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Five years on from BP's ambitious pledge, the climate has changed in every sense
Five years ago, BP's chief executive did something very unusual for the boss of an oil and gas company - he pledged to produce less oil and gas.
Space mission to blast off to moon's south pole - with suitcase-sized 'hopper' on board
Two space mining missions are blasting off this week, with one heading to the southern-most point ever visited on the moon's surface.
BP slashes renewables investment and boosts fossil fuel production
Oil and gas giant BP has again slashed its renewable energy investment and announced more funding for greater fossil fuel production.
Major energy producer to increase oil and gas investment despite pace of global warming
Oil and gas giant BP has again slashed its renewable energy investment and announced more funding for fossil fuel production.
Heat pumps, EVs and fewer kebabs: You'll notice the next cut to emissions - but half the work is done
"The Seventh Carbon Budget Advice for the UK government" couldn't sound more tedious.
Apple fixing iPhone speech-to-text glitch that interprets 'racist' as 'Trump'
Apple says it is repairing a glitch with its speech-to-text feature on iPhones which interprets the word "racist" as "Trump" before autocorrecting itself.
Why your home is the next frontline of the climate battle
Something has changed dramatically in your home in a way you won't have even noticed.
MP grills X official over extreme messages after being told to 'swing on a gibbet'
An MP has confronted social media bosses over extreme messages received by politicians after she was threatened with being hanged.
NASA gives major update on chances of asteroid - which topped risk list - hitting Earth
An asteroid that had a very small chance of hitting Earth is no longer a potential threat, according to scientists.
MP accuses Meta of turning Facebook Messenger into 'Epstein's paedophile island' by enabling end-to-end encryption
An MP has accused Meta of turning Facebook Messenger into "Jeffrey Epstein's private island" by enabling end-to-end encryption.
Planetary parade: How and when to spot seven planets align in UK skies
Not one, not two, but seven planets are due to line up in the night skies later this week in a relatively rare planetary parade.
Mars could have once had sandy beaches and a large ocean, scientists say
Go back a mere four billion years, and Mars could have been the perfect destination for a summer holiday.
Stars release silent album in protest at AI copyright plans
More than 1,000 artists and musicians including Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Sam Fender and Annie Lennox have recorded a silent album in protest at proposed changes to copyright law, which they say could lead to artists being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI).
Mystery illness kills more than 50 people in Democratic Republic of Congo
An unknown disease has killed more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to doctors.
'Life-saving' simple blood test could transform cancer care if trial succeeds
Personalised cancer treatment, matched to a patient via a simple blood test, is being hailed as "life-saving", following an initial study.
'Worst hack in history' as $1.5bn in crypto stolen
Hackers have stolen $1.5bn (£1.19bn) worth of digital money in what could be the biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft.
Scientists find new virus that could infect humans in same way as COVID-19
A newly discovered bat coronavirus could at some point spread to humans like COVID-19, Chinese researchers have found.
Elon Musk calls famed astronaut an 'idiot' in social media spat
Elon Musk has had a heated exchange with famed astronaut Andreas Mogensen who has accused him of lying over claims that two NASA astronauts had been "left" in space.
Apple dilutes security for UK cloud users rather than renege on privacy commitments to all
Apple's decision to withdraw its most secure cloud storage service from the UK is just the latest turning point in a battle that has been rumbling on between US tech companies and successive British governments for some time.
