English

Science & Environment at BBC

Wednesday, Mar 18

18

Fly tippers in England face clearing up own rubbish as punishment

www.bbc.co.uk

Fly tippers could face up to 20 hours of community service removing rubbish they have illegally dumped.

13

Inside Health

www.bbc.co.uk

James Gallagher examines the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent.

04

Dog owners to face unlimited fines if their pets attack livestock under new law

www.bbc.co.uk

Police will have new powers to seize and detain dogs that have attacked or chased farm animals.

Tuesday, Mar 17

22

Moment suspected meteor is spotted over Ohio and Pennsylvania

www.bbc.co.uk

The fireball, which Nasa confirmed to have fallen near Cleveland, broke the sound barrier and caused a kaboom as it landed.

Tech Life

www.bbc.co.uk

The effect of screen time on young children. Plus a listener tells us his AI voice story.

20

Mayors to gain more spending power under Reeves tax plans

www.bbc.co.uk

The chancellor sets out the government's plan for economic growth, which also includes closer ties to the EU.

14

What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?

www.bbc.co.uk

Global temperatures and rain patterns are affected by a climate phenomenon known as El Niño/La Niña.

Discussion over the future of Sark launched

www.bbc.co.uk

Islanders are being urged to share their ideas on what matters most for them and their home.

Monday, Mar 16

23

Teens sue Musk's xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them

www.bbc.co.uk

Musk's AI chatbot has created millions of fake sexualised images, experts say.

13

Elusive nightjar birds making remarkable comeback, conservationists say

www.bbc.co.uk

An ecological survey has found 109 nightjar territories in the lowland heaths of east Hampshire.

11

Farmers 'hammered' by fertiliser and fuel rises

www.bbc.co.uk

Andrew Williamson, who farms near Bridgnorth, says he is concerned how the Iran war is affecting prices.

Sunday, Mar 15

09

Funding for green community initiatives

www.bbc.co.uk

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council says projects can receive up to £5.000.

The astronaut who took one giant leap for Manx-kind

www.bbc.co.uk

Retired astronaut Nicole Stott says being in space "does make you look at Earth differently".

08

Major hedgerow restoration project begins on farm

www.bbc.co.uk

The restored hedgerows will boost wildlife and help farm productivity, says the National Trust.

05

Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being considered

www.bbc.co.uk

The move would allow officers to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest those suspected of criminality.

Saturday, Mar 14

11

Former dairy farm could become peat research centre

www.bbc.co.uk

Honeygar Farm is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peatland.

09

How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape

www.bbc.co.uk

Four pairs of beavers were released into the Par and Fowey river catchment in February.

Friday, Mar 13

00

'Carnage' unleashed on sleeping town when river hit 18-times normal level

www.bbc.co.uk

Storm Claudia devastated residents in Monmouth, with many still living with the damage.

21

Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists

www.bbc.co.uk

Scientists say nearly all of the significant glaciers in the Austrian Alps have shrunk.

18

Oil giant forced to pay £6m after major spill

www.bbc.co.uk

A major incident was declared when a leak occurred at a pipeline operated by gas company Perenco.

15

3G pitch given approval despite pollution fears

www.bbc.co.uk

A charity is worried about microplastics but a council says the plans follow environmental guidance.

Thursday, Mar 12

19

BBC Inside Science

www.bbc.co.uk

New research on what three very hot years can tell us about climate change.

13

Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb re-enters Earth's atmosphere

www.bbc.co.uk

Much of the Van Allen Probe was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, though Nasa said there was a "low" risk of people being struck by surviving components.

08

Greedy beaver caught twice in monitoring trap

www.bbc.co.uk

Rangers in Northumberland say the beavers are doing well after they were caught and checked over.

02

Why Namibia's green energy dream could be a red flag for penguins

www.bbc.co.uk

A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.

Wednesday, Mar 11

Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered by scientists

www.bbc.co.uk

Researchers played a sountrack to hedgehogs to identify the frequency of sounds they can hear

Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn

www.bbc.co.uk

The government plans to give data centres priority access to the electricity grid to speed up development.

Tuesday, Mar 10

00

Toxic pet flea treatment chemicals found at 'damaging' levels in rivers

www.bbc.co.uk

Scientists have found further evidence that pet flea treatments are widespread in rivers across the UK.

21

Why air strikes on Tehran oil facilities are causing black rain

www.bbc.co.uk

Air strikes have damaged at least four oil facilities since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began last month.

16

'Extinct' butterfly found across southern England

www.bbc.co.uk

There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says.