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Will your name be the next UK storm?

The storm name list for the next year is out. Will your name be on it?

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Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk

For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

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How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again

Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain […]

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Met Office: Summer 2026 was UK’s hottest ever

The UK had a spring and summer of persistent heat with five widespread heatwaves and 40 days of temperatures above […]

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Zoiko Sema Launches Commercially as Secure Meeting Intelligence Platform

Zoiko Sema has launched commercially as a secure meeting intelligence and collaboration platform. Combining video meetings, consent-based recording, host controls, […]

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MPAI publishes the “AI Passport” Call for Technologies and starts the “AI Tools” standard project

MPAI has concluded its 71st General Assembly (MPAI-71) publishing the AI Passport Call for technologies and starting the AI Tools […]

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Summer 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says

Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent […]

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Family fear for missing hydropower worker after Nepal flood

Jit Bahadur Chaudhary was working at the hydropower site when the flood hit on Wednesday.

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The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border

More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.

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New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office

Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been […]

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AAEON Leverages Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 for its latest SMARC Module, the uCOM-Q6490

AAEON’s first SMARC module featuring Qualcomm technology, the uCOM-Q6490 is a small and lightweight platform for integration in robotics, healthcare, […]

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Salonist Introduces a Smarter Hair Salon App to Simplify Business Management

Salonist’s all-in-one hair salon app helps salon owners manage appointments, online bookings, clients, staff, payments, marketing, and daily operations from […]

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‘A giant leap forward’: Nasa launches powerful new space telescope

The US space agency’s telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn […]

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Strong winds and thunderstorms kick off the bank holiday weekend

Cooler and showery conditions will continue across the weekend and into Monday, bringing a record-breaking summer to a rather damp […]

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How the weather in space can affect us on Earth – and the team trying to protect us

The weather in space has the potential to impact our lives here on Earth in a fundamental way.

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The race to stop England running out of water

Who is to blame for the summer drought, and can England future-proof its water supplies?

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‘Our parents were crossing the border an hour before the flood hit’

Authorities say nearly 2,000 people are missing, including more than 100 Americans and Canadians, as families await word on loved […]

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Bank holiday weekend to see more thunderstorms and rain

The weather will remain unsettled across the next few days with showers, longer spells of rain and thunderstorms all likely […]

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Dozens of US and Canadian citizens missing after flash flooding in Nepal

They are among hundreds of people still unaccounted for, with authorities for both countries saying they are closely monitoring the […]

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Michael Sheen hopes ‘extraordinary’ reaction to toxic waste documentary spurs action

Dozens of people contacted BBC Wales following coverage of Sheen’s investigation into chemical giant Monsanto.

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Concerns raised over impact of quad bikes on wildlife

A resident of Carnamoyle says quad bike riders in Lisnagra Woods have been impacting local wildlife.

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‘The flood took everything’: Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away

One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister’s children were carried away before her eyes.

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Moon set to turn red as rare partial lunar eclipse graces UK skies on Friday

The Moon could glow an eerie red in the early hours of Friday but cloud cover may spoil the spectacle […]

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Yellow warnings remain in force as rain and thunderstorms hit parts of UK

Yellow warnings updated as torrential downpours affect parts of England and Wales, delivering some of the wettest weather in several […]

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‘Magical’ and rare barn owl has bumper breeding season

Ten chicks have been successfully reared by two breeding pairs at secret sites across Fermanagh.

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Fires still burn in charred landscape as focus turns to wildfire prevention

The RSPB is considering measures it can take to improve resilience in the wake of a five-week long fire in […]

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Toxic waste sites exposed in Michael Sheen documentary are ‘tip of the iceberg’

One scientist says there are thousands of sites across the UK that need investigating.

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A nosy polar bear and a lucky squirrel: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist

The polar bear image taken by Audun Rikardsen was among the ‘highly commended’ entries in this year’s competition.

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Pedro Sebastiao Teta Strengthens Links Between Education and Technology in Angola

Pedro Sebastiao Teta is strengthening the connection between education and technology in Angola, highlighting the growing importance of digital knowledge […]

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Tornado tears through French village, leaving dozens hurt and homes ravaged

The south-western village of Pomas was hardest hit, with hundreds of homes damaged and fifteen people taken to hospital.

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