SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

There is a fundamental tension in space exploration that has created ongoing debates for decades. By creating the infrastructure we need to explore other worlds, we damage them in some way,...

China has applied to launch nearly 200,000 satellites into Earth orbit, but the move may be an attempt at...

Earth’s global surface temperature in 2025 was slightly warmer than 2023 – but within the margin of error the two years are effectively tied according to an analysis by NASA scientists. Since record-keeping began in 1880, the hottest year...

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...