Science and Environment

World breaches 1.5C warming threshold for full year

The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world pas...

UK quits treaty that lets oil firms sue government

The ECT allowed fossil-fuel companies to sue governments for billions in compens...

Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record

It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate c...

Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intens...

Together in wonder: North America awed by total solar e...

Stunning spectacle is witnessed by millions across the continent. Here are some ...

The man on a mission to open up space to disability

John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disabi...

27 new wild swimming sites for England - but are they c...

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

More Northern Lights soon as Sun storms strengthen

Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 1...

US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon

The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satel...

Airbus UK to build satellite to monitor Sun storms

The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent...

Space telescope reveals new images of the Universe

The Euclid telescope mission, backed by Durham University scientists, releases d...

Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate

Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling e...

Earliest and most distant galaxy ever observed

The James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record for detecting the most dis...

China's far-side Moon mission begins journey back

Chang'e-6 will bring home rock samples that could help scientists study how plan...

Call for UK agency to regulate harmful chemicals

The Royal Society of Chemistry says the current regulation of chemicals is 'not ...

Musk's Starship rocket makes breakthrough ocean landing

The SpaceX rocket descended broadly intact all the way to the sea surface for th...