From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seeds 6 hours ago Share Save Rebecca Morelle Science Editor and Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist Share Save Tony Jolliffe/BBC News Cate Blanchett has teamed up with Kew's Millennium Seed Bank She's a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning …

Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims 3 hours ago Share Save Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Share Save Red Tractor The Red Tractor advert was last shown in 2023 but will now be banned for future use unless it is updated A TV advert by …

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 …

'How growing a sunflower helped me fight anorexia' 1 day ago Share Save Malcolm Prior and Jenny Kumah BBC News rural affairs team Share Save Andy Alcroft/BBC Emily Hough is now using her experiences to help shape nature prescribing schemes For Emily Hough, nature was too often simply something "out …

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 …

Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins 9 hours ago Share Save Victoria Gill Science correspondent Share Save Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals She was a serene force of nature. And she never wavered in her mission to help the …

Climate change is an existential threat. The scientific community is virtually unanimous. We have very little time to act. The fossil fuel industry has known about climate change for decades, and they lied about it to protect their profits. They are literally destroying the planet for their short-term profits. My …

We need to build back better. We can't just go back to the way things were. We need to build a new economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. My plan will create millions of good-paying jobs. We're going to invest in infrastructure - roads, bridges, …

Mexico is not our friend. They're sending people that have lots of problems. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. Some, I assume, are good people. We need to build a wall, and it needs to be a big, beautiful wall. And Mexico will pay for that wall. They may not …