Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea The Labour government has committed to banning new exploration licences. A spokesperson said a "fair and orderly transition" away from oil and gas would "drive growth". Reform UK has said it wants more fossil fuels extracted from the …

Military drills spark hundreds of wildfires in UK 5 hours ago Share Save Malcolm Prior Rural affairs producer Share Save BBC Live army manoeuvres have caused 385 wildfires on MoD training sites across the UK countryside since 2023 Live-fire military training has sparked hundreds of wildfires across the UK countryside …

Incinerator broke air pollution limits 916 times 17 hours ago Share Save Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Share Save Getty Images Beddington incinerator has breached its environmental permits on 916 occasions Beddington incinerator, which serves four south London councils, faces enforcement from the Environment Agency after exceeding …

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 – the best pictures so far 1 day ago Share Save Maddie Molloy BBC Climate & Science Share Save Bidyut Kalita This image titled "Special Delivery" was highly commended in the Behaviour: Invertebrates category. At first glance, the potter wasp appears to be riding …

SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in much-needed comeback 17 hours ago Share Save Georgina Rannard Science correspondent Share Save Watch: SpaceX Starship completes successful test flight SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest …

'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered 15 hours ago Share Save Pallab Ghosh • @BBCPallab Science Correspondent Share Save Matt Dempsey Artwork: the dinosaur had long spikes sticking out from the side of its head Scientists have discovered a bizarre armoured dinosaur which had metre-long spikes sticking out from …

Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms 56 minutes ago Share Save Joshua Nevett Political reporter Share Save PA Media Trapped in underground rocks, a potential energy resource has eluded generations of British politicians. It's called shale gas and the method of getting it out of the ground, …

For orca left in limbo, zoo resorts to sexual stimulation to stop inbreeding 7 hours ago Share Save George Sandeman BBC News Share Save AFP Wikie, pictured with her calf in 2011, are still being kept at a facility in southern France A male killer whale at a closed marine …

New dinosaur named after record-breaking sailor 19 hours ago Share Save Share Save PA/James Brown An artist's impression issued by the University of Portsmouth of an Istiorachis macarthurae A new species of dinosaur that had an "eye-catching sail" along its back has been named after sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur. The …

Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees 15 hours ago Share Save Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Share Save Gwyndaf Hughes/BBC Scientists have developed a honeybee "superfood" that could protect the animals against the threats of climate change and habitat loss. Bee colonies that ate the supplement during trials …