BBC News7 hours agoBig Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationistsbbc.co.uk - By Fiona NimoniButterfly sightings are "worryingly low" and continuing to decline, UK conservationists have warned. This year's Big Butterfly Count saw the lowest number of sightings recorded in the 13 years since the project began. Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation said it expected this year's warm summer to …
BBC News7 hours agoDancers' moves help to power Glasgow music venuebbc.co.uk - By Shiona McCallumGlasgow arts venue SWG3 has switched on a system that creates renewable energy from the body heat on its dancefloor. Dancers' heat is piped via a carrier fluid to 200m (650ft) bore holes that can be charged like a thermal battery. The energy then travels back to the heat pumps, is upgraded to a …
BBC News7 hours agoUK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licencesbbc.co.uk - By Jonah FisherThe UK has opened a new licensing round for companies to explore for oil and gas in the North Sea. Nearly 900 blocks are being offered for exploration, with as many as 100 licences set to be awarded. Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg says the new exploration will boost energy security and support …
BBC News1 day agoNew oil and gas at odds with green goals - reportbbc.co.uk - By Jonah FisherExploiting new oil and gas fields is "radically at odds" with the UK's commitments to fight climate change, according to a new report. Researchers from Global Energy Monitor (GEM) also calculated the greenhouse gas emissions if all the North Sea's reserves were extracted and burnt. They said it would …
BBC News1 day agoScottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestorbbc.co.uk - By Victoria GillThe evolutionary secrets of a 230-million-year-old fossil reptile have been revealed, after a century of it being "locked inside a block of stone". Researchers used powerful X-ray scans to examine the fossil, found a century ago in Scotland. Their study produced the first full skeleton reconstruction …
BBC News1 day agoSpace, the unseen frontier in the war in Ukrainebbc.co.uk - By Jonathan BealeThe war in Ukraine has underlined the growing importance of space to armies on the ground. In an interview with the BBC, the head of the US Space Force, General Jay Raymond, describes it as the "first war where commercial space capabilities have really played a significant role". It's also the first …
