Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent Gwyndaf Hughes/BBC Nadine Mitschunas is the UK’s first rice grower Gwyndaf HughesClimate and science videographer In an ordinary field in a quiet part of east England, a unique experiment is taking root. “When I tell people what I’m doing here, they think I’m joking,” says Nadine Mitschunas, the UK’s first […]
Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming
Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images Pope Leo XIV speaking at the Raising Hope climate conference near Rome Pope Leo XIV has hit out at those who minimise the “increasingly evident” impact of rising temperatures in his first major statement on climate change. Reiterating the words of his predecessor Pope Francis, the new pontiff lambasted critics […]
Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins
Victoria GillScience correspondent Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals She was a serene force of nature. And she never wavered in her mission to help the animals to which she dedicated her life. When I interviewed Dame Jane Goodall last year, she exuded calm, even as she pressed home to […]
David Attenborough and Prince William lead tributes
Maia Davies and Harry Sekulich Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals Sir David Attenborough and Prince William have paid tribute to Dame Jane Goodall, a world-leading expert on chimpanzees, who has died aged 91. Sir David, 99, a friend of Dr Goodall’s, praised her as a “tireless advocate” of chimpanzees […]
Inside the lab analysing the world's oldest ice
The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle goes behind the scenes with the team discovering what the melting of ice from over a million years ago can tell us.
Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the UK’s landmark climate change legislation and replace it with a strategy for “cheap and reliable” energy. The Climate Change Act 2008, which put targets for cutting emissions into law, was introduced by the last Labour government and strengthened under Tory PM Theresa May. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said […]
Prince William to travel to Brazil for awards ceremony
Daniela RelphSenior royal correspondent Kensington Palace/PA Wire The Prince of Wales has described those in the running for his environmental Earthshot prize as “heroes of our time”. Prince William will travel to Rio de Janeiro next month for the ceremony – the first time the awards have been hosted in Latin America. The prize, created […]