Greece continued to battle major wildfires across the country amid a severe heatwave, but firefighters have brought many outbreaks under control. Extreme heat persisted, with temperatures reaching 42.4C (108.32F)...

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtArtwork: The new system predicts missing text from broken inscriptions, their date and original locationA new AI tool has the potential to turbocharge our understanding...

The latest science of how animals communicate, with a live audience at the Hay Festival. Source link

The government has increased the maximum price it is prepared to guarantee companies generating electricity from new wind farms.It comes as ministers are trying to meet challenging pledges to...

Jonah FisherBBC environment correspondentJonah Fisher/BBCBetween May and July 2025 10,000 tests for water pollution at the Environment Agency's Starcross laboratory in Devon were cancelledThousands of water tests to identify...

A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of planet-warming gases.But the...

Dearbail Jordan & Esme StallardBBC NewsGetty ImagesWater bills have to rise steeply to make up for years of underinvestment, a major review into the state of the water industry...

Getty ImagesWater companies spilled raw sewage into England's rivers and seas for a record 3.6 million hours in 2024, according to Environment Agency figures.Limited amounts of sewage are allowed...

BBCRaquel Celina Rodriguez watches her step as she walks across the Vega de Tilopozo in Chile's Atacama salt flats. It's a wetland, known for its groundwater springs, but the...

Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondentReporting fromBritish Antarctic Survey, CambridgePNRA/IPEVThe end of the ice cores are a 1.5 million year or even older time capsuleAn ice core that may be...

Esme StallardClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsChristopher Furlong/Getty ImagesTreated waste water flows into the River Irwell from wastewater treatment works in Bolton in JuneSerious pollution incidents by water companies...

Alison FrancisSenior Science JournalistWatch: BBC goes behind the scenes at Kew Gardens ahead of major Palm House renovationIt's a makeover on a massive scale - it involves moving 1,300...