19 October 2022
The megadrought in south-western North America is the worst in more than 1000 years. These images from space reveal how much the severe dry spell is changing the landscape
17 March 2022
Science minister George Freeman says he won't write a cheque for pioneering plans to beam energy down from a solar array in orbit, but the UK government will offer its support
11 May 2021
From cataclysmic supervolcanos on Earth to ice plumes on Enceladus, the solar system is a wildly volcanic place. This is your guide.
11 November 2020
The strange, beautiful shapes that sand dunes form are a mystery. Now researchers are conducting huge desert experiments and using dune racetracks to figure it out
27 May 2020
Explorers trawling the polar ice have finally unearthed a trove of precious, iron-rich space rocks that might help crack the puzzle of how our planet took shape
13 November 2019
This week, discover how art and design take on climate change, read all about our space junk, and listen to top talk about the future in a University of Oxford podcast
24 September 2019
The European Space Agency wants to launch a satellite that can enhance our picture of the atmosphere to improve weather forecasts and climate change projections
18 April 2019
The BBC's new documentary, Earth from Space, explores how scientists use satellite imagery to view and understand some of nature's biggest challenges
18 January 2019
The last 10 years have seen amazing advances in science and technology – and stark damage to the world we live in. Like a lot of people on social media we thought we'd take a look back at the last ten years in science and New Scientist
6 November 2017
Saturn’s moon Enceladus seems to have a sandy core that warms water passing between the grains. This heating could help create conditions that are right for life
