Fri. Nov 21st, 2025
Jane Goodall Recounts Origins of Her Passion for Animals in BBC Interview

In a 1980 BBC interview with Terry Wogan, Dr. Jane Goodall discussed her early fascination with animals and insights into the striking similarities between chimpanzees and humans.

The esteemed primatologist and animal rights advocate, renowned for her groundbreaking research on wild chimpanzees, has passed away at the age of 91.

Claims that wind power is responsible for rising energy costs in the UK have been made by President Trump this week. BBC Verify’s Ben Chu examines the data.

London Zoo conducts its annual animal weigh-in, a process involving the weighing and measuring of over 10,000 animals to carefully monitor their health and overall wellbeing.

The North York Moors National Park captured the recent astronomical event on camera on August 13th.

Storm Floris is anticipated to bring ‘unseasonably strong gusty’ winds to the United Kingdom.

Researchers analyzing the atmosphere of planet K2-18b have identified the presence of molecules that, on Earth, are exclusively produced by simple organisms.

The all-female crew has returned to Earth following their journey into space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket.

Six women, including pop star Katy Perry, launched from Texas aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spacecraft.

While the eclipse will not be total anywhere, regions of Canada will experience a near-total eclipse.

Residents of Bangkok have reported feeling tremors following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in central Myanmar, with effects felt in Thailand and parts of China.

Skywatchers in the UK may have observed an unusual celestial phenomenon on Monday evening.

The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles is providing a live stream of the celestial event.

Three astronomers spoke with the BBC about the planets currently visible in the night sky over the UK.

Italian authorities have reported injuries to individuals who ventured too close to the active lava flows.

BBC weather presenter Ben Rich provides an updated forecast as another storm system approaches the UK.

Red warnings have been issued for Northern Ireland and sections of Scotland for Friday.

Watch: SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft but catches booster on seventh test flight

The mission achieved partial success, although the booster rocket failed to land on its intended platform in the ocean.