{"id":162,"date":"2026-09-02T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/science-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:07:00","slug":"science-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/science-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Science News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"section-intro\">Science and research coverage with original analysis and a live stream of current discoveries and environmental reporting.<\/p>\n<h2>Global Civic Press Originals<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/open-data-changing-research-verification\/\"><strong>Open Data Is Changing How Research Is Verified<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/why-reproducibility-matters\/\">Why Reproducibility Matters in Modern Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/reporting-scientific-uncertainty\/\">How Scientific Uncertainty Should Be Reported<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Latest Science \u2014 30 stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"feedzy-eb71981139da1dbcfdf5e402230c59f8 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science_and_environment\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> BBC News - Science &amp; Environment<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cw7vplvjd3elo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Capybara pups at Manx zoo draw record crowds\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7b36\/live\/c3ff4750-cbcc-11f1-aba9-2bb2608f11d9.jpg\" title=\"Capybara pups at Manx zoo draw record crowds\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cw7vplvjd3elo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Capybara pups at Manx zoo draw record crowds<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 4:12 pm <\/small><p>Curraghs Wildlife Park has its busiest October weekend ever after the birth of eight capybara pups.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8ly070p37d4o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Volunteers help save one of London&#039;s rarest plants\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/fc44\/live\/b59f9bc0-cba3-11f1-9ee2-f74dfb8e54e5.jpg\" title=\"Volunteers help save one of London&apos;s rarest plants\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8ly070p37d4o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Volunteers help save one of London's rarest plants<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 1:22 pm <\/small><p>Tower mustard has suffered steep decline in London but has been successfully grown and replanted.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm2kez327gdko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/075f\/live\/77a0d170-cba0-11f1-9ee2-f74dfb8e54e5.jpg\" title=\"Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm2kez327gdko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 9:38 am <\/small><p>Musk's announcement comes after Anthropic pledged to create a public benefit fund ahead of its blockbuster stock market listing.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmvgxvkv54w1o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/43e5\/live\/791ac150-c8ad-11f1-9c75-6ff1271de385.jpg\" title=\"Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmvgxvkv54w1o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 8:03 am <\/small><p>A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmvgxvkv54w1o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/43e5\/live\/791ac150-c8ad-11f1-9c75-6ff1271de385.jpg\" title=\"Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmvgxvkv54w1o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 8:03 am <\/small><p>A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmvgxvkv54w1o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/43e5\/live\/791ac150-c8ad-11f1-9c75-6ff1271de385.jpg\" title=\"Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmvgxvkv54w1o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 8:03 am <\/small><p>A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cxp8gdzj606zo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Volunteers plant 109,000 trees in new woodlands\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9807\/live\/e0b06d20-c87a-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\" title=\"Volunteers plant 109,000 trees in new woodlands\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cxp8gdzj606zo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Volunteers plant 109,000 trees in new woodlands<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 5:38 am <\/small><p>In the last two seasons, almost 500,000 trees and 27,233 metres of new hedges, have been planted.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cm9wzye55j4xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/174e\/live\/b716c350-cb5f-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg\" title=\"BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cm9wzye55j4xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 1:57 am <\/small><p>The BBC is in central Kalimantan, where a toxic haze fuelled by wildfires is choking millions of residents.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cm9wzye55j4xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/174e\/live\/b716c350-cb5f-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg\" title=\"BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cm9wzye55j4xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 1:57 am <\/small><p>The BBC is in central Kalimantan, where a toxic haze fuelled by wildfires is choking millions of residents.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6dxwg50pq8lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Fears for protected bats if glamping pod plans are approved\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e9a7\/live\/269d64d0-a8a7-11f1-b9ae-958b89fa84e3.jpg\" title=\"Fears for protected bats if glamping pod plans are approved\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6dxwg50pq8lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Fears for protected bats if glamping pod plans are approved<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 7:22 pm <\/small><p>Without a mitigation strategy the effect on the creatures would be \"major\", a survey says.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8vgxnp5w6vzo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Fuel leak spreads more than two miles along River Taff\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f89b\/live\/5be6c140-cb8e-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\" title=\"Fuel leak spreads more than two miles along River Taff\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8vgxnp5w6vzo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Fuel leak spreads more than two miles along River Taff<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 7:20 pm <\/small><p>Public Health Wales advises people living nearby to shut their doors and windows due to the smell.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8vgxnp5w6vzo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Fuel leak spreads more than two miles along River Taff\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f89b\/live\/5be6c140-cb8e-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\" title=\"Fuel leak spreads more than two miles along River Taff\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8vgxnp5w6vzo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Fuel leak spreads more than two miles along River Taff<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 7:20 pm <\/small><p>Public Health Wales advises people living nearby to shut their doors and windows due to the smell.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weather\/articles\/c64gr18jrvx3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How to see the Orionid meteor shower\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f995\/live\/ae683a90-be30-11f1-883b-cfbfbf424e7e.jpg\" title=\"How to see the Orionid meteor shower\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weather\/articles\/c64gr18jrvx3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How to see the Orionid meteor shower<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 8:54 am <\/small><p>One of the best-known meteor showers peaks this week and will remain active until 7 November.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8y56y6xg9n9o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Turning the tides: Could hidden sea power energise our coastal towns?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cb7f\/live\/223a12e0-c0de-11f1-8cf3-7dbc6a5861dd.jpg\" title=\"Turning the tides: Could hidden sea power energise our coastal towns?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8y56y6xg9n9o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Turning the tides: Could hidden sea power energise our coastal towns?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 8:12 am <\/small><p>Engineer David Mummery has developed a tidal energy generator that he says can change lives for people living in coastal communities.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6vgjnk8nw2wo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Fast-moving California wildfire burns homes as people are ordered to leave\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/67d1\/live\/5c4e9f00-c9c6-11f1-9624-cbdaf8e49de5.jpg\" title=\"Fast-moving California wildfire burns homes as people are ordered to leave\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6vgjnk8nw2wo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Fast-moving California wildfire burns homes as people are ordered to leave<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 17, 2026 at 7:13 pm <\/small><p>Fanned by the fierce Santa Ana winds, the Norte Fire is one of 13 burning across the state.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6m24e1ln130o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Avian flu and costs among reasons for loss of captive birds at Castle Espie\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f584\/live\/ad66ed10-c9ea-11f1-bb2b-7517a3677781.jpg\" title=\"Avian flu and costs among reasons for loss of captive birds at Castle Espie\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6m24e1ln130o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Avian flu and costs among reasons for loss of captive birds at Castle Espie<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 17, 2026 at 5:10 am <\/small><p>Difficulties in transporting animals since Brexit has contributed to the decline in the number of captive birds.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqe8rzg6zl00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/43ab\/live\/8511edf0-c9be-11f1-ae9f-bf0ab88aba90.jpg\" title=\"Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqe8rzg6zl00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 17, 2026 at 2:33 am <\/small><p>The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weather\/articles\/ck5yn68mj88vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Why hasn&#039;t the UK had any named storms yet?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e3e5\/live\/af595230-c971-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\" title=\"Why hasn&apos;t the UK had any named storms yet?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weather\/articles\/ck5yn68mj88vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why hasn't the UK had any named storms yet?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 17, 2026 at 1:53 am <\/small><p>So far this autumn wet and windy weather patterns have been steered away from the UK. When could we see that change?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq398zl8jmvdo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"US senators call for investigation into Ukraine&#039;s Starlink restrictions\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/36aa\/live\/cac07320-c951-11f1-8879-9d9deeb686e1.jpg\" title=\"US senators call for investigation into Ukraine&apos;s Starlink restrictions\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq398zl8jmvdo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">US senators call for investigation into Ukraine's Starlink restrictions<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 16, 2026 at 2:19 pm <\/small><p>Ukraine says temporary speed limits to the Starlink internet network disrupted its battlefield missions.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/ckly4mj1g3n9o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b96f\/live\/01c77470-c963-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png\" title=\"Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/ckly4mj1g3n9o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 16, 2026 at 12:32 pm <\/small><p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c68xzg941x5vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"What is behind the success of dark skies festival?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1057\/live\/886d03b0-c8a9-11f1-9c75-6ff1271de385.jpg\" title=\"What is behind the success of dark skies festival?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c68xzg941x5vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">What is behind the success of dark skies festival?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 16, 2026 at 10:13 am <\/small><p>Stargazers are preparing to enjoy an annual festival that celebrates the beauty of the night sky.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cr6240q1w136o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Living with a stink? Technology might help\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/80ac\/live\/fbba3b20-c652-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg\" title=\"Living with a stink? Technology might help\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cr6240q1w136o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Living with a stink? Technology might help<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 15, 2026 at 11:18 pm <\/small><p>Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/w3ct9789?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"BBC Inside Science\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240x135\/p0m1ww2j.jpg\" title=\"BBC Inside Science\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/w3ct9789?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">BBC Inside Science<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 15, 2026 at 8:00 pm <\/small><p>How can we to compete against a natural force with the power of 25 atomic bombs?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crk661074ejo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c74b\/live\/69a57380-7fa8-11f1-a5f4-433bb9aa2e5a.jpg\" title=\"Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crk661074ejo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 15, 2026 at 3:42 pm <\/small><p>Parts of southern England have entered \"severe drought\", while about 30 million people are under hosepipe ban.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crk661074ejo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c74b\/live\/69a57380-7fa8-11f1-a5f4-433bb9aa2e5a.jpg\" title=\"Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crk661074ejo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 15, 2026 at 3:42 pm <\/small><p>Parts of southern England have entered \"severe drought\", while about 30 million people are under hosepipe ban.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/c63dj4p4k5dlo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"&#039;Nowhere to escape&#039; - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/dc6b\/live\/96412140-c847-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg\" title=\"&apos;Nowhere to escape&apos; - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/c63dj4p4k5dlo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">'Nowhere to escape' - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 15, 2026 at 3:26 am <\/small><p>Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvwy761zyx7eo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Dog that hunts invasive &#039;sea vomit&#039; honoured as animal of the year\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9680\/live\/9db34b10-c720-11f1-b881-4391ac746e04.jpg\" title=\"Dog that hunts invasive &apos;sea vomit&apos; honoured as animal of the year\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvwy761zyx7eo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 14, 2026 at 11:35 pm <\/small><p>Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvy0rd1j2kzlo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"India and China aren&#039;t friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/25f5\/live\/ee4847a0-c7ad-11f1-b41f-d7a6cb474575.jpg\" title=\"India and China aren&apos;t friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvy0rd1j2kzlo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">India and China aren't friends - but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 14, 2026 at 11:32 pm <\/small><p>Can Nepal bring the two regional giants together to confront a shared climate threat in the Himalayas?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c92031m6knljo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming &#039;shortly&#039;\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f59f\/live\/aa17af80-c7d0-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg\" title=\"Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming &apos;shortly&apos;\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c92031m6knljo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 14, 2026 at 2:13 pm <\/small><p>Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged the prime minister to stop \"faffing about\" with the North Sea oil and gas fields.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6gr80rk1yyko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"World&#039;s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/19d5\/live\/72e7aa00-c71d-11f1-a82f-35874a3aae81.jpg\" title=\"World&apos;s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6gr80rk1yyko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 14, 2026 at 5:00 am <\/small><p>Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science and research coverage with original analysis and a live stream of current discoveries and environmental reporting. 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