Beagle 2: How a British scientist used Britpop's Blur to reach Mars
BBC Newsby Danny Fullbrook12h ago
- Published A series of plaques has been unveiled across the UK to celebrate the country's first spacecraft to reach another planet.
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top 93%Tree of the Year: Wonky wych elm in County Down wins title
BBC Newsby Louise Cullen12h ago
- Published Newcastle's 'Bendy Tree' has been crowned UK Tree of the Year 2026 - the first time a tree in Northern Ireland has won the national title since it was launched in 2014.
Lancashire mushrooms: Forager sees 'bumper' autumn season
BBC Newsby Haider Saleem13h ago
- Published Have you spotted more mushrooms than usual on woodland walks or in your garden this autumn?
Bourne Woods ranger retires after 'remarkable' 38 years
BBC Newsby Amber Macey; Josh Stayton13h ago
- Published A "passionate" woodsman who spent almost four decades caring for wildlife has retired.
David Attenborough's Blue Planet III uncovers 'surprising and intelligent' sea creatures
BBC Newsby Bea Swallow1d ago
- Published Sir David Attenborough has promised to "venture even further" and uncover marine life that is "more precious than we ever realised" in Blue Planet III.
Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026
BBC Newsby Ben Rich1d ago
- Published Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and looks likely to strengthen into the first Atlantic hurricane of this year.
World's largest penguin colony hit by climate-driven decline
BBC Newsby Victoria Gill1d ago
- Published Almost two-thirds of the population of chinstrap penguins have disappeared from a remote volcanic island near Antarctica, aerial surveys suggest.
Yorkshire Water's £1.5m sewage reduction scheme in Ripon falls short
BBC Newsby Joe Willis1d ago
- Published Yorkshire Water has admitted a £1.5m scheme to reduce storm overflow discharges into a North Yorkshire river has not performed as expected.
Rainmakers: Will drones make cloud seeding more effective?
BBC Newsby David Silverberg1d ago
- Published On 23 August, Cooper Freeman had no idea clouds above his head were being filled with a silver compound in order to cause rainfall.
Puffin island Lundy on cusp of closure as it runs out of water
BBC Newsby Zhara Simpson1d ago
- Published Famed for its puffins, the picture-perfect island of Lundy attracts birdwatchers from all over.
Dead seabird tests carried out after Port of Tyne nurdle spill
BBC Newsby Andy Watson1d ago
- Published Research is being carried out to find out how a microplastic spillage has affected coastal sea bird populations.
Carbon tracking tower put on Caerlaverock saltmarsh
BBC News2d ago
- Published New technology has been installed to track how much carbon is being taken out of the atmosphere by Scotland's largest saltmarsh.
Plaque to honour Bristol scientist who led Beagle 2 Mars mission
BBC Newsby Ana da Silva3d ago
- Published A museum plaque has been unveiled in honour of the scientist who developed the Beagle 2 probe - the first British and European spacecraft to land on another planet.
Why are data centres such a big deal in Scotland?
BBC Newsby Graham Fraser3d ago
- Published Every time you ask ChatGPT a question, read a Google summary or make an online bank payment, a data centre is working behind the scenes.
Norfolk housing levy idea is flawed, say environmental groups
BBC Newsby Owen Sennitt3d ago
- Published Environmental groups have criticised a pilot scheme that aims to make housing developers pay a new nature levy.
Trust warns of 'tangible' climate threat to North Yorkshire heritage sites
BBC Newsby Nick Morris4d ago
- Published Protecting all heritage sites from the impact of climate change "just may not be possible," according to a National Trust manager.
Queen's University Belfast students head to US for Nasa competition
BBC Newsby Lucy Carlin4d ago
- Published Could a robot designed by young engineering students from Northern Ireland end up on the Moon?
Shropshire Astronomical Society get permission for observatory
BBC Newsby David Tooley4d ago
- Published A group of amateur astronomers have been given permission to set up a mini-observatory at a village hall.
Rare humpback whale spotted on Pembrokeshire coast
BBC Newsby Amelia Shone-Adams5d ago
- Published A wildlife cinematographer and shark guide has spoken about the unexpected surprise and joy of seeing a humpback whale in the Celtic Deep just off the Welsh coast.
Over 5,500 trees recorded across Sussex in restoration project
BBC Newsby Cash Murphy5d ago
- Published A project which aims to restore ancient woodlands in Sussex has hit a significant "milestone" with over 5,500 trees now recorded.