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13  june     13h01
Calls to restore chalk grassland for rare insects
Science and Environment    A conservation charity is encouraging residents to help restore vital habitats in Surrey to create a haven for some of the UK’s rarest insects....
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How a new arrival could help save rare giraffe
Science and Environment    The arrival of a new bull giraffe at a safari park could help save one of the world’s rarest species of the mammal. Longleat welcomed three-year-old...
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Zoo celebrates birth of second pair of Sengi pups
Science and Environment    A pair of black and rufous sengi, known as elephant shrews, have defied the odds by welcoming another pair of twin pups, said a zoo. The new arrivals...
12  june     23h05
Elon Musk’s stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts
Science and Environment    Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire on Friday, following the record-breaking stock market debut of his company SpaceX. With a current...
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Elon Musk gets public trading of SpaceX under way from Texas
Science and Environment    Elon Musk gets public trading of SpaceX under way from Texas SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he gave the company less than a 10% chance of succeeding...
    15h30
What is the super new Moon?
Science and Environment    A super new Moon is coming. While you won’t be able to see it, it’s still going to have an impact. But, what exactly is it and what does it have to...
    13h27
The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets
Science and Environment    Environmental groups are calling on the government to do more to prevent the deaths of sea animals accidentally caught in fishing nets in UK waters....
    13h20
First few days of new chicks hatched at osprey centre captured on camera
Science and Environment    Several new ospreys chicks have hatched in north Wales over the past fortnight, conservationists have announced. Osprey pair Elen and Teifi, in the...
    11h20
Have you ever heard of Earthshine?
Science and Environment    Have you ever heard of Earthshine? Sophia Herod looks at how the Moon can be lit by sunlight reflected from the Earth.
    09h59
I was employee number one at SpaceX’
Science and Environment    I was employee number one’: SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm’s market debut The BBC’s Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the...
    08h39
Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX’s stock market debut
Science and Environment    Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX’s stock market debut The BBC’s Samira Hussain explains everything you need to know about SpaceX’s historic...
    06h25
I was employee number one’: SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm’s market debut
Science and Environment    Watch: SpaceX’s first employee reacts to company’s market debut The BBC’s Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company’s founders...
27  november     17h00
World Service - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Science and Environment    Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. Live now on World Service World Service News...
11  june     16h00
BBC Inside Science - How do you build an unbuildable tower? - BBC Sounds
Science and Environment    How engineers fulfilled Gaudi’s once impossible vision for the Sagrada Familia.
    13h01
El Ni o under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
Science and Environment    El Ni o - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say. The US National Oceanic...
    05h43
Pollution rules criticised for raising new home costs
Science and Environment    A council has warned that rules designed to limit pollution are pushing up the cost of new homes and could lead to housebuilding targets being missed...
    03h50
Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world’s rarest orangutans, study says
Science and Environment    Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world’s most endangered great apes even closer to...
10  june     18h11
Worrying’ pollution in Cotswolds river - volunteers
Science and Environment    A group of Gloucestershire neighbours testing their local river every week for more than a year say they are concerned by worryingly high levels of...
    17h17
The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets
Science and Environment    Environmental groups have renewed calls for the government to do more to prevent the deaths of thousands of dolphins, whales and seabirds...
    16h53
Rare butterfly population increases by 90 times
Science and Environment    The population of a rare butterfly species has increased by more than 90 times in Kent over two decades, according to a conservation charity. There...
    08h29
Rare tiger cub from litter of four dies
Science and Environment    A Sumatran tiger cub which was part of a litter of four has died, a Kent animal park says. Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury, said the cubs,...
    05h26
Our nature project has been amazing for wildlife’
Science and Environment    A nature recovery project has had an amazing impact on wildlife, a group of volunteers have said. Residents who live in the vicinity of Church...
    05h21
Women prepare for ’space jobs that don’t exist yet’
Science and Environment    Women are being prepared for jobs in space exploration that may not yet even exist , according to one female astronaut. Pioneers from across the...
09  june     22h00
Hundreds of twitchers flock to see African bird in UK for first time
Science and Environment    Hundreds of twitchers from across the UK are flocking to a seaside town in north Wales to see a rare heron. Ornithologist Simon Hugheston-Roberts...
    18h44
Nasa reveals crew for Artemis III mission
Science and Environment    Watch: Nasa reveals crew for Artemis III mission The crew, who are all men, are scheduled to blast off in 2027 to test systems ahead of a planned...
    17h46
Nasa names next astronauts for Artemis Moon programme
Science and Environment    NASA has named its crew for its next major Moon mission, Artemis III, though the astronauts will not walk on the Moon or go anywhere near it. The...
    17h45
Nasa has named the Artemis III crew - what is their mission?
Science and Environment    Nasa has named the four astronauts for its Artemis III mission, due to launch in 2027. They will not land on the Moon, but will fly to low Earth...
17  march     12h45
What is El Ni o and why could it mean record temperatures?
Science and Environment    A natural weather pattern called El Ni o - which could bring extreme weather to many parts of the world - has begun, US scientists say. The National...
09  june     11h42
Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly as progress slows
Science and Environment    Scotland’s planet-warming emissions have reduced but progress has continued to slow, new figures show. The amount of greenhouse gases produced by the...
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