Science & Earth

Trail cameras in West Bengal recorded a group of 10 Indian wolves, and researchers say the animals are persisting in human‑modified grasslands while facing habitat loss, conflict with people and competition from other carnivores.

Aydin Crouch spent over five years and more than 3,000 hours creating SafeCycleLDN, a colour‑coded map of London cycle routes that the London Cycling Campaign has endorsed.

Good Morning Britain paused when presenters reported that four astronauts returned to Earth after a medical evacuation from the International Space Station; the capsule splashed down off the coast of California.

NASA returned four astronauts early from the International Space Station so one crew member could receive medical evaluation on the ground; officials said the astronaut is stable and will be cared for.

The Fongoli community of about 35 savannah chimpanzees in southeast Senegal displays unusual behaviours — including spear use by females and soaking in pools — documented over 25 years by primatologist Jill Pruetz.

Local villagers employed by the Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project say the research has offered an alternative to informal gold mining, and the team studies a group of savannah-dwelling chimpanzees noted for using tools in hunting.

Copernicus reports 2025 was the third warmest year on record, with global average air temperature 1.47°C above pre‑industrial levels, and the Met Office says the UK had a record-warm year with a mean of 10.09°C.

The RSPB, via expert Jamie Wyver, recommends leaving out clean, unfrozen water to help robins and other birds drink and bathe, and notes that ivy (Hedera helix or H. hibernica) and foods such as mealworms can provide late-season nectar, berries and energy for wildlife.

Crew 11 astronauts splashed down following a medical evacuation from the International Space Station, and officials reported the crew were stable and being cared for.

A rare Goodfellow's tree kangaroo joey has emerged from his mother's pouch at Chester Zoo; the species is endangered and is being cared for at just two UK zoos.

Hundreds of whooper swans from Iceland have arrived at Martin Mere in Lancashire, and the site now hosts more than 800 birds. The swans are spending the winter there because the wetland is milder.

Volunteers in the UK and Ireland are taking part in the six-yearly international swan census to count whooper and Bewick's swans; the UK's whooper winter population is now about 20,000 while Bewick's were reported at roughly 700 in early 2025.

NASA's SpaceX Dragon left the International Space Station on Jan. 14 to return Crew-11 early after a reported serious medical emergency; NASA said the affected astronaut was stable and not in immediate danger.

The EPA announced it will stop monetizing the health and monetary benefits of reducing PM2.5 and ozone and will instead focus on industry compliance costs and emissions quantification. Undetermined at this time.

A Nature study analysed 40 major river deltas using satellite and other datasets and reports about 42,000 km² of delta area now lies below sea level, with roughly 10.2 million people currently exposed; groundwater loss, reduced sediment supply and urban expansion are identified as key contributors.

The first ice core library opened on 14 January 2026 at Concordia station in Antarctica to store rescued glacier samples at about −50°C for long-term scientific study.

Arnside, on Morecambe Bay, draws fewer visitors than nearby Lake District spots and is praised as a fine coastal place while residents value its quieter atmosphere; the village is known for a tidal bore and hazardous mudflats.

A new BioScience paper applies the WHO 'one health' concept to seagrass meadows and highlights that these habitats stabilise sediments, filter nutrients and store carbon; many coastal ecosystems are declining due to pollution, overfishing, coastal development and warming seas.

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain covers parts of southern England tomorrow between 9am and 10pm, and the article mentions 23 areas including much of London and the south. The Met Office advised people to check whether their properties could be at risk of flooding and reported possible surface water flooding and travel disruption.

A Goodfellow's tree kangaroo joey at Chester Zoo has emerged from his mother's pouch for the first time and now weighs 1.85kg; he was born under an international conservation programme for the endangered species.

A study using air quality and radar motion sensors in two office spaces found that fine particles (PM1 and PM2.5) tracked outdoor conditions while coarser PM10, TVOCs and CO2 were closely linked to indoor occupancy and measured kinetic energy, with reported correlations up to about r = 0.8.

The Government awarded 8.4GW of offshore wind across six projects in a recent auction, with an average strike price of £91 per MWh; officials said the schemes could power about 12 million homes and attract around £22 billion of private investment.

The UK awarded 8.4GW in its largest offshore wind auction, which the government says could power about 12 million homes and secure an average price of £90.91/MWh; critics warn taxpayer-backed guarantees and grid limits could raise household levies in coming years.

Two wind farm projects off the Welsh coast have received UK government funding to supply the national grid; officials say the developments could support up to 7,000 jobs and include Wales' first floating offshore wind farm, Erebus.

Toby Kiers has received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her research on mycorrhizal fungal networks and for creating a global Underground Atlas that maps below-ground biodiversity; those fungi are reported to draw down about 13.12 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year.

Five climate monitoring groups reported 2025 as the third-warmest year on record, with global average temperatures near 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels; researchers say recent years show an accelerating warming trend.

EU scientists report 2025 was the planet's third-warmest year and that the three-year average temperature has exceeded 1.5°C above pre‑industrial levels, the first such period on record.

Scientists confirm 2025 was the third warmest year on record, with the HadCRUT5 dataset at about 1.41°C above pre‑industrial levels and Copernicus reporting around 1.47°C.

An unedited manuscript introduces ETHOS.RESKit, an open-source global wind power simulation workflow validated against millions of meteorological and turbine measurements and reporting low errors at site and country scales.

Scientists report 2025 was among the hottest years on record and say human-driven emissions were the main driver; some agencies warn the 1.5C Paris limit could be passed before the end of the decade.