- BBC Science/Nature
- 24/3/28 03:20
Our household hoards of unused electricals and broken tech are growing, recycling campaigners warn.
Our household hoards of unused electricals and broken tech are growing, recycling campaigners warn.
WEDNESDAY 27. MARCH 2024
Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year.
The 16-mile tunnel across central London will capture raw sewage that would have spilled into the river.
TUESDAY 26. MARCH 2024
Researchers are identifying genes in the hop plant to produce varieties that will be more resilient to climate change.
MONDAY 25. MARCH 2024
Farmers from across the UK are driving into central London on a 'go-slow' to protest a lack of support for British food production.
Physicists believe a new experiment could prove their existence and answer fundamental questions about our Universe.
SATURDAY 23. MARCH 2024
Renting in the countryside is outpacing London and other cities as house prices rise, a study finds.
FRIDAY 22. MARCH 2024
How lucky is that? The US will witness its second total solar eclipse in seven years on 8 April.
But the parliamentary move has been condemned as counter-productive by several African countries.
THURSDAY 21. MARCH 2024
A proposal to codify a new geological epoch based on humanity's influence on Earth is rebuffed.
The fossil's bug-eyed appearance reminded researchers of the famous Muppet.
An Australian researcher spotted the white furry bug by chance while camping within rainforest.
Chocolate prices rise in the run up to Easter after high temperatures curb cocoa crops in West Africa.
Noland Arbaugh, who is paralysed below the shoulders, received a chip implant in January.
London company SEN's ultra high-definition cameras intend to stream spectacular views of Earth.
Travis John Branson killed about 3,600 protected birds to sell their parts online from 2015-21.
Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.
WEDNESDAY 20. MARCH 2024
A monumental Polish beech has been crowned European Tree of the Year 2024.
MONDAY 18. MARCH 2024
Greenpeace could be thrown out of the UN body overseeing deep-sea mining for obstructing a research expedition.
The spending watchdog says the costs remain too high and public awareness of the technology remains low.
SUNDAY 17. MARCH 2024
An expert says the latest flare-up on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is the most powerful so far.
SATURDAY 16. MARCH 2024
Could a daring experiment help our planet or is it a dangerous distraction?
FRIDAY 15. MARCH 2024
The monster fruit is the size of a ping-pong ball and weighs 20.4g, about 10 times the average blueberry.
England's fastest-declining mammal is to be protected as part of a new habitats restoration fund.
THURSDAY 14. MARCH 2024
The SpaceX rocket made a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.
The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust says the scourge of gardeners are "nature's clean-up crew".
WEDNESDAY 13. MARCH 2024
A study of whales sheds light on the evolutionary puzzle of the menopause.
A survey of giant redwoods growing in the UK reveals the trees are doing well - and growing fast.
TUESDAY 12. MARCH 2024
A warming climate and fast-spreading diseases threaten supplies and push up prices, a top banana industry expert warns.
Critics say a commitment to build new gas-fired power stations would threaten climate pledges.