Science & Environment

Environment

View more

Space

View more

Climate

View more

BBC Ideas: A(very) short guide to the Universe

Inside Science

View all 689 available episodes

From our Science Editor Rebecca Morelle

BBC InDepth

View more

Latest Updates

  1. tango on the left and ripple on the right. Two capybaras in their enclosure

  2. A black and white picture of Stirling Moss in a car speeding round the circuit at Charterhall

  3. Silver-studded Blue butterfly perched on a flower. It is a metallic blue coloured insect with black dots scatted across its wings.

  4. A low, cream-brick building with a covered glass entrance, set back behind shrubs and a gravel drive.

  5. A man is standing in front of a coffee cart

  6. A mist-covered lake at Witley Park is viewed from a stone terrace. At the centre of the water is a platform topped by a statue of Neptune, marking the location of the underwater room hidden beneath the surface.

  7. A bumblebee sat on a white tissue. Pollen from its legs is spread all over the tissue.

  8. Dr Nicola Fox is stood, smiling, with a gallery of art behind her

  9. A nightingale with its beak open while perched on a tree branch. It has a predominantly brown coat with a few grey areas. The branch it is perched on has green leaves.

  10. A firefighting crew deployed to battle a wildfire spreading in Lege-Cap-Ferret, south western France, late 24 July 2026.

  11. Ginger boy holds a microphone

  12. A Biffa recycling lorry is parked on a residential street beside wheelie bins. The vehicle displays a large "Reduce Reuse Recycle" sign and branding from Tandridge District Council and Biffa, with collection staff visible nearby.

  13. nethy bridge

  14. A bright red dragonfly with transparent wings rests on a brown plant stem against a blurred green background. Fine details of the insect's body, eyes and wing structure are visible.

  15. The image is a stylised protest poster focused on commercial fishing and its impact on marine life. Across the top, large green text reads "PROTECTED IN NAME ALONE". In the foreground is a line of pink fish stretching into the distance, many appearing trapped within a large fishing net that dominates the centre of the image.

  16. A green flag with a white stripe across the bottom and a tree with a parent and child stood next to it in white. It reads 'Green Flag Award 2026/27. A tree is in the background against the blue sky.

  17. A composite image of an Eastern Rosella and a little boy singing

  18. A gardener watering plants in a flowerbed using a water hose. You can see a hand wearing an orange glove.

  19. BBC Berkshire breakfast presenter Rich Clarke

  20. A young woman with long strawberry-blonde hair wears sunglasses and pouts at the camera, she is holding a white BuzzBallz container to her face. She is wearing sunglasses and a lace top with multiple necklaces on. Behind her is a London Transport Tube station sign and a pink brick wall.

  21. Farmer Olly Harrison with short brown hair and stubble wearing a beige t-shirt. He is standing in a field with trees behind him on a sunny day.

  22. A stormy coastal scene showing powerful waves breaking over scattered brown rock formations. Large amounts of white and yellow sea foam blanket the foreground shoreline and swirl across the water's surface. The ocean appears turbulent, with multiple rows of white-capped waves extending toward the horizon under an overcast gray-blue sky.

  23. A wooden boardwalk with dark handrails curves gently through a wooded nature area. Trees and dense green vegetation line both sides of the path, creating a shaded corridor that opens onto a sunlit grassy meadow in the distance. Dappled sunlight filters through the tree canopy onto the walkway, highlighting the natural, tranquil setting.

  24. Small, white nurdles in a pile on some wet sand, mixed in with sticks, seaweed and rocks. There are similar piles around this large one, with the nurdles strewn across the sand.