SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for 30 years. Only one man...

The 2025 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for their work on...

Alice Cunninghamin Brandeston Richard Knights/BBCMs Chaervey wants answers to why there is no clear NHS framework for adults with cerebral palsy."How is it that the care they have needed all their younger lives is not needed as they get...

Rosie EatonCoventry andAlex McIntyreWest MidlandsBBCHelen Patterson, from Solihull, said she requested an interpreter four or five times in advance before hospital appointments but none had been there when she arrived.She said it felt like a waste of her time...

Justin RowlattClimate EditorAFP via Getty ImagesRenewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity in the first half of this year - a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember.Electricity demand...

Nick TriggleHealth correspondent andJim ReedHealth reporterGetty ImagesPharmacists in England say they are facing "major issues" with large numbers of patients booking appointments for Covid jabs only to find they are no longer eligible. The criteria have been tightened this...

Work on peacemakers in the immune system won the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.The peacemakers are regulatory T cells, a type of immune cell that calms the immune system after it has finished fighting infection or healing...

Planets orbiting dead stars known as white dwarfs might be able to remain habitable thanks to general relativity subtly...

Matthew D. Shoulders, the Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry, a MacVicar Faculty Fellow, and an associate...

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesMore than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning. Children are, on average, nine times more likely...