[ad_1] Katharine Da CostaSouth of EnglandMore than 120 British-born red kite chicks have been released in south-west SpainA British red kite emerges from an aviary in the remote hills of western Spain and takes flight. At six months old, this is its first taste of freedom. Without a sound, it soars high in the sky above scrubland and within seconds disappears from view into a wooded valley in the distance.It
[ad_1] Getty ImagesIn February 1953, two men walked into a pub in Cambridge and announced they had found "the secret of life". It was not an idle boast.One was James Watson, an American biologist from the Cavendish laboratory; the other was his British research partner, Francis Crick. Their discovery - of the structure and function of deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA - ranks alongside those of Mendel and Darwin in its
[ad_1] Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent, BBC NewsPablo Porciuncula/AFPBrazilian President Lula warned of "extremist forces" when he addressed world leaders at the global climate summitPresident Trump was under attack on Thursday as world leaders lined up to criticise his stance on climate change ahead of the global COP30 summit.The US leader, who is absent from the gathering in the Amazonian city of Belém, was
[ad_1] Malcolm PriorBBC News rural affairs producerPA MediaBird flu outbreaks across UK farms has led to a mandatory housing order being brought inThe bird flu virus infecting farm flocks across the UK could be the most infectious yet, the government's former top expert in avian virology has warned.The Pirbright Institute's Professor Ian Brown, formerly director of science at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), said farmers should be "prepared
[ad_1] The Prince of Wales has followed in his mother's footsteps with a visit to the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.Prince William stood in the same spot that Diana, Princess of Wales, was photographed in 34 years ago.He is on the third day of his five-day visit to Brazil, where he will be presenting the Earthshot Prize, the annual award from the charity he set up.The star-studded
[ad_1] ReutersJared Isaacman is reportedly friends with Elon Musk and has spent millions of dollars on SpaceX missionsDonald Trump has renominated billionaire investor Jared Isaacman to run Nasa, five months after withdrawing his first nomination.The 42-year-old entrepreneur, who has ties to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, had looked set to lead the space agency when Trump abruptly pulled his nomination in late May, following what the president said was a "thorough
[ad_1] Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentDavid BraunThey look like simple stones, but they were state of the art tools millions of years ago, made with great skill and precisonThe very first humans millions of years ago may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest Kenya.Researchers have found that the primitive humans who lived 2.75 million years ago at an archaeological site called Namorotukunan used stone tools continuously for 300,000 years.Evidence
[ad_1] Daniela Relph,Senior royal correspondent, Rio de Janeiro and John HandPA MediaPrince William found time to pose with members of the public who gathered at Sugarloaf MountainThe Prince of Wales was presented with the keys to Rio de Janeiro as he began a five-day visit to Brazil.Prince William was on the city's Sugarloaf Mountain, with a bird's eye view of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, as he received the
[ad_1] Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsNaomi OchwatHektoria Glacier in February 2024, flowing into the partly frozen oceanThe recent rapid retreat of an Antarctic glacier could be unprecedented, a new study suggests, a finding which could have major implications for future sea-level rise.The researchers found that Hektoria Glacier retreated by more than 8km (5 miles) in just two months in late 2022.The authors believe it could be the first
[ad_1] Kevin KeaneEnvironment, energy and rural affairs correspondent, BBC ScotlandBBCFarmer Johnnie Balfour says there needs to be a more nuanced approach to climate changeJohnnie Balfour farms a 300-strong herd of Aberdeen Angus - and is planning to expand operations.Cattle are notoriously the most planet-warming, methane-emitting of all the farmed animals.But Johnnie's business, near Glenrothes in Fife, is rated as carbon negative – which means it removes more carbon dioxide from
