Sutherland spaceport plans cover ‘extensive’ site
Image copyright Orbex Image caption The site would be used for the launching of small satellites A proposed spaceport would...
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How to weigh a whale without a scale
Image copyright Fredrik Christiansen Image caption Southern right whale mother and calf in clear waters off Argentina How do you...
Tsunamis linked to spread of deadly fungal disease
Image copyright Education Images Image caption The tsunamis that followed a huge earthquake in Alaska in 1964 caused massive damage...
Scientists estimate Earth’s total carbon store
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Carbon is all around us - in the trees and in the rocks There...
Island reveals rising tide of plastic waste
Image copyright Peter Ryan Image caption In the past decade, the volume of plastic water bottles from China washing ashore...
Dutch tractor protest sparks ‘worst rush hour’
Image copyright EPA Tractor-driving farmers taking to the streets to demand greater recognition have caused the worst ever Dutch morning...
Collecting polar bear footprints to map family trees
Image copyright Nicklas Wijkmark Scientists from Sweden are using DNA in the environment to track Alaskan polar bears.The technique which...
Bloodhound supersonic car set for high-speed trials
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionOn Monday, Bloodhound engineers performed a dry crank testThe British-led Bloodhound supersonic...
Aide: after Brexit science is No 10’s top priority
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson: "I want the lifesaving cancer treatments of tomorrow to say 'discovered and...
315 billion tonnes of ice just broke off Antarctica
Image copyright COPERNICUS DATA/SENTINEL-1/@StefLhermitte Image caption The EU's Sentinel-1 satellite system captured these before and after images The Amery Ice...
Where does recycling and rubbish from the UK go?
Image copyright Getty Images Waste company Biffa has been fined £350,000 for sending household waste, including used nappies and sanitary...
Green developments ‘could avoid planning red tape’
Image caption Electric vehicle charging projects could get an immediate green light from planners Developments that tackle climate change could...
David Attenborough: Save Sussex’s magical kelp forests
Sir David Attenborough is supporting a campaign to help save an important marine habitat. Kelp forests of the West Sussex...
The Displaced: Climate change in Vietnam ‘destroying family life’
Vietnam is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change. It's already having a huge impact on the...
Elon Musk upbeat on Starship test flights
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Mk1 Starship will begin high-altitude tests in the coming weeks The American entrepreneur...
Giant planet around tiny star ‘should not exist’
Image copyright University of Bern Image caption Artwork: The gaseous world and its star are about 30 light-years from us...
Brazil environment: Vast oil spill hits dozens of beaches
Image copyright Sergipe State Government Image caption Oil puddles have been found on beaches across Brazil's north-eastern coast Brazilian officials...
Somerset human remains ‘as old as Cheddar Man’
Image copyright Cotswold Archaeology Image caption The human remains were found to be as old as Britain's oldest complete skeleton,...
