Science

Leaves falling, berries ripe, but it's hot. Is autumn coming early?

2 Hits Yuan Wang Aug 16, 2025, 10:55 PM

Has autumn come sooner than expected to the UK - and does it even matter if it has?

Science

Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided

4 Hits Yuan Wang Aug 15, 2025, 11:41 AM

The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.

Science

Hot, dry summers bring new 'firewave' risk to UK cities, scientists warn

4 Hits Jörg Kastner Aug 13, 2025, 11:46 PM

Rising temperatures are increasing the chances of multiple wildfires at the same time, researchers say.

Science

Evacuations in Alaska after glacial melt raises fears of record flooding

4 Hits Mariyam Basra Aug 13, 2025, 12:08 PM

Meltwater is escaping from a basin that is dammed by a glacier - prompting fears of a deluge in state...

Science

Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters

3 Hits Marina Schwab Aug 11, 2025, 12:05 AM

The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.

Science

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97

4 Hits Marina Schwab Aug 9, 2025, 6:33 AM

The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.

Science

Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men

4 Hits Marina Schwab Aug 8, 2025, 8:55 PM

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just...

Science

Southern European butterfly spotted in UK for first time

4 Hits Prabhu Kumar Aug 8, 2025, 12:40 AM

Experts have tracked the Southern Small White's expansion northwards through Europe over decades.

Science

New checks to stop waste tyres being sent to furnaces

3 Hits Milo Munro Aug 7, 2025, 4:44 AM

Campaigners warn the move will not close all the recycling loopholes being exploited by criminals.

Science

Oceangate's Titan whistleblower: 'People were sold a lie'

2 Hits Yuan Wang Aug 6, 2025, 4:55 AM

A former Oceangate employee says he told US authorities about safety concerns with the sub before it imploded.