UK secures record supply of offshore wind but price rises

The United Kingdom has achieved a significant milestone in its ambitious drive towards clean energy, awarding contracts for a record volume of offshore wind projects. These new developments, spanning England,…

BBC Inside Science – BBC Sounds

At its core, "BBC Inside Science" is a weekly deep dive into the complex, often perplexing, yet utterly fascinating world of scientific research. It transcends disciplinary boundaries, bringing listeners expert…

London’s Christmas trees get new lease of life

Industry estimates paint a stark picture: approximately seven million Christmas trees across the UK are condemned to landfill each year. This colossal volume of organic waste contributes significantly to greenhouse…

Cold and data centres drive up US greenhouse gas emissions.

A confluence of factors, including an unusually severe cold snap at the outset of 2025 and the relentlessly escalating energy demands from the burgeoning data centre industry and cryptocurrency mining…

Thorpeness homeowner fears losing property to coastal erosion

Her fears are far from abstract; they are rooted in the stark reality unfolding just metres away. Demolition teams descended upon 22 North End Avenue on Monday, a grim ritual…

Himalayan winters are seeing less snowfall as more ice melts

The root causes of this dramatic shift are firmly linked to global warming. Rising temperatures mean that what little snow does fall melts at an accelerated rate, vanishing quickly rather…

Margam park Roman villa find could be ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’

The villa’s location within a historical deer park is particularly crucial to its pristine condition. Unlike many Roman sites across Britain that have suffered degradation from centuries of ploughing or…

Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. Will his plan work?

Donald Trump has explicitly vowed to seize control of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, declaring his intent to "run" the country until a "safe" transition is complete, following the hypothetical capture…

BBC Inside Science – Answering Celebrity Science Questions – BBC Sounds

The episode brought together a formidable panel of scientific luminaries: Penny Sarchet, the Managing Editor of New Scientist magazine, offering a broad perspective on cutting-edge research; Mark Maslin, Professor of…

When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?

NASA’s ambitious journey to re-establish a human presence on the Moon is taking a monumental leap forward with the Artemis II mission. This mission, poised to be the first crewed…