2,500-year-old Siberian ‘ice mummy’ had intricate tattoos
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent G Caspari and M Vavulin Scans of the ice mummy’s skin revealed details of animals and birds on her arms and hands High-resolution imaging of tattoos…
Why did the Russian mega earthquake not cause more tsunami damage?
Esme Stallard and Mark Poynting BBC News Climate and Science S. Lakamov/Anadolu/Getty Images Debris in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after a 8.8 magnitude earthquake It has been one of the strongest…
Why plane turbulence is really becoming more frequent and severe
BBC Andrew Davies was on his way to New Zealand to work on a Doctor Who exhibition, for which he was project manager. The first leg of his flight from…
New Brazil development law risks Amazon deforestation
A new law in Brazil could cause “significant environmental harm and human rights violations”, and represents a “rollback for decades” of protections in Brazil, including for the Amazon, a UN…
Trump to scrap landmark finding that regulates carbon emissions
The Trump administration has announced a plan to scrap a landmark finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to the environment, severely curbing the federal government’s ability to combat climate change.…
Wildfires rage in Greece and Turkey as extreme heat persists
Greece continued to battle major wildfires across the country amid a severe heatwave, but firefighters have brought many outbreaks under control. Extreme heat persisted, with temperatures reaching 42.4C (108.32F) in…
Government raises maximum guaranteed price for wind energy
The government has increased the maximum price it is prepared to guarantee companies generating electricity from new wind farms. It comes as ministers are trying to meet challenging pledges to…
Thousands of pollution tests cancelled due to lack of staff
Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Jonah Fisher/BBC Between May and July 2025 10,000 tests for water pollution at the Environment Agency’s Starcross laboratory in Devon were cancelled Thousands of water…
Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of planet-warming gases. But the…
Gaps in what we know about ancient Romans could be filled by AI
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Artwork: The new system predicts missing text from broken inscriptions, their date and original location A new AI tool has the potential to turbocharge our…