A super telescope is responsible for observing the most detailed observation of the universe.
The five-year program aims to shed light on the dark energy, the mysterious force that should lead to an accelerated expansion of the universe.
Read more: 5,000 "fiberglass eyes" explore the dark energy of the Universe
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The actress Jane Fonda was arrested with her colleague Ted Danson in a protest against the weather.
For hundreds of years, a treasure has accumulated under the silt beneath the Elvet Bridge in Durham.
Underwater archaeologist Gary Bankhead discovered everyday objects in the Wear River.
He has the special permission to voluntarily dive into the river to discover a vision of the city's past.
Over the past decade, he has discovered more than 12,000 valuables he donated to the Durham people.
Watch this story in Inside Out in the Northeast and in Cumbria on BBC One on Monday, October 28th, at 19:30, or find it on iPlayer.
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Coastal erosion threatened to topple Denmark's lighthouse Rubjerg Knude but is out of place.
In 2008, Rok Rozman participated in the Summer Olympics. He is now an activist who has been kayaking in six countries to defend the rivers against dams.
The Balkans is one of the last regions in Europe with free-flowing rivers. Rok thus contributed to the establishment of the Balkan defense. This unites river protection associations throughout Europe.
Slovenian Minister of the Environment Marko Maver said that hydropower offers "one of Slovenia's greatest potential for a low-carbon future".
Video produced by Daniel South.
Picture credits: Matic Oblak
Pictures from the documentary The Undamaged
Listening World - Update on BBC iPlayer .
The singer Ellie Goulding invited the young people to vote for hope in the fight for climate change.
The award-winning British artist has been UN environmental ambassador since 2017.
She spoke at the One Young World Summit in London, an event described as a global forum for young leaders.
In 2008, Rok Rozman participated in the Summer Olympics. He is now an activist who has kayaked in six countries to defend rivers against dams.
The Balkans is one of the last regions in Europe with free-flowing rivers. Rok thus contributed to the establishment of the Balkan Defense. This unites river protection associations throughout Europe.
Slovenian Environment Minister Marko Maver said that hydropower is "one of Slovenia's greatest potential for a low-carbon future".
Video produced by Daniel South.
Picture credits: Matic Oblak
Pictures from the documentary The Undamaged
Listen to World Update on BBC iPlayer .
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Coastal erosion threatened to topple Denmark's lighthouse Rubjerg Knude but is out of place.
By 2030, more than 125 million electric vehicles will be owned by people worldwide. But where does the lithium that drives the batteries come from?
Most stocks of this lighter metal are in brine at the bottom of the swamps in the highlands.
In Argentina, in Jujuy, the province where the Aboriginal population is the highest, major projects are being carried out.
But in an extremely arid region, where water is the most valuable resource and where lithium production requires large amounts, there is fear and absolute resistance.
Picture: Charging an electric car Credit: Getty Images
29-year-old scientist Katie Bouman was an important team leader who took the first picture of a black hole earlier this year.
The image he posted online finally got the misogynist trolling, but his team joined to support it.
A video by Angelica Casas and Lu Yang for BBC 100 Women.
The BBC 100 Women annually nominates 100 influential and inspiring women and shares their story. Find us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter and use # 100Women.
American astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch answered questions from journalists and the public at a press conference at the International Space Station.
The two astronauts made history on Friday when they first took a female spacewalk.
29-year-old scientist Katie Bouman was an important team leader who took the first picture of a black hole earlier this year.
The picture he posted online eventually got misogynistic trolling, but his team joined to support it.
A video by Angelica Casas and Lu Yang for BBC 100 Women.
The BBC 100 Women annually nominates 100 influential and inspiring women and shares their story. Find us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter and use # 100Women.
Next year, NASA will send a mission to Mars. The woman responsible for producing the helicopter, which is the first plane to land on another planet, is MiMi Aung.
At the age of 16, MiMi traveled from Myanmar to the US alone to gain access to education. Now she is one of the chief engineers at NASA.
We discover what it means to be a woman in space exploration and why her mother is her greatest inspiration.
The BBC 100 Women nominated annually 100 influential and inspiring women and shares her story. Find us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter and use # 100Women.
A yellow organism that looks like a fungus but behaves like an animal has been exposed to the Paris Zoo.
Myxomycete, Physarum polycephalum, has nearly 720 sexes and has been described by scientists as one of the "mysteries of nature".
It can heal in two minutes, when cut in half, and recognize and digest food, though it has no eyes, mouth, or stomach.
The plastic bag has become a symbol of the problems caused by plastic contamination.
But according to the family of the man who created it, Sten Gustaf Thulin, his design should help the planet and he would be surprised and annoyed to see what has become of it.
The Thulin family does not profit from the sale of the bags.
BBC environmental reporter Laura Foster explains what should have happened and why paper and cotton bags may be more harmful to the environment than recycled plastic bags.
The plastic bag has become a symbol of the problems caused by plastic contamination.
But according to the family of the man who created it, Sten Gustaf Thulin, his design should help the planet and he would be surprised and annoyed to see what has become of it.
The Thulin family does not profit from the sale of the bags.
BBC environmental reporter Laura Foster explains what should have happened and why paper and cotton bags may be more harmful to the environment than recycled plastic bags.
Insects are increasingly being promoted as an alternative source of protein that produces less greenhouse gas emissions than meat.
But could consumers really support hamburgers with insect infestation?
A blind family has tasted the taste of four hamburgers: a traditional hamburger, a soy hamburger, a state-of-the-art meat substitute, and a flour-based hamburger. How was your judgment?
See overview of climate change : What can we do? on BBC One at 20:30 on Monday, October 14 and then on BBC iPlayer.
Penzance was the first city in Britain to receive the status of "plastic-free" for the suppression of disposable plastics.
Fishermen collect garbage at sea, schoolchildren move against climate change and organic vegetables are grown to feed the homeless.
Could it be the greenest city in the UK?
Video reporter: Patrick Clahane.
This video is part of a special Penzance series. BBC News examines challenges and opportunities for communities on the UK coast.
The families in Sheffield took part in a test to see who has inhaled more pollution on the school street: children on foot, by bike or by car.
The experiment allowed three families to bring air quality monitors to school to measure PM2.5 levels. These are small air pollutants that are about 30 times thinner than human hair.
It was found that every means of transport exceeded the safety limit recommended by the World Health Organization, but which was the worst?
In the 1960s, environmentalists began fighting to keep the Queensland government from allowing mining and oil production in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
It was declared a Marine Park in 1975 by the Australian Government.
Eddie Hegerl has spent his life trying to protect the coral reef from destruction and says he finds something new every time he dives.
Historical testimony : the stories of our time that are told by those present.
Penzance was the first city in Britain to receive the status of "plastic-free" for the suppression of disposable plastics.
Fishermen collect garbage at sea, schoolchildren are on climate change, and organic vegetables are grown to feed the homeless.
Could it be the greenest city in the UK?
Video reporter: Patrick Clahane.
This video is part of a special Penzance series. BBC News examines challenges and opportunities for communities on the UK coast.
The families in Sheffield participated in a test to determine who was most contaminated on the school route: children walking, cycling or driving.
The experiment allowed three families to bring air quality monitors to school to measure PM2.5 levels. These are small air pollutants that are about 30 times thinner than human hair.
It was found that every means of transport exceeded the safety limit recommended by the World Health Organization, but which was the worst?
A growing community of "transhumanists" is pushing the boundaries of technology to implant fleas and more into their bodies.
Some are trying to improve their lives, others are pushing the DIY ideology and open source modification further.
But where are the limits and what medical guarantees must be considered when looking for intelligent bodies?
Warning: contains graphic medical scenes
The winners of the Nobel Prize 2019 will be announced from 7 to 14 October.
The previous winners are Barack Obama, Toni Morrison, Bob Dylan, Marie Curie and Albert Einstein.
Greta Thunberg, climate activist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, is one of the 300 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize. It also awards prizes for physics, chemistry, literature and medicine / physiology.
But who was Alfred Nobel? And how do you decide who will win a prize?
Matthew Flintoff video
A rare bird of prey, once threatened with extinction, has more than doubled in eight years in a national park.
Hampshire has listed 20 breeding pairs of the northern Azores , but Forestry England reports that 40 couples now live alone in New Forest.
Raptors are referred to as "spirits of the forest" because of their elusive nature.
For more information about Inside Out South on BBC One in the South of England on Monday, October 7 at 7:30 pm CET and on BBC iPlayer here .
Scientists use 10 billion times more light than the Sun to decipher the buried rolls when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79.
A Diamond Light Source team in Oxfordshire is working to read the manuscripts burned almost 2,000 years ago when the Roman city of Herculaneum was buried in volcanic ash.
The two complete scrolls and the four fragments belong to the Institut de France in Paris.
Video reporter: Chris Wood
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on people to stop using disposable plastics nationwide.
While many Indian cities are struggling with plastic waste, a Himalayan village has paved the way for solving the problem.
Lachun in the northeastern state of Sikkim has successfully banned disposable plastics and introduced ecological alternatives.
Video by Vikas Pandey and Anshul Verma
Farmers join the protest group against the extinction of the rebellion against climate change.
They say that agriculture has been wrongly criticized and that it wants to highlight the work done and the fact that they are one of the industries most affected by climate change.
Dagan James, a buffalo farmer from Broughton, Hampshire, participated in the April manifestations of the extinction of the rebellion. He and other farmers were convinced that there was not enough money to make a difference.
Agriculture accounts for around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, but the National Farmers Union has set a net emissions target for 2040.
Video reporter: Tom Hepworth
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized Greta Thunberg's speech on climate change.
At an energy conference in Moscow, Putin said, "Nobody has told Greta that the modern world is complicated and complex."
16-year-old Thunberg gave a speech to the United Nations in New York in September, when millions of people joined the worldwide protests against the climate strike.
In Wales, hundreds of wildlife species are endangered. A Gower farm helps environmental activists change things.
The National Trust has made Rhossili Fields a more suitable habitat for bees and birds.
The number of drones has already risen from 2,000 to 250,000 in two years.
This is the case when the report on the state of nature warns that 666 species of animals, plants or fungi could disappear from Wales.
Mark Hipkin, Ranger of the National Trust, shows what they did.
The plan for climate change activists to spray fake blood on the treasure did not start well.
Demonstrators of the Extinction Rebellion used 1,800 liters of fluid in a 100-year-old building with a hose from an old fire engine, but quickly lost control of the powerful jet of water.
The demonstrators say, "they highlight the inconsistency between the British government, which insists that Britain is the world leader in the fight against climate change, and the enormous sums it invests in fossil fuel exploration."
The police said five men and three women were arrested for criminal damage.
Sir David Attenborough supports a campaign to save an important marine habitat.
Algae forests off the coast of West Sussex are among the most biodiverse areas in the world, but have been damaged by altered fishing habits and deposits on the seabed. sailor
Sea kelp also plays an important role in reducing the impact of climate change. It is estimated that it can absorb around 600 million tonnes of carbon annually, twice as much as the United Kingdom.
Sir David supported an initiative by the Sussex Wildlife Trust and the Department for Fisheries Conservation and Conservation of Inland Fisheries to set up an exclusion zone for coastal trawlers to aid in the regeneration of seaweed.
Learn more about Inside Out South on BBC One in the South of England on Monday, September 30, at 7:30 pm GMT and on BBC iPlayer here .
