Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. My parents shared not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities …

Water firm bans tankers from transporting water for billionaire's lake 1 day ago Share Save Jonah Fisher Environment correspondent and Tom Ingham Climate and Science Producer Share Save Gwyndaf Hughes/BBC Water from drought-hit Hampshire has been used to help fill this lake in Wiltshire Southern Water has warned tanker companies …

Just lost a brutal round of Catan. Thought I had the perfect strategy lined up—until someone slipped in with a sneaky settlement and flipped the whole board against me. And it hit me: this is exactly how today’s “debates” play out. It’s not about who’s got the best plan or …

Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch 26 June 2025 Share Save Pallab Ghosh • @BBCPallab Science Correspondent Gwyndaf Hughes Science Videographer Share Save How the researchers hope to create human DNA Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from …

Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming 4 July 2025 Share Save Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Share Save Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic …

'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean 31 July 2025 Share Save Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Share Save Watch: some of the strange, extreme life filmed at the depths of the ocean Beds of clams, mats of bacteria that look like ice and …

Mission begins to save snails threatened by own beauty 4 August 2025 Share Save Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Share Save Bernardo Reyes-Tur A Polymita snail in its native forest habitat in Eastern Cuba Researchers have embarked on a mission to save what some consider to be the world's …

Hot, dry summers bring new 'firewave' risk to UK cities, scientists warn 7 days ago Share Save Justin Rowlatt • @BBCJustinR Climate Editor Share Save PA Fires at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on Sunday Cities across the UK are facing a growing threat from an emerging phenomenon called "firewaves" as …

Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided 5 days ago Share Save Esme Stallard and Mark Poynting BBC News Climate and Science Share Save James Wakibia/Getty Images Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed. The UN negotiations, the sixth round …

Leaves falling, berries ripe, but it's hot. Is autumn coming early? 4 days ago Share Save Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Share Save Tim Dodd/BBC Puppies have enjoyed the leaf fall in Cardiff in August Share Save Tony Jolliffe Climate and science team Share Save It's still hot in …