Delayed Russian Nauka module joins space station
It was scheduled to launch in 2007, but the 13m-long, 20-tonne laboratory is finally in position. …
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‘Most powerful’ tidal turbine starts generating electricity off Orkney
The Orbital O2, which is anchored off Orkney, has the capacity to meet the annual power demand of 2,000 homes. …
Is there a future for Africa’s lions?
As lion populations decline across much of Africa, could community-led conservation help reverse this trend? …
Canterbury Cathedral stained glass is among world’s oldest
New research indicates that stained glass windows from Canterbury Cathedral may be among the oldest in the world. …
Climate change: Researchers begin discussions on vital report
A two-week virtual negotiation begins on the most critical climate change report since 2013. …
‘Jurassic Pompeii’ yields thousands of ‘squiggly wiggly’ fossils
Scientists are excavating one of the most important Jurassic sites ever discovered in the UK. …
Climate change: US pushes China to make faster carbon cuts
US climate envoy John Kerry says help from China is needed to avoid a dangerous rise in heat. …
First space tourist Dennis Tito: ‘I was euphoric’
Dennis Tito paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station in 2001. …
Jeff Bezos to blast into space aboard New Shepard rocket ship
Billionaire Jeff Bezos will launch into space in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship. …
Hubble space telescope’s function is restored
Engineers restore the Hubble Space Telescope to full operations, after a computer glitch in June. …
Using plastic waste to help solve sand shortages
With construction sand in short supply crushed plastic is being used as an alternative. …
Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn says hydrogen could be future fuel
Hydrogen-powered cars could be the future of Formula 1 according to Ross Brawn, the F1 managing director for motorsports. …
Climate change: Amazon regions emit more carbon than they absorb
Rising heat and deforestation cause eastern parts of the Amazon to become carbon sources, not sinks. …
Climate crisis rallies young people
Thousands of young people are joining a mission to help solve the environmental crisis facing their generation. …
Virgin Galactic’s Beth Moses: ‘No camera can capture the magic’
Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor, Beth Moses, describes the experience of spaceflight. …
Why North America’s killer heat scares me
It’s not the new record temperatures that concern the BBC’s Roger Harrabin – it’s the way they were smashed. …
Critically endangered antelope saiga makes comeback
The population of the rare saiga has more than doubled since 2019, reversing a slide towards extinction. …
Then and now: Arctic sea-ice feeling the heat
As Arctic sea-ice melts in a warming world, it causes the world to heat more rapidly. …