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Back to SearchThe Science of the South Pole
We’re on board the RSS Sir David Attenborough for the vessel’s first big science season in the Antarctic, since it launched in 2020. It’s crewed by s…
2 years, 3 months ago
Biggest COP in history
COP 28, the largest climate summit in history, has drawn to a close. Marnie Chesterton examines some of the main stories to emerge from this lengthy …
2 years, 3 months ago
Vagrant Birds
Vagrant birds are those that appear in locations where they are not usually found. They might have been blown off course by a storm or have been affe…
2 years, 3 months ago
Finding Tunnels
Tunnels have been the focus of much attention this week as the war in Gaza continues and 41 workers were rescued in India, after 17 days trapped unde…
2 years, 3 months ago
UK Covid-19 Inquiry
Key scientific witnesses including former Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty are called to …
2 years, 3 months ago
Iceland Volcano
An underground river of magma and thousands of tremors have been observed across the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. We speak to the scientists monit…
2 years, 4 months ago
Loss and damages for vulnerable countries
Professor Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Bangladesh, has died. He was instrumental in pushi…
2 years, 4 months ago
Metal Mines
Long abandoned metal mines are having a huge impact on rivers across the UK. BBC Inside Science reporter Patrick Hughes visits Cwmystwyth in Wales, w…
2 years, 4 months ago
Forever chemicals
PFAS chemicals, also known as forever chemicals, don’t break down in the environment. They can accumulate in the body and are found to have an array …
2 years, 4 months ago
White phosphorus
White phosphorous is an incendiary material and if it were to be used in any built-up civilian areas, the practice would violate international law. W…
2 years, 5 months ago