Science

People enhancing their gardens during lockdown may not realise some plants have insecticides. Source: bbc.co.uk

New research says that the lockdown, by itself, will make little difference to climate change. Source: bbc.co.uk

UK peatland emissions could cancel out all carbon reductions from new and existing forests. Source: bbc.co.uk

The first checklist of plants found on the tropical island of New Guinea reveals incredible plant diversity. Source: bbc.co.uk

Fifteen beaver families have been given a permanent home on the River Otter in East Devon. Source: bbc.co.uk

Turning wild spaces into farmland or cities creates opportunities for diseases to cross into humans. Source: bbc.co.uk

Ammonium nitrate has been blamed for a deadly explosion in Beirut, but what exactly is the chemical? Source: bbc.co.uk

Dr Maria Morell studies their ears to discover if hearing damage led to their death. Source: bbc.co.uk

British scientist James Lovelock says population growth means something like the virus is “almost inevitable”. Source: bbc.co.uk

Astrophysicist Katie Mack has been researching The End of Everything. Source: bbc.co.uk