Science & Environment
- Elon Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being consideredon October 20, 2026 at 10:43 pm
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look a possible mega-merger.
- Huge fin whale filmed off Welsh coaston October 20, 2026 at 1:42 pm
Rhys Morgan captured footage of the world's second-largest whale species lunge feeding on his drone.
- Moment giant fin whale's huge mouth engulfs thousands of gallons of wateron October 20, 2026 at 12:03 pm
Videographer Rhys Morgan captured footage of the worlds second largest whale lunge feeding on his drone.
- Storm Austen to bring severe gales to UK as weather warning issuedon October 20, 2026 at 9:42 am
The first named storm of the season - Austen - will bring damaging winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK on Friday.
- Orionid meteor shower to peak in UK skies this weekon October 20, 2026 at 6:31 am
Clear skies permitting, skygazers could be able to spot as many as 10-20 meteors per hour as the shower peaks this week.
- The British island where red squirrels are thrivingon October 20, 2026 at 5:38 am
Conservationists say that, with red squirrels dwindling in the UK, Jersey is an "important refuge".
- Northern Ireland needs 'courage and leadership' to tackle climate changeon October 20, 2026 at 5:27 am
The new chair of the Climate Change Committee is spending two days in Northern Ireland on a fact-finding mission.
- Northern Ireland needs 'courage and leadership' to tackle climate changeon October 20, 2026 at 5:27 am
The new chair of the Climate Change Committee is spending two days in Northern Ireland on a fact-finding mission.
- Five ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the worldon October 19, 2026 at 11:08 pm
As the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, what impacts on weather patterns are already being felt across the globe? Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the evidence.
- Mission blasts off for Mars to grab a piece of its moonon October 19, 2026 at 7:45 pm
A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.