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Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severe

Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls

New Brazil development law risks Amazon deforestation, UN expert warns

A new environmental licensing law has been criticised by environmentalists as Brazil prepares for COP30.

US to scrap landmark finding that sets limit on carbon emissions

Experts warn the move will severely curb the federal government's ability to combat climate change.

BBC Inside Science

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

Thousands of river pollution tests cancelled because of staff shortages

Testing programmes affected include those monitoring the impact of drought.

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.

Unique 1.5m year-old ice to be melted to unlock mystery

BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could "revolutionise" our knowledge of climate change.

Will there be a drought where I live?

We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.

Kew Gardens' Palm House will close for five years for major makeover

The 175-year-old glass house will begin a £50m renovation in 2027.

The fate of the Sycamore Gap tree has shed light on a deeper concern

The felling has prompted calls for stricter legal protections for other trees and drawn attention to wider issues

Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

Scientists find out how the epic deep sea migration of a tiny animal is storing planet-warming carbon.

Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test

A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago sheds new light on the rise of Ancient Egypt.

Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report

It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.

Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space.

This burger was made from cow cells in a lab. Should it really be served in restaurants?

Lab-grown beef, chicken and even quail are served in restaurants in some countries around the world - and now some cultivated meats could soon be sold in the UK too

First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope

The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.

Killer whales make kelp tools to 'massage' each other

Orcas have been filmed using kelp as a tool to massage each other

What are the risks of bombing Iran's nuclear sites?

Destroying Iran's stores of enriched uranium would bring danger for people nearby but not trigger another Chernobyl.

Plastic bag bans and fees curb US shoreline litter, study suggests

Shoreline litter data research shows policies caused a relative decrease in the percentage of plastic bags.

Huge Roman 'jigsaw' reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings

Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa.

Huge Roman 'jigsaw' reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings

Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa.

Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn

The Earth could be doomed to breach a key climate target in as little as three years, scientists warn.

Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.

Soviet-era spacecraft 'likely' to have re-entered Earth's atmosphere

The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades.

The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans

Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other?

Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth

Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida.

Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?

How a new atomic clock might be the way to tackle attacks on plane GPS systems

Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.

Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.