230 years of unbroken weather recordings
Geoff Maskell BBC News NI weather presenter BBC Armagh Observatory holds weather records dating back to 1795 Armagh Observatory is marking a very special meteorological milestone as the institute celebrates…
Extreme weather the UK’s new normal
PA Media Many parts of the UK are in the throes of their third heatwave The UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to…
Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet
A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our…
China’s emissions may be falling
Tony Han Global China Unit Getty Images As the world races to cut carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, a potentially game-changing milestone may have been reached. China…
Indonesian volcano Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews massive ash cloud as it erupts again
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun erupting again – at one point shooting an ash cloud 18km (11mi) into the sky – as residents flee their homes once more. There…
Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy?
Ben Chu, Jake Horton, Kayla Epstein & Marco Silva BBC Verify BBC In the aftermath of the fatal Texas floods, some Democrats have warned about the “consequences” of the Trump…
200 million year-old jawbone revealed as new species
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Smithsonian The new pterosaur has been named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, meaning ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying…
Tiny creature gorges, gets fat, and locks up planet-warming carbon
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by…
Jeff Bezos-backed $88m methane satellite missing in space
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Karol Serewis/Getty Images Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas produced from oil and gas production, farming and landfill An $88m satellite designed…
Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by a DNA bone test
Liverpool John Moores University. Nature Tests on the skull could give new insights into ancient history A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago in the…