Unmanned ship to go on 400-year-old journey across the Atlantic
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Mayflower Autonomous Ship will take itself on a journey across the...
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Why scientists are ‘listening’ to the Matterhorn
In 2003 an extremely large, unexpected, rockfall on the Matterhorn mountain caused evacuations and a temporary halt to climbing.It sparked...
Brexit hits UK science funding and workforce
Image copyright Getty Images The first figures have emerged demonstrating that Brexit uncertainty has adversely affected UK research.They show Britain's...
Southwest Atlantic humpback whales on recovery path
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDr Jennifer Jackson: "We have a really nice story of success in...
Plant ‘takes’ world’s first selfie in London Zoo experiment
Image copyright xnor.ai/ZSL Image caption Pete could pave the way for the remote monitoring of rainforests A plant has taken...
Electronic devices ‘need to use recycled plastic’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The volume of e-waste produced around the world each year is set to more...
The Russian who could have been first to Moon
Image copyright Science Photo Library Pioneering cosmonaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov died on Friday in Moscow aged 85. With his passing,...
Microplastics: Seeking the ‘plastic score’ of the food on our plates
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Plastic from Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife...
Norfolk RSPCA centre saves 50th seal with plastic injuries
Image copyright Glenn Mingham Image caption Scylla was found with a discarded - or "ghost" - fishing net around his...
Badger culls have varying impacts on cattle TB
Image copyright SPL The UK government's badger cull has had mixed effects on the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle,...
Plastic pollution: How Ibiza is tackling its problem with waste
Ibiza generated half a tonne of waste per person this year, which is 14% higher than the rest of Europe.According...
Europe eyes improved ‘space weather’ resilience
Image copyright AIRBUS Image caption Lagrange would help estimate the arrival time of a solar storm This artist's concept is...
Natural ‘bumblebee medicine’ found in heather
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bumblebee foraging on heather Preserving heather in the natural landscape could have benefits for...
‘Molar Berg’ does a quick Antarctic pirouette
Image copyright Copernicus Data 2019/Esa/@i_ameztoy Image caption Molar Berg is the biggest ice block to come off Amery in more...
Israel cave bones: Early humans ‘conserved food to eat later’
Image copyright PA Media Image caption In experiments, researchers removed skin from stored bones to match cut marks found on...
Badger culls risk increased spread of TB to cattle, study finds
Image copyright Seth Jackson Image caption Badgers move in as soon as culling begins and so spread infection further. Culling...
Plastic-free Penzance: The UK’s most eco-friendly town?
Penzance became the first town in Britain to receive “plastic free” status for its crackdown on single-use plastic. Fishermen collect...
How the Great Barrier Reef was saved in the 1960s
In the 1960s, conservationists began fighting to prevent the Queensland government from allowing mining and oil drilling on Australia's Great...
