[ad_1] Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentNASAFront row, from left: Pilot Mike Fincke and Commander Zena Cardman. Back from left: Mission Specialists Oleg Platonov and Kimiya Yui of the Japanese space agency JAXANasa is considering an early return of some crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) because of a medical issue involving one member of a four-strong team.The unnamed crew member is described as stable, but the incident has already led to
[ad_1] A carbon capture company has landed support of nearly £1m from South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE).It allows The Carbon Removers - based near Crocketford - to launch a major fundraising drive towards its aim of removing one million tonnes of carbon every year by 2030.The investment is designed to unlock further funding and help the company expand across the UK and Europe.The firm specialises in capturing and storing CO2
[ad_1] Gem O'Reilly,reporting from Peckham,Leyla Hayes,reporting from DulwichandJames W Kelly,LondonBBCCaelo Dineen Vanstone and Hugo Knox co-founded a firm turning Christmas trees into building materialAs Christmas decorations come down, London's streets will be strewn with real trees waiting to be picked up by council workers, raising questions about their environmental impact and what can be done to reduce waste.Around seven million Christmas trees in the UK end up in landfill each
[ad_1] Galya DimitrovaSouth of EnglandCath Scott/Butterfly ConservationData came from about 100 organisations, including the UK Butterfly Monitoring SchemeUK ecosystems continue to deteriorate or show no change, rather than improvement, the latest data from the biodiversity indicators show. Produced annually since 2007, the indicators track the progress towards national and international biodiversity targets in both the short and long term.Scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) in Wallingford,
[ad_1] Mark Poynting,Climate researcher,Becky Dale,Senior data journalist, BBC VerifyandJess Carr,Data designerGetty ImagesRenewable energy - considered crucial to limiting climate change - produced a record amount of electricity in Great Britain in 2025, BBC analysis shows.Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity, according to the provisional figures from the National Energy System Operator (Neso).But solar-powered electricity rose by nearly a third on 2024 levels, helped by the UK's sunniest
[ad_1] Rebecca Morelle,Science EditorandAlison Francis,Senior Science JournalistKevin Church/BBC NewsThese tiny beads could have been stitched onto clothing or attached to jewellery Intriguing new discoveries in a medieval cemetery in Wales have brought archaeologists closer to solving the mystery surrounding the women buried there.They've found what appears to be a small building and have unearthed domestic and decorative artefacts, including exquisite coloured glass beads.So far 58 skeletons, dating to the 6th
[ad_1] Rebecca Morelle,Science EditorandAlison Francis,Senior Science JournalistTony Jolliffe/BBC NewsThe mini factory will make semiconductors in spaceIt sounds like science fiction - a factory, located hundreds of kilometres above the Earth, churning out high-quality materials.But a Cardiff-based company is a step closer to making this a reality.Space Forge have sent a microwave-sized factory into orbit, and have demonstrated that its furnace can be switched on and reach temperatures of around 1,000C.They
[ad_1] A Vietnamese-American astronaut has opened up about her depression after she received a "tsunami of harassment" following the world's first all-female space trip earlier this year.Amanda Nguyen - a 34-year-old scientist and civil rights activist - was part of the 11-minute Blue Origin space flight, which also included pop star Katy Perry and Bezos's wife, Lauren Sánchez, among its crew.The much-derided flight was criticised by some for its expense
[ad_1] BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt travels to Eryri - also known as Snowdonia - to find a rare plant. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] On 11 November, a large solar flare measuring X5.1 - on a scale that runs from X1 to X10 and beyond - was observed on the Sun. It released a huge amount of energy towards Earth, resulting in one of the best aurora displays of the year, with sightings even reported in southern England.While this was the strongest flare of 2025, it did not come close to the spectacular
