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Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped
Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped

Cambridge Science Park submits plans which could create 20,000 jobs and new public spaces.

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Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'

One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

1 day ago • BBC News
Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown
Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown

The proposed changes come after a cow named Beau Vine got approved for a waste removal licence.

1 day ago • BBC News
Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?
Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?

Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to conc...

4 days ago • BBC News
'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced
'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced

Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites

4 days ago • BBC News
White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings
White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings

Some farmers fear the reintroduction of the UK's biggest bird of prey will threaten their livestock.

6 days ago • BBC News
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.

1 week ago • BBC News
Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?
Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?

A computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of King Henry VIII's second wife - but...

2 weeks ago • BBC News
Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?
Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?

An algorithm has suggested images of what were thought to be Anne Boleyn might not be.

2 weeks ago • BBC News
Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress
Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress

The loss of tropical rainforests eased last year, according to new analysis, but scientists warn they are still disappea...

2 weeks ago • BBC News
£20m mystery gift buys London Zoo new hospital where you can watch vets work
£20m mystery gift buys London Zoo new hospital where you can watch vets work

Visitors will be able to watch live veterinary procedures inside a state-of-the-art new animal hospital.

2 weeks ago • BBC News
UK's biggest ever environmental pollution claim reaches High Court
UK's biggest ever environmental pollution claim reaches High Court

One of the UK's largest chicken producers and a water company accused of polluting three rivers including the River Wye

3 weeks ago • BBC News
'We're living in a shed because of river pollution'
'We're living in a shed because of river pollution'

Jane and Tony Coyle spent seven years waiting for planning permission due to River Lugg pollution.

3 weeks ago • BBC News
Animal park welcomes four Sumatran tiger cubs
Animal park welcomes four Sumatran tiger cubs

There are fewer than 400 of Sumatran tigers left in the wild, according to the park.

8 hours ago • BBC News
Plan to track for signs of endangered water vole
Plan to track for signs of endangered water vole

Water vole numbers nationally are in free fall, with more than 90 per cent lost since the 1970s.

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Blue Flags awarded but one beach misses out
Blue Flags awarded but one beach misses out

Keep Britain Tidy awards six Blue Flags but Avon Beach misses out because of a slip-up.

1 day ago • BBC News
Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction
Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction

The Kentish milkwort has seen a seven-fold increase since conservation efforts in 2013.

3 days ago • BBC News
Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?
Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?

Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to conc...

4 days ago • BBC News
US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal
US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal

A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.

4 days ago • BBC News
Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth
Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth

The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.

6 days ago • BBC News
Award for scientist who brought space to millions
Award for scientist who brought space to millions

James O'Donoghue, from the University of Reading, is awarded the 2026 Carl Sagan medal.

1 week ago • BBC News
Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents released by the Pentagon
Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents release...

The US has published transcripts, video clips and audio recordings about unidentified flying objects.

1 week ago • BBC News
How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower
How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower

How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower

2 weeks ago • BBC News
Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'

One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

1 day ago • BBC News
Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum
Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum

There are plans to install solar panels on the roofs of buildings at Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange.

1 week ago • BBC News
How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy

Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.

1 week ago • BBC News
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.

1 week ago • BBC News
Why is NI facing a growing threat from wildfires?
Why is NI facing a growing threat from wildfires?

Figures show that spring drought events are happening more often while there has been a sharp rise in "fire weather".

1 week ago • BBC News
BBC Inside Science
BBC Inside Science

What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?

4 days ago • BBC News
BBC Inside Science
BBC Inside Science

We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet

1 week ago • BBC News