05 GMT
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:07:12 GMT
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
BP shuns renewables in return to oil and gas
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:00:06 GMT
The energy giant has announced its strategy after rivals also rowed back on green energy plans.
UK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record level
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:40:35 GMT
Government-backed heat pump installations in the UK reached record levels for 2024.
Scenic loch becomes magnet for Scotland's plastic waste
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:23:09 GMT
One of Scotland's biggest plastic problems, the Arrochar litter sink, sits at the head of Loch Long.
BP shuns renewables in return to oil and gas
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:00:06 GMT
The energy giant has announced its strategy after rivals also rowed back on green energy plans.
Bills to rise by 80p to fund discounts for homes near pylons
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:00:15 GMT
Households near new pylons are set to get up to £250 a year off their energy bills, under government plans.
'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 07:19:16 GMT
A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.
Will flights really reach net zero by 2050 - and at what cost to passengers?
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 01:12:13 GMT
Governments don’t want to tell people they’re going to have to pay more, argues an expert.
Scientists discover new part of the immune system
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:19:14 GMT
New part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make new antibiotics.
Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs
Sat, 08 Jun 2024 23:58:01 GMT
A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What’s to stop a Wild West opening up?
World's glaciers melting faster than ever recorded
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:23:37 GMT
The planet's glaciers have lost 5% of their ice in little over 20 years, according to a major study.
Spending on flood defences set to rise to record levels
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:35:04 GMT
The money will be spent on projects ranging from tidal barriers and flood walls to nature-based solutions.
Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:00 GMT
Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.
Man's brain turned to glass by hot Vesuvius ash cloud
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:02:47 GMT
The pea-sized brain was found in the skull of a 20-year-old man killed in the volcanic eruption.
US lost a fifth of its butterflies within two decades
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:06:06 GMT
However the researchers say butterflies may be able to recover if urgent conservation measures are taken.
Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:59:32 GMT
Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.
Lords inquiry finds grey belt idea largely redundant
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 02:37:03 GMT
The Built Environment Committee says the concept has been "eclipsed" by other planning rule changes.
Seven planets to be visible in night sky for last time until 2040
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:44:41 GMT
The best chance to see as many as possible will be after sunset on Wednesday and Thursday.
Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:04:19 GMT
The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national treasure".
Nations salvage funding deal to reverse wildlife decline
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:47:57 GMT
Funding agreed at UN conference in Rome that would attempt to tackle the rapid loss of biodiversity
Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:08:27 GMT
Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.
Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:00 GMT
Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.
Nasa astronaut stuck in space ventures outside
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:13:52 GMT
Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, has completed her first spacewalk since arriving.
SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 02:27:56 GMT
Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.
Joyful welcome by stranded astronauts for SpaceX capsule crew
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:00:32 GMT
A capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station has docked.
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:00:06 GMT
Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.
UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:02:12 GMT
The asteroid named YR4 has a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Lunar eclipse to grace pre-dawn sky
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:30:59 GMT
UK skywatchers will see a partial but still hopefully spectacular eclipse before dawn on Friday.
Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:04:19 GMT
The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national treasure".
'Oldest horse' thrives on linseed cake and light exercise
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:22:37 GMT
Roana has recently celebrated her 46th birthday and is believed to be the oldest horse in the UK
Subsidies halved for controversial Drax power station
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:49:58 GMT
The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire.
How bad could the ship collision be for the environment?
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:28:28 GMT
Experts are assessing the potential fallout for marine species and nearby wildlife populations.
Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:49 GMT
The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.
Genetic drive to overeat found in labradors and humans
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:02:24 GMT
Scientists have found a genetic cause of many labradors' - and some people's - tendency to overeat.
