Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors 20 hours ago Share Save Pallab Ghosh Science Correspondent Share Save David Braun They look like simple stones, but they were state of the art tools millions of years ago, made with great skill and precison The very first humans millions …

Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine 1 day ago Share Save Soutik Biswas India correspondent Share Save Hindustan Times via Getty Images India faces a severe air pollution crisis, ranking among the world's top 10 most polluted countries India is losing sunlight. A new study …

Your nose gets colder when you're stressed. These thermal images show the change 1 day ago Share Save Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Share Save Watch science correspondent Victoria Gill put herself through a thermal imaging stress test When I was asked to give an impromptu five-minute speech and …

From THE WESTERN JOURNAL At Castel Gandolfo last week, Pope Leo XIV managed to make global headlines—but not for preaching the gospel. Instead, he solemnly blessed a block of ice at the Raising Hope for Climate Justice conference. The gesture, intended as a symbol of melting glaciers and a warming …

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' 22 hours ago Share Save Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent Share Save Getty Green turtles are large sea turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans, known for their plant-based diet and reliance on beaches for nesting The green turtle has been …

Naked mole rats' DNA could hold key to long life 12 hours ago Share Save Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Share Save Washington Post via Getty Images Naked mole rats live for up to 40 years, compared to about three years for a mouse They are weird, bald, subterranean …

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity 6 hours ago Share Save Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor Share Save AFP via Getty Images Renewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity in the first half of this year - a historic first, according to new data …

Dame Jane Goodall remembered as a 'true hero for the planet' 2 hours ago Share Save Maia Davies BBC News and Harry Sekulich BBC News Share Save Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, a world-leading expert on chimpanzees, has died aged …

Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. Every major country on Earth guarantees healthcare to all of their people. The United States should do the same. The current system is broken. We pay twice as much per capita as any other country, and we get worse results. Why? Because …

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 …