UKRI boss Ian Chapman said it had been told by the government to "focus and do fewer things better".
Thursday 5th of February 2026 04:00:58 AM →
Countries are racing to secure the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make vital products.
Thursday 5th of February 2026 05:22:13 AM →
Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK's first ever national plan for tackling the substances.
Monday 2nd of February 2026 04:06:49 PM →
A major review called for oversight of water companies in Wales and England to be overhauled.
Tuesday 3rd of February 2026 06:19:47 AM →
Homes on a street at severe risk of flooding will be bought by a local council.
Monday 2nd of February 2026 06:24:59 AM →
Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.
Thursday 29th of January 2026 10:00:18 PM →
Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey.
Thursday 29th of January 2026 08:00:09 AM →
The National Trust describes the Northey Island project as "a bold marine engineering feat".
Tuesday 27th of January 2026 11:02:44 PM →
The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.
Wednesday 21st of January 2026 01:00:06 AM →
The last three years were Earth's hottest on record, as humanity's carbon emissions continue to heat the planet.
Tuesday 13th of January 2026 07:44:07 PM →
The discoveries are "extraordinarily rare", say the archaeologists who helped find them.
Tuesday 6th of January 2026 10:02:51 PM →
Some businesses are helping to recycle and reuse trees in a bid to reduce landfill and emissions.
Monday 5th of January 2026 10:04:24 PM →
The Met Office says that 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year since records began.
Tuesday 23rd of December 2025 03:44:17 AM →
The Wildlife Trusts say its is 'flabbergasted' by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950
Monday 22nd of December 2025 04:49:25 AM →
The government says its animal welfare strategy will bring "the biggest reforms in a generation".
Monday 22nd of December 2025 05:06:29 AM →
Critics say government changes to a flagship biodiversity policy could stall nature recovery.
Tuesday 16th of December 2025 09:51:04 AM →
The current government is politically weakened and the opposition wants more use of fossil fuels.
Sunday 14th of December 2025 04:02:06 PM →
In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
Thursday 27th of November 2025 12:02:21 PM →
Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.
Sunday 16th of November 2025 05:10:54 PM →
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
Friday 17th of October 2025 09:31:07 AM →
Australia's rainforests are the first in the world to make the "concerning" switch, say scientists.
Wednesday 15th of October 2025 11:28:19 PM →
South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot
Tuesday 14th of October 2025 04:04:11 PM →
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.
Tuesday 14th of October 2025 07:40:44 PM →
India’s sunshine hours have fallen over the past 30 years due to clouds, aerosols and local weather.
Monday 13th of October 2025 04:06:44 PM →
The highest red alert is declared in one coastal province, as residents are urged to stay indoors.
Sunday 12th of October 2025 02:27:27 PM →
Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.
Friday 10th of October 2025 01:01:28 AM →
'Green social prescribing' schemes are being used by NHS doctors to improve patients' mental health.
Thursday 9th of October 2025 10:04:46 PM →
Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
Saturday 17th of January 2026 05:22:46 PM →
The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, ahead of a future lunar landing.
Tuesday 3rd of February 2026 05:18:51 AM →
The Starship rocket is critical to the company's hopes of one day carrying people to the Moon and Mars.
Wednesday 27th of August 2025 06:00:47 AM →
The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.
Saturday 9th of August 2025 12:01:11 AM →
Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.
Friday 8th of August 2025 02:31:57 PM →
The reactor would provide power for humans on the Moon but there are questions about feasibility.
Tuesday 5th of August 2025 04:36:24 AM →
The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades.
Saturday 10th of May 2025 08:32:19 AM →
Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other?
Wednesday 16th of April 2025 05:11:47 PM →
Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida.
Tuesday 18th of March 2025 05:14:48 PM →
Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.
Monday 3rd of February 2025 05:59:32 PM →
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
Wednesday 29th of January 2025 08:07:12 AM →
Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.
Thursday 16th of January 2025 06:27:56 PM →
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk.
Thursday 16th of January 2025 12:12:27 AM →
Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost
Monday 30th of December 2024 05:46:51 PM →
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.
Monday 11th of November 2024 08:00:05 AM →
A blocked weather pattern has been bringing persistent heavy rain to the Iberian Peninsula. As Darren Bett explains, that's not the only type of extreme weather affecting Europe at the moment.
Saturday 7th of February 2026 01:41:07 AM →
International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry says it must "be better" on climate change after receiving a petition signed by more than 21,000 people who want to stop fossil fuel companies from sponsoring winter sports.
Wednesday 4th of February 2026 12:34:01 PM →
Homes on a street at severe risk of flooding will be bought by a local council.
Monday 2nd of February 2026 06:24:59 AM →
Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey.
Thursday 29th of January 2026 08:00:09 AM →
The government wants more homes to have heat pumps and is making grants available.
Tuesday 27th of January 2026 05:05:45 AM →
For the first time, the new wind farms will be connected to more than one country through undersea cables.
Sunday 25th of January 2026 04:43:21 PM →
The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.
Wednesday 21st of January 2026 07:08:27 AM →
Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
Saturday 17th of January 2026 05:22:46 PM →
There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.
Wednesday 31st of December 2025 04:34:29 PM →
A factory in space has been switched on and has reached temperatures of about 1,000C.
Tuesday 30th of December 2025 04:26:41 PM →
A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.
Thursday 30th of October 2025 05:34:03 PM →
The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft.
Monday 20th of October 2025 07:34:44 PM →
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
Friday 2nd of January 2026 07:47:15 AM →
The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.
Sunday 9th of November 2025 04:09:19 PM →
Could the government's radical plan to change the way the UK distributes electricity really bring down bills - or just lead to a postcode lottery?
Wednesday 29th of October 2025 02:14:11 AM →
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
Monday 27th of October 2025 05:04:09 PM →
Rats are multiplying at speed in urban areas. So, what's really behind the boom - and is it now unstoppable?
Thursday 25th of September 2025 11:55:02 PM →
New research on how forever chemicals get into our environment.
Thursday 5th of February 2026 01:00:00 PM →
GPS is vulnerable to interference, so how can we make navigating at sea safer?
Thursday 29th of January 2026 01:00:00 PM →
50 years since Concorde’s first commercial flight, is aviation going supersonic again?
Thursday 22nd of January 2026 01:00:00 PM →
Nasa’s Artemis II rocket is about to be rolled out. What is the mission hoping to achieve?
Thursday 15th of January 2026 01:00:00 PM →