BBC Inside Science – How rare are Greenland’s rare earth elements? – BBC Sounds

The BBC Inside Science episode, broadcast on January 8th, 2026, delves into critical scientific and geopolitical subjects, from the mineral riches hidden beneath Greenland’s ice to the enigmatic links between…

Farm inheritance tax protestors told no more changes to proposals.

The government has declared that there will be no further modifications to its already adjusted proposals concerning farm inheritance tax, despite ongoing protests from the agricultural community. This firm stance…

Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers

Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are among more than 20 Mediterranean shark species afforded protection under stringent international law. This legal framework explicitly prohibits their capture, retention, transshipment, landing, transfer,…

Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery

Intriguing new discoveries in a medieval cemetery in Wales have brought archaeologists significantly closer to solving the enduring mystery surrounding the women buried there, offering a rare glimpse into a…

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups

Central to this broad disengagement was the withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Established in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, the UNFCCC serves as…

UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space.

What once sounded like the wildest imaginings of science fiction – a fully operational factory, orbiting hundreds of kilometres above Earth, dedicated to churning out high-quality materials – is now…

Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard

At the very heart of this unprecedented find was the most complete battle trumpet, known as a carnyx, ever unearthed in Europe. Alongside it lay an equally astonishing artifact: the…

Carbon capture company lands nearly £1m in backing.

A pioneering carbon capture enterprise, The Carbon Removers, based in the tranquil village of Crocketford, Dumfries and Galloway, has secured substantial backing of nearly £1 million from South of Scotland…

London’s Christmas trees get new lease of life.

As the festive sparkle fades and Londoners begin the annual ritual of dismantling their Christmas decorations, the capital’s streets are once again set to be adorned, not with tinsel, but…

UK biodiversity continues to decline, 2025 bioindicators show

Since their inception in 2007, these meticulously compiled indicators have served as the definitive benchmark for tracking the UK’s progress against its commitments to biodiversity conservation, both domestically under the…