Tuesday July 21, 2026
Tropical Storm Bertha threatens US Gulf coast Storm surges up to 4ft are possible along parts of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, officials say.
Is UK facing drought for second summer in a row? The longest dry spell in over 30 years for central England raises concerns about drought and when it might rain.
Bumblebees are struggling in UK heatwaves - but you can help them The furry bodies of UK bumblebees are specially adapted for cold weather - making heatwaves a struggle.
Monday July 20, 2026
Thousands of websites taken down for illegal World Cup streams More than 1,000 illegal streaming sites were shut down in the US during the tournament, with a similar amount blocked in Colombia.
Canadian wildfires rage as Trump warns Carney again over 'poisoning' US air The US president raised the issue with the the Canadian prime minister while the pair attended the World Cup Final in New Jersey.
Ofcom unable to take further legal action against suicide forum The regulator said it had "no further legal routes available" under the Online Safety Act.
AliExpress fined record ?550m by EU for allowing sale of illegal goods The Chinese retailer allowed unsafe toys and counterfeit clothes to be sold on its site, says the EU.
The hunger-striking engineer demanding education reforms in India Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has a long history of challenging the status quo and refusing food to highlight his causes.
Going with the flow: Renewable energy battery breakthrough A 3D-printed battery designed at Queen's University Belfast could speed up energy storage research.
Fight to save rare ecosystem of chalk streams We visit Langford Lakes nature reserve in Wiltshire, home to the River Wylye chalk stream.
Controversial farm subsidy scheme gets billion pound budget The protest-hit Sustainable Farming Scheme has been introduced after almost a decade in development.
'Hidden time-capsule of UK biodiversity' unlocked The specimens with links to Charles Darwin will soon be studied by scientists across the world.
Sunday July 19, 2026
Is Burnham promising a new dawn for North Sea oil and gas? The incoming PM is expected to announce fresh support for the North Sea from day one of his premiership.
From coffee grounds to guinea pig bedding - the composters keeping it local Food waste is a resource like water and should be kept in communities, compost champions say.
Perseid meteors to light up night sky in one of the year's most active showers The Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky over the next five weeks.
The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. What can be done to help them?
Saturday July 18, 2026
Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.
Toronto, New York and Washington top list of most polluted cities as wildfires burn Canadian officials say that fire activity in Ontario is beginning to ease, with air quality expected to improve in US cities too.
Diamonds and 'cab to orbit': Rocket aiming to transform India's space ambitions takes off India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1 on Saturday.
Second half of summer to bring chances for rain but heatwave threat persists Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.
Tech Now Ammie Sekhon goes behind the scenes of WWE to see the tech that supports the show.
Friday July 17, 2026
EU proposes slowing down cuts to carbon emissions for businesses Under the proposals, the EU plans to relax its emissions trading system to give companies more time to reduce their carbon output.
China's Moonshot AI claims Kimi K3 can rival OpenAI and Anthropic The company has unveiled a massive new artificial intelligence model it says can take on top American firms.
First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.
Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.
Thursday July 16, 2026
BBC Inside Science What?s the point of having a treaty banning nukes in space if we can?t spot them?
TikTok faces Ofcom investigation over child age checks It follows a review by the regulator in May that criticised the platform for not being "safe enough" for children.
Teen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.
Wednesday July 15, 2026
SpaceX share price drops below stock market debut Share trading in Elon Musk?s rocket company has been volatile since it went public a month ago.
Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17 The government says it will improve teenagers' lives but campaigners call it a "missed opportunity".
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme? As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK
Tuesday July 14, 2026
Tech Life Surgeons remotely control two human-like robots in an operating theatre.
Watch: New ISS crew blasts off from Kazakhstan The Soyuz spacecraft will carry Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the ISS for an eight-month mission.
Astronomers' surprise at discovery of new stars A Warwick University team, working with US astronomers, find four, previously hidden, white dwarf stars.
Monday July 13, 2026
10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.
Saturday July 11, 2026
Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.
Tech Now Adrienne Murray has rare access to Microsoft's Quantum Lab in Denmark.
Is the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake worth the 13 year wait? The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.
Friday July 10, 2026
Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI?s nascent hardware business is ?rotten to its core.?
Thursday July 09, 2026
BBC Inside Science Researchers say they have created a synthetic cell-like system that can grow and divide.
Tuesday July 07, 2026
Tech Life The impact screen time is having on younger children.
Saturday July 04, 2026
Tech Now Adrienne Murray meets the team using technology to preserve a historic warship in Sweden.
Thursday July 02, 2026
BBC Inside Science The latest cutting-edge research on show at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Tech Life We hear concerns that shadow banning is limiting access to health advice for women.
Monday June 29, 2026
First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
Friday June 26, 2026
Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in Antarctica Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986.
Thursday June 25, 2026
BBC Inside Science Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?
Tuesday June 23, 2026
Tech Life We're at one of Europe's biggest tech events.
Thursday June 18, 2026
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
Saturday May 30, 2026
Tech Now Shiona McCallum visits Fifa HQ in Zurich to see new tech being used in the World Cup.
Thursday April 16, 2026
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny
Sunday April 12, 2026
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
Monday April 06, 2026
The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.
Wednesday March 18, 2026
Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.
Friday February 13, 2026
The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you? For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.
