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A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong | Animal behaviour

A scientist who decoded the dictionary that a bird uses to communicate has won a $100,000 prize for making progress towards a world in...

Nasa rover detects potential signatures of ancient microbial life on Mars | Mars

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has detected complex carbon molecules in Martian rocks that are already in the spotlight for bearing potential signatures of ancient microbial...

Could mountains be key to unlocking hydrogen’s potential? | Science

Hydrogen gas is anticipated to play a central role in phasing out fossil fuels, particularly in industries that are proving more challenging to decarbonise,...

Water bill rises needed after years of low investment, says report

Dearbail Jordan & Esme StallardBBC NewsGetty ImagesWater bills have to rise steeply to make up for years of underinvestment, a major review into the...

Hundreds of Nasa workers rebuke ‘arbitrary’ Trump cuts in scathing letter | Nasa

Almost 300 current and former US Nasa employees, including at least four astronauts, have issued a scathing dissent opposing the Trump administration’s sweeping and...

Water companies to be overseen by new watchdog to ‘prevent abuses of the past’, government says – live updates

Why not nationalise water?published at 11:51 British Summer Time11:51 BSTEsme StallardClimate and science reporter Alan Cameron, in Aberdeen, asks:...

Wasps are back this summer in the UK – a lot of them

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGetty ImagesConditions this year are more favourable for wasps than last yearJohn Horsley was gardening when he felt a wasp crawl...

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