New signs found of giant gas planet in ‘Earth’s neighbourhood’
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) An artist’s drawing of what the new planet might look like. Our Sun is the small dot of light…
Butterfly from Southern Europe spotted in UK for first time
Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter Adam Gor/Butterfly Conservation The Southern Small White has been gradually making its way across Europe A species of butterfly previously only found in Southern…
New checks on recycling tyres after BBC reveals millions sent to furnaces in India
Anna Meisel BBC File on 4 Investigates Getty Images The UK generates about 50 million waste tyres every year The Environment Agency said it is introducing enhanced checks on the…
‘People were sold a lie’
Rebecca Morelle Science Editor Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist David Lochridge David Lochridge was sacked after raising safety concerns When the Titan submersible went missing during a dive to the…
Gorillas seek out old female friends when they move
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Female gorillas appear to maintain their social relationships for many years The relationships built up between female mountain gorillas are…
Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record
Getty Images Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the largest annual decline in coral cover since records began nearly 40 years ago, according to…
Nasa to build nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA A concept image of NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project US space agency Nasa will fast-track plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by…
Can countries solve the plastic pollution problem?
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Nipah Dennis/Bloomberg/Getty Images Plastic production has exploded in the last century – to some it has been a miracle product while to…
Why glaciers are threatening to wipe out more mountain villages
Imogen Foulkes Geneva correspondent BBC In a small village in Switzerland’s beautiful Loetschental valley, Matthias Bellwald walks down the main street and is greeted every few steps by locals who…
‘Communities’ of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Watch: some of the strange, extreme life filmed at the depths of the ocean Beds of clams, mats of bacteria that look like ice…