SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Mark Poynting,Climate researcherandJustin Rowlatt,Climate editorGetty ImagesThe UK has awarded contracts to build a record amount of offshore wind as part of its efforts to grow the country's clean electricity.The projects span England, Scotland and Wales, including part of what...

The largest-ever analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils suggests the giant and fierce Cretaceous predator was a late bloomer, taking...

The impacts of climate change are occurring sooner than expected, but governments and businesses continue to underestimate the risks,...

Fergus WalshMedical editorBBCChris Williams, 29, from Belfast was diagnosed with the same aggressive type of leukaemia as Oscar in 2021.When the cancer returned, he was given the CAR-T therapy in Manchester when it was still an experimental treatment. He...

Far fewer Americans enrolled in an Affordable Care Act health care plan, new federal data shows, with millions facing higher premiums after tax subsidies under the insurance program expired in DecemberAccording to figures from the Centers...

In the wake of U.S. forces’ arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is taking over Venezuelan oil production.In addition, the U.S. has blockaded Venezuelan oil exports for...

Fighting fire with fire? Try fighting venom with toxins. Botulinum toxin — possibly the deadliest chemical compound yet known in nature — may help suppress the most destructive effects of snake venom. The preliminary findings, published in the Feb. 1...

The Circinus Galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues to influence its evolution. The largest source of infrared light from the region closest to the black hole itself was thought...

Many people are optimistic about ammonia’s potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though...