[ad_1] Georgina RannardScience correspondentWatch: SpaceX Starship completes successful test flightSpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures.The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time (00:30 BST) for a nail-biting 60-minute flight.Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire
[ad_1] PA/James BrownAn artist's impression issued by the University of Portsmouth of an Istiorachis macarthuraeA new species of dinosaur that had an "eye-catching sail" along its back has been named after sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur.The dinosaur, unearthed on the Isle of Wight, has been given the name Istiorachis macarthurae with the first word meaning "sail spine" and the second referring to Dame Ellen's surname.The record-breaking round-the-world yachtswoman said it was
[ad_1] Mark Poynting, Jess Carr and Phil LeakeBBC Climate and Verify data journalism teamsGetty ImagesMany reservoirs in northern England, like Lindley Wood in Yorkshire, have hit extremely low levelsMillions of people across England and Wales are in regions hit by drought, and further areas are at risk of following if dry weather continues.England's National Drought Group, led by the Environment Agency, says the water shortfall situation is now a "nationally
[ad_1] Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondentGwyndaf Hughes/BBCScientists 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 had up to 15 times more baby bees that grew to adulthood.Honeybees are a vital part of food production and contribute to the pollination by animals of 70% of leading global crops."This technological breakthrough provides all the
[ad_1] Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsElisenda BallesteThe researchers worked from a vessel at a number of locations around the Antarctic PeninsulaKate Stephens and Gwyndaf HughesBBC News science teamWhy would anyone brave hand-numbing cold, icy winds and rough seas - sometimes working through the night - to dig up mud from the Antarctic seabed?That is what an international team of particularly adventurous researchers did earlier this year in the remote Antarctic
[ad_1] Esme Stallard and Mark PoyntingBBC News Climate and ScienceJames Wakibia/Getty ImagesGlobal talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed.The UN negotiations, the sixth round of talks in just under three years, were due to end on Thursday but countries continued to negotiate into the night in the hopes of breaking a deadlock.There remained a split between a group of about 100 nations calling
[ad_1] Justin RowlattClimate EditorPAFires at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on Sunday Cities across the UK are facing a growing threat from an emerging phenomenon called "firewaves" as temperatures rise due to climate change, scientists have warned.The term, coined by researchers at Imperial College London, describes multiple urban wildfires triggered by extended periods of hot, dry weather.The warning comes as firefighters battled three separate heath fires in London and a dramatic
[ad_1] Watch: Moment Jim Lovell told earth "Houston, we've had a problem" as Apollo 13 suffered a faultAstronaut Jim Lovell, who guided the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970, has died aged 97.Nasa said he had "turned a potential tragedy into a success" after an attempt to land on the Moon was aborted because of an explosion onboard the spacecraft while it was hundreds of thousands of
[ad_1] NASAWho will be the next human to leave their footprint on the surface of the Moon?They were the pioneers of space exploration - the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s.The death of Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, who guided the stricken mission safely back to Earth in 1970, means there are now just five people remaining who have
[ad_1] Tim DoddClimate and science reporterAdam Gor/Butterfly ConservationThe Southern Small White has been gradually making its way across EuropeA species of butterfly previously only found in Southern Europe has been seen in the UK for the first time, according to charity Butterfly Conservation.Experts have tracked the Southern Small White butterfly's rapid expansion northwards through Europe over recent decades.The first UK sighting was confirmed at Landguard Bird Observatory in Suffolk, after
