Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing

For nearly two years, the BNG policy has been a cornerstone of England’s environmental legislation, requiring new developments to achieve a 10% increase in biodiversity compared to the pre-development state.…

Should the NHS use magic mushrooms to treat mental health?

One compelling narrative comes from Larissa Hope, who attributes her recovery from a debilitating mental health condition to psilocybin. Her experience began at 17, thrust into the spotlight by her…

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation ‘win’

For centuries, the green turtle faced relentless persecution, its populations decimated by human exploitation. These gentle giants were extensively hunted for their meat, famously used in turtle soup, a sought-after…

Warmer seas bring record number of octopuses to UK waters

The term "bloom" typically describes a rapid, often temporary, increase in the population of a species, often triggered by favourable environmental conditions. In this instance, warmer winters, increasingly linked to…

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

A central focus of the episode is the burgeoning interest in Greenland’s vast, largely untapped mineral resources, particularly its "rare earth elements." This segment gains particular resonance given historical reports…

BBC Inside Science – Why is Nasa sending people around the moon? – BBC Sounds

The space science world is abuzz with anticipation as NASA prepares for a monumental step in human space exploration: the Artemis II mission. Within the coming days, the colossal Artemis…

New map reveals landscape beneath Antarctica in unprecedented detail

The monumental effort, led by Dr. Helen Ockenden from the University of Grenoble-Alpes and co-authored by Professor Robert Bingham, a glaciologist at the University of Edinburgh, leveraged sophisticated satellite data…

BBC Inside Science – How is air travel returning to supersonic speeds? – BBC Sounds.

Fifty years ago, on January 22nd, 1976, two Concorde jets simultaneously embarked on their inaugural commercial flights from Paris and London, marking a new era of luxury and speed in…

Supersized illegal waste dumps hidden across English countryside

The investigation uncovered a staggering reality: while 743 illegal waste sites were successfully shut down in the 2024/25 period, an alarming 517 dumps remained actively operational across England at the…

Polar bears getting "fatter and healthier" amid ice loss

In a finding that has surprised the scientific community, polar bears inhabiting the remote Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard have become notably fatter and healthier since the early 1990s. This…