Dog-sized dinosaur that ran around feet of giants discovered
5 hours ago ShareSave Georgina Rannard Science correspondent Reporting fromNatural History Museum, London ShareSave Gwyndaf Hughes/BBC News Gwyndaf Hughes Science videographer ShareSave A...
View ArticleElectric cars and heat pumps making progress, UK climate advisers say
3 hours ago ShareSave Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News ShareSave Getty Images More people are buying electric cars and installing heat pumps than ever before, but those numbers need to...
View ArticleIndia sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years
15 hours ago ShareSave Geeta Pandey ShareSave Axiom Space Jubilant Indians have been celebrating the successful launch of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission which has taken off with a multi-country crew,...
View ArticleRiver pollution suffocating the sea, campaigners say
14 hours ago ShareSave Steffan Messenger Environment correspondent, BBC Wales News Gareth Bryer BBC News ShareSave BBC Pollution from rivers in Wales is affecting the marine environment and...
View ArticleWorld’s oldest boomerang doesn’t actually come back
9 hours ago ShareSave Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs ShareSave Maciej Biernacki The world’s oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of...
View ArticleWork begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch
8 hours ago ShareSave Pallab GhoshGwyndaf Hughes Science Videographer ShareSave Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed...
View ArticleTrump administration considers a new way of extracting minerals in the...
The Trump administration is considering a first-of-its kind mining project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But deep-sea mining has raised major environmental questions. The post Trump...
View ArticleWhy many low-income households can’t afford this free home improvement program
The federal Weatherization Assistance Program is the oldest and largest energy efficiency initiative in American history. Born from the 1973 oil crisis, it helps low- and moderate-income households...
View ArticleThe Trump administration says it wants to eliminate FEMA. Here’s what we know
Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The president says state governments should do more. (Image credit: Etienne...
View ArticleShoots of hope for Britain’s cherished ash trees
9 hours ago ShareSave Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggs ShareSave Getty Images Ash trees are fighting back against a disease that has ravaged the British countryside, new...
View ArticleWhat’s that in the sky? We’re not sure, but the fireball was very bright
The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, the National Weather Service said. (Image credit:...
View ArticleA third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa
1 day ago ShareSave Tabby Wilson BBC News ShareSave Getty Images More than a third of Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently...
View ArticleSolar manufacturing is booming. Advocates say it could go bust without...
Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector. (Image credit: Mike Stewart/AP)The post Solar manufacturing is booming....
View ArticleDefense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. (Image credit: Luis Alberto Cruz)The...
View ArticleIn Georgia, sheep on a solar farm is not a baaad idea
On a vast property in Lee County, in the heart of southwest Georgia, Tyler Huber raises sheep. As the flock grazes, the sheep need somewhere to take a break from the Georgia sun. “It is incredibly...
View ArticleThis company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump’s help
The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren’t America’s...
View ArticleHow unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?
6 hours ago ShareSave Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News ShareSave Getty Images A second spell of temperatures well over 30C before we’ve even got to the end of June – how unusual is this and...
View ArticleGreat Plains farmers consider switching crops as aquifer runs out of water
Under the Great Plains, there’s an aquifer powering the region’s agriculture system. But it’s running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops....
View ArticleThe White House took down the nation’s top climate report. You can still find...
The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States. (Image credit: Ethan Swope)The post The White House took down the nation’s top...
View ArticleWill there be a drought where I live?
20 hours ago ShareSave Mark Poynting, Jess Carr and Phil Leake BBC Climate and Verify data journalism teams ShareSave Getty Images If you live in north-west England or Yorkshire, you are already in an...
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