Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community

The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.

New footage shows moment Orion capsule hatch is opened at sea

Newly released video shows the moment the hatch of Artemis II’s Orion capsule is unlocked to a joyful reunion with the four astronauts.

‘Unbelievable!’: Backshall overjoyed at rare sighting of orcas

Steve Backshall spotted two of the UK’s last surviving orcas which he described as one of his “greatest British wildlife moments”.

Watch: Iconic global landmarks turn off lights for Earth Hour

France’s Eiffel Tower and Barcelona’s Sagrada Família Basilica were among the famous global landmarks that went dark for an hour on Saturday night.

Watch timelapse of Artemis II rocket rollout to launch pad

The 98m tall Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft made a four mile journey from their assembly building to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Tenerife hit by snow as Storm Therese batters Canary Islands

Tenerife hit by snow as Storm Therese batters Canary Islands

What happens in space during a medical emergency?

BBC science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains what happens if an astronaut gets ill in space.

Watch: Stunning celestial events that lit up the skies in 2025

From meteor showers to supermoons, here are some of the sights that wowed stargazers this year.

Zoo celebrates arrival of Haggis the pygmy hippo

Flood alerts as Storm Benjamin hits South East

Watch: Weather forecast as Storm Benjamin hits England and Wales

The Met Office has issued yellow severe weather warnings for both wind and rain.

‘Nature should run through a city the same way that water does’

Baroness Kathy Willis talks about the importance of green and blue spaces in cities.

Inside the lab analysing the world’s oldest ice

Studying samples from the ice sheet gives an environmental record of over a million years.

Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals

The animal rights activist has died aged 91, after a pioneering career studying chimps.

Water voles reintroduced to River Wey

Is Trump right about wind power and UK energy bills?

President Trump has suggested this week that wind power is the reason for rising energy bills in the UK. BBC Verify’s Ben Chu takes a look at the data.

Watch: London Zoo’s capybaras and tortoises on weigh-in day

London Zoo in Regent’s Park holds its annual animal weigh-in, with zookeepers weighing and measuring over 10,000 animals to monitor their health and wellbeing.

The Donegal man shearing sheep all over the world

Watch: Meteor shower seen in skies above UK

The astronomical event was captured on camera at North York Moors National Park on 13 August.

Storm Floris to bring ‘unseasonably strong gusty’ winds to UK

Storm Floris to bring ‘unseasonably strong gusty’ wind to UK