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Where is best to see the Strawberry Moon?
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:27:08 GMT
The first full Moon of the summer will be visible tonight, reaching its peak in the early hours of Tuesday.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT
How do you research the impacts of social media on young people?
Turbines turning from wind to sustainable products
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:06:44 GMT
Thousands of tonnes of non-recyclable wind turbine blades are coming to the end of their lives.
Farmers 'vindicated' after judge's ruling on pylon firm accessing land
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:26:56 GMT
Groups representing landowners claimed they were "frightened" by agents turning up on their farms.
Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:21:35 GMT
A childhood fascination with bogs led one Welsh scientist to try and help save the planet.
Could a heatwave hit Taylor Swift's wedding?
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:00:53 GMT
Simon King reports on the dangerous heat threatening North America.
Nature campaigners take on football club
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:11:35 GMT
Kidderminster Harriers want to build several football pitches on nearby green belt land.
The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:47:15 GMT
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:28:17 GMT
A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.
The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:01:47 GMT
For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.
Mink numbers to be cut by 90% in Kent
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:10:26 GMT
Conservationists hope to dramatically reduce mink numbers across Kent.
Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:08:23 GMT
Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.
Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:40:16 GMT
Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.
Will this heatwave feel as hot and sticky as the last one?
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:08:23 GMT
The UK's next heatwave is here, but will it feel as hot and sticky as the last one?
Keep an eye out for tonight's Strawberry Moon
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:51:13 GMT
The Strawberry Moon is set to rise in UK skies tonight, marking the first full Moon of the summer season.
It will reach its peak in the early hours of Tuesday, 30 June, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:23:32 GMT
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
Restoration of river bank saltmarshes begins
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:17:29 GMT
Groundwork North East and Cumbria says the scheme will improve water quality and biodiversity
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:17:07 GMT
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT
Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?
The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:02:53 GMT
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.
Super Typhoon Bavi strikes US Pacific islands with pummeling winds
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:44:54 GMT
The storm lashed the Mariana Islands, hitting Rota and prompting emergency warnings on Guam.
New heatwave likely to peak at 34C with week-long health alert issued
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:28:17 GMT
Another heatwave is on its way and set to last significantly longer as Stav Danaos explains.
'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:57:05 GMT
Temperature records were smashed in June - and scientists warn this is a sign of things to come.
Scotland's first gull ranger wants to boost their image
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:53:04 GMT
Eyemouth's gull ranger hopes for a more harmonious existence between gulls and humans.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT
The latest cutting-edge research on show at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:11:29 GMT
The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
Farming worries after India records driest June in over a decade
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:15:15 GMT
Weaker monsoon rains are likely to impact farm output but the government says it has enough grain stocks to deal with any shortages.
Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:08:23 GMT
Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.
Slug sleuths on the trail of gorging gastropods
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:12:12 GMT
How predicting slugs' behaviour is helping farmers and their crops.
Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:28:17 GMT
A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.
Farnham backs public ownership of golf course site
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:10:11 GMT
Campaigners want Les Mielles to be bought by the government and returned to nature.
Record-breaking temps in US as 4th July holiday begins
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:10:24 GMT
Record-breaking heatwave hits US as Fourth of July holiday weekend gets underway.
In pictures: Stunning Strawberry Moon lights up the sky
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:31:23 GMT
Clear night skies over Hampshire and Dorset give stunning shots of the Strawberry Moon.
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:20:22 GMT
The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny
Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:21:35 GMT
A childhood fascination with bogs led one Welsh scientist to try and help save the planet.
'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:57:05 GMT
Temperature records were smashed in June - and scientists warn this is a sign of things to come.
BBC Inside Science
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT
How engineers fulfilled Gaudi’s once impossible vision for the Sagrada Familia.
Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in Antarctica
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:58:10 GMT
Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986.
COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point?
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:09:19 GMT
The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:23:32 GMT
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:10:46 GMT
The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
Scientists fear cuts may shut radio telescope
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:11:52 GMT
The site is part of e-MERLIN, a globally significant group of seven radio telescopes across the UK.
