What is Elon Musk's Starship?
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightSpaceX Elon Musk is developing a vehicle that could be a game-changer for space travel. Starship, as it’s known, will be a…
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Climate change: Will China take a 'great leap' to a greener economy?
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images Tackling climate change may emerge as a key goal for China when it unveils its future economic roadmap in Beijing…
Then and now: A 'megadrought' in California
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing In our monthly feature, Then and Now, we reveal some of the ways that planet Earth has been changing against the backdrop of…
Life discovered deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet 'shouldn't be there'
From BBC Researchers hoping to collect mud samples deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet were amazed to find small creatures living in the dark, freezing water. Experts from the British…
Budget 2021: No 'green revolution' from Sunak
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images Critics have said Budget measures did not go far enough to address the scale of the challenge of climate change.…
'UK first' nuclear fusion plan for Nottinghamshire power station
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightUK Atomic Energy Authority A “groundbreaking” nuclear fusion reactor could be built on the site of a coal power station in Nottinghamshire.…
UK will no longer use bee-harming pesticide
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images A pesticide believed to harm bees won’t be used in England, after it had been approved for temporary use in…
Mars: Nasa's Perseverance rover sends stunning images
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightNasa/JPL-Caltech Nasa’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars at 20:55 GMT on 18 February after almost seven months travelling from Earth. Since then,…
DR Congo's Virunga National Park: The deadly job of protecting gorillas
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightAFP Protecting the forests of Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo – home to endangered mountain gorillas – could…
The 'LitterCam' that's watching you
From BBC CCTV cameras will soon have a new target – litter louts. AI software can now match footage of motorists throwing rubbish to their car’s number plate and issue…