Welsh slate landscape crowned a World Heritage site
The slate landscape of north-west Wales becomes the 32 UK site to be on Unesco’s heritage list.
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The Scottish mice helping to rewild Ealing
Tiny harvest mice are being exported from East Kilbride to Ealing to help with a rewilding project.
‘People have never seen anything like this before’
Live-streamed footage of a family of blue tits has had more than 41m views online.
Sundarbans: Why the world’s largest mangrove forest is sinking
The low-lying islands are being battered by violent storms, rising sea levels, and melting ice from the Himalayas.
Tens of thousands of Jurassic fossils found at secret site
The fossils were originally uncovered by two hobby palaeontologists during lockdown.
Jeff Bezos and crew launch into space on New Shepard
Billionaire Jeff Bezos has launched into space, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard.
First space tourist Dennis Tito: ‘I was euphoric’
Dennis Tito paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station in 2001.
Farne Islands: Puffins see visitors return after 18 months
Tourists haven’t been able to go to the Farne Islands for 18 months and it’s changed the birds’ behaviour.
Ros Atkins on… the North America heat waves
Ros Atkins explains the link between climate change and recent heat waves in the US and Canada.
Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson’s flight to the edge of space (and back)
Sir Richard Branson flies nearly 90km above the Earth in his Virgin Galactic rocket plane.
Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson reaches edge of space
Watch the moment Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic rocket plane reached its highest altitude.
RIBA Architects say building demolitions cause of carbon emissions
The Royal Institute of British Architects says demolishing buildings to replace them with new ones is contributing to carbon emissions.
Climate change: The craft brewery using algae to cut emissions
An Australian craft brewery is using microalgae to turn their carbon emissions into oxygen.
Lithium mining technologies tested in Cornwall
A company in Cornwall is testing different technologies to extract lithium from geothermal waters.
Rare European Roller bird spotted in Suffolk
The European Roller has only been seen in the UK a few times in the last five years, say experts.
Australian farmer spreads joy with colourful rescue lambs
Australian farmer Tracey Kruger spreads joy with pictures of her rescue lambs in colourful outfits.
Henry VIII: Uncovering the Mary Rose’s ethnically diverse crew
Archaeologists believe bone samples offer the first evidence a black sailor was among the crew.
Bioluminescence: Photographer’s five-year wait to capture blue sea glow
Gareth Mon Jones says he went to the beach 15 nights in a row to find a bioluminescence display.
Shenzhou-12: Chinese astronauts dock with new space station
Shenzhou-12 docked with the new Tiangong space station as part of China’s longest crewed mission to date.
Shenzhou-12: China launches three astronauts into orbit
China successfully launches the Shenzhou-12 capsule, containing crew for the country’s new space station.
Drone cameras record social lives of killer whales
A new study suggests killer whales may socialise with each other based on age and gender.