[ad_1] Maddie MolloyBBC Climate & ScienceGetty ImagesGet your protective eclipse glasses ready - weather permitting you'll be able to see the Moon take a 'bite' out of the Sun on Saturday morning.The partial solar eclipse will be visible across the UK. People will have the chance to see the Moon cover about 30 to 50% of the Sun at its peak, with the best chance of clear skies in south-east
[ad_1] Water companies released raw sewage into England's rivers and seas for a record 3.61 million hours last year, a slight increase on 2023.Although the number of hours increased, figures released by the Environment Agency (EA) showed total spills were down.Some spilling can be legal, but concern has been mounting amongst scientists about the harm that regular sewage spilling is causing the country's aquatic life.Water UK, the industry body, has
[ad_1] Tim DoddClimate and science reporterArtist's impression by Masato HattoriDuonychus tsogtbaatari would have been adept at grasping vegetation A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The species, named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, was unique within a group of dinosaurs called Therizinosaurs, which stood on their hind legs and usually had three claws.It was medium-sized, with an estimated weight of approximately 260kg.Researchers believe the
[ad_1] Jessica BradleyBBC News, YorkshireDurham UniversityTom Moore, head of the department of archaeology at Durham University said the size and scale of the hoard is "exceptional"Archaeologists have helped uncover one of the "largest and most important" Iron Age finds in the UK.The Melsonby Hoard was discovered in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by metal detectorist Peter Heads and excavated with the help of Durham University.It includes more than 800
[ad_1] Ana FaguyBBC News, Washington DCChristal HayesBBC News, Los AngelesMax MatzaBBC News, SeattleGetty ImagesBrent Dmitruk calls himself an earthquake predictor.In mid-October, he told his tens of thousands of social media followers that an earthquake would soon hit at the westernmost point of California, south of the small coastal city of Eureka.Two months later, a magnitude 7.3 struck the site in northern California - putting millions under a tsunami warning and
[ad_1] Malcolm Prior and Jenny KumahBBC News rural affairs teamGetty ImagesThe new Western Forest area will include a mix of 20m newly-planted trees and restored woodlandTwenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced.The Western Forest will be made up of new and existing woodlands across Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,
[ad_1] Hundreds of schools and hospitals across the UK are set to receive £180 million for solar panels from the government's new state-owned energy company.The first major investment from Great British Energy was announced on Friday as part of government efforts to reduce the country's planet-warming emissions.The move was welcomed by the school leaders union and NHS providers who said it would also help to manage the "enormous financial pressure"
[ad_1] And after two Nasa astronauts were finally brought home, we ask why SpaceX stole the show. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Owen PinnellBBC Eye InvestigationsBBCAn iridescent film could be seen on the water surface in some places the BBC visitedColombian energy giant Ecopetrol has polluted hundreds of sites with oil, including water sources and biodiverse wetlands, the BBC World Service has found.Data leaked by a former employee reveals more than 800 records of these sites from 1989 to 2018, and indicates the company had failed to report about a fifth
[ad_1] A North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation, ordering it to pay more than $660m (£507m) in damages to an oil company for the environmental group's role in one of the largest anti-fossil fuel protests in US history.Texas-based Energy Transfer also accused Greenpeace of trespass, nuisance and civil conspiracy over the demonstrations nearly a decade ago against the Dakota Access Pipeline.The lawsuit, filed in state court, argued
