Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, scientists claim 12 hours ago Share Save Pallab Ghosh Science Correspondent Share Save BBC News Replica: the skull is a million years old but has some modern features A million-year-old human skull found in China suggests that our species, Homo sapiens, began to emerge at …

Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our cities 6 hours ago Share Save Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor Share Save BBC One morning last year, John Gladwin opened the cupboard under his kitchen sink and discovered a bag of soil he'd been storing there was torn to shreds. Days later he noticed …

Meet the history-making astronauts headed for the Moon 14 hours ago Share Save Pallab Ghosh Science Correspondent Share Save Commander Reid Wiseman: "We're going to the Moon. it's going to be amazing!" The commander of Nasa's next mission to the Moon said that he and his crew would "see things …

China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions 11 hours ago Share Save Mark Poynting and Matt McGrath BBC News Climate and Science Share Save European Photopress Agency China, the world's biggest source of planet-warming gases, has for the first time committed to an absolute target to cut its …

America's blame game over Canada's wildfire smoke misses the point, experts say 5 hours ago Share Save Nadine Yousif Senior Canada reporter Share Save Getty Images Smoke from Canada's wildfires have drifted south to the US several times this summer, clouding the sky with an orange haze. As deadly wildfires …

Environment Agency failed to visit serious pollution incidents, files show 5 hours ago Share Save Jonah Fisher Environment correspondent Share Save Getty Images Serious pollution incidents are those which have an impact on the environment, people or property. Documents and data shared with BBC News from inside England's much criticised …

Nasa plans first crewed Moon mission in 50 years for February 2026 15 hours ago Share Save Pallab Ghosh Science Correspondent Share Save NASA Artemis II Crew: left Christina Koch, back Victor Glover (pilot), front Reid Wiseman (commander), right Jeremy Hansen Nasa has said it hopes to send astronauts on …

Key oceans treaty crosses threshold to come into force Environmentalists heralded the milestone as a "monumental achievement" and evidence that countries can work together for environmental protection. The deal, which has been two decades in the making, will pave the way for international waters to be placed into marine protected …

Scientists pinpoint the brain's internal mileage clock 15 hours ago Share Save Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Share Save Getty Images Scientists have for the first time located the "mileage clock" inside a brain - by recording the brain activity of running rats. Letting them loose inside a small, …

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address He said the matter would be discussed at the society's next council meeting. In response, Sir Adrian Smith, president of the Society, wrote a letter to fellows in which he raised concerns about "resorting to the language of violence" and …