On the edge of a new volcano

A spectacular volcanic eruption hits Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula for the third year

• 26 mins

Ocean current collapse

Is the collapse of large system of ocean currents imminent?

• 26 mins

Bird Flu is back

H5N1 bird flu is spreading to seabirds, mammals, and household pets

• 29 mins

Pandemic surveillance system at risk

One of the most useful scientific tools you’ve never heard of is being paywalled

• 26 mins

The science behind the Hawaii fire

The science behind the devastating fires that have consumed Lahaina in Hawaii.

• 29 mins

Brain-computer interfaces

Brain to speech translation allows patients to communicate faster and more expressively.

• 29 mins

Drowning coastal ecosystems

Coastal ecosystems around the world are at risk of disappearing as sea levels rise

• 28 mins

Returning to the North Pole

Ice breaker Polarstern returns to the Arctic visiting sites last explored in 2012.

• 27 mins

Deadly floods in Derna

Devastating floods have swept away the banks of Derna, Libya. How did this happen?

• 26 mins

More likely, more intense

Extreme flooding in Libya 50 times more likely and 50% more intense due to climate change

• 28 mins

Trilobite dinner

What did a 465-million-year-old trilobite eat for dinner? And how can we possibly know?

• 27 mins

The best and the worst

From talking to a Nobel prize winner to discussing allegations of scientific misconduct.

• 30 mins

Devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Herat has not seen an earthquake for almost 1000 years but now, five have come at once.

• 26 mins

Alarm at Campi Flegrei, Italy

Naples is wondering about the next volcanic eruption.

• 27 mins

Bird flu reaches Antarctic region

Bird flu continues to spread across the world, putting isolated bird populations at risk.

• 27 mins

Climate emergency

Hurricanes, fires and carbon budgets; the impacts of climate change around the world

• 26 mins

Sounds of the Cape

Fossil hunting, African penguin rehabilitation and bird bioacoustics on the Western Cape.

• 26 mins

Volcanic rumblings in Iceland

Does seismic activity in Iceland suggest the country is entering a new volcanic era?

• 29 mins

Fires in the Pantanal wetlands

Brazil’s searing temperatures have scorched the world’s largest tropical wetlands.

• 29 mins

All aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough

The RRS Sir David Attenborough has reached Antarctica for its first full science season.

• 31 mins

Can carbon capture live up to its hype?

Climate expert Richard Black discusses the good, the bad and the ugly of carbon capture.

• 26 mins

The science of morning sickness

A team of researchers have uncovered what may cause morning sickness in pregnancy.

• 30 mins

Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland

Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland.

• 31 mins

Following in the footsteps of ancient humans

Roland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins

• 28 mins

Tackling tuberculosis in South Africa

Fighting a disease that has become South Africa's biggest killer

• 29 mins

Seeking supernovas

How supernovas – the colossal explosions of stars – can help us decipher the Universe

• 31 mins

Swine fever in South East Asia

Swine fever has reached Borneo, devastating the local wild pig populations

• 28 mins

Drilling into the past

How scientists can drill into the seabed to find out more about the planet’s deep past

• 31 mins

Unethical data gathering in China

Papers containing DNA data gathered from Chinese ethnic minorities are under scrutiny.

• 29 mins

Particle physics v climate change

Should we spend $17 billion on a new atom smasher whilst the world literally burns?

• 27 mins