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…

Treasures found on HS2 route stored in secret warehouse

Since 2018, a dedicated force of approximately 1,000 archaeologists has been engaged in one of the largest archaeological undertakings in Europe. Their meticulous work across 60 distinct excavation sites along…

BBC Inside Science – Should we rethink navigating by GPS? – BBC Sounds

The ubiquitous Global Positioning System (GPS), a cornerstone of modern navigation and timing, is facing critical challenges that necessitate a fundamental reassessment of our reliance on it. A recent episode…

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

The ambition of Space Forge is to harness the unique environment of space to manufacture advanced materials that are impossible or incredibly difficult to produce with comparable quality on Earth.…