Science

Beavers were reintroduced into the wild in Scotland more than a decade ago and given protected status last year. Now, numbers are thriving – but not everyone is happy. Some landowners want the animals gone because they say they are causing damage. But 105,000 hectares of woodland – considered the perfect habitat – can’t be…

The government has launched what it’s described as a “green industrial revolution” to tackle climate change, including more nuclear power, wind and solar energy – and phasing out the sale of petrol and diesel cars over the next 10 years. We spoke to climate scientist Prof Hannah Cloke and began by asking her what she…

Phasing out petrol and diesel cars. A town heated entirely by hydrogen. Enough offshore wind to power every home in the country. These are some of the grand ambitions in Boris Johnson’s new 10-point plan to turn the UK into a world leader in tackling climate change. But critics say the prime minister’s green revolution…

Can a vaccine that’s been developed at breakneck speed really be safe?

We were joined by Sir Mark Walport and Devi Sridhar.

Could there be the light at the end of the tunnel? Scientists working on a new vaccine for coronavirus say they have a candidate that is 90% effective. And, crucially, there are no serious side effects. The news comes as the number of cases worldwide hit a record 50 million, with the US becoming the…

Could this be the beginning of the next giant leap for humankind – after scientists at the US space agency Nasa said they’d found unambiguous evidence of water on sunlit parts of the moon’s surface?

Young, healthy volunteers in the UK could be deliberately exposed to the Coronavirus under highly controlled conditions to speed up the development of a vaccine.

Labour MP Debbie Abrahams joined us from her Oldham constituency to talk about new rules that will be imposed on Greater Manchester.

Boris Johnson announces that the whole of Greater Manchester would be put under Tier 3 restrictions from the end of this week.

We speak to Prof Christina Pagel and Prof Steve Reicher.

We spoke to the First Minister Mark Drakeford.

From 6pm on Friday, the whole of Wales will go back into lockdown.

With Covid-19 cases thought to be doubling every seven days and the possibility of stricter regulations nationwide, joining us are three experts from science, economics and business to discuss what might happen in the next few weeks.

The latest daily UK figures show that there have been 4,368 new Covid cases, and the latest 24-hour death figure is 11.