Giving birth two million years ago was ‘relatively easy’
Image copyright Getty Images Human childbirth can be a long, painful, drawn-out process, needing assistance and sometimes taking days.So why...
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Climate change: Warming to drive ‘robust increase’ in UK flooding
Image copyright Getty Images Coastal areas in the UK and Northern Europe will experience an increase in "compound flooding" in...
Greta Thunberg to US politicians: ‘Sorry, you’re not trying hard enough’
Image copyright Getty Images Greta Thunberg has told US politicians that they're not doing enough to combat climate change. "I...
Are cities bad for the environment?
Image copyright Getty Images Our cities are increasingly under scrutiny over their impact on climate change. But in terms of...
First measurements of ‘interstellar comet’
Image copyright Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA Image caption Two-colour composite image of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) obtained using the Gemini North Multi-Object Spectrograph...
Wild wheat genetics offer climate hope for food crops
Image copyright Eviatar Nevo Image caption Scientists are excited by the presence of "beneficial mutations" in wild relatives of wheat...
Families fight against toxic dust from Italy’s Ilva steelworks
Image copyright Thomas Cristofoletti/Ruom Image caption A cover to contain dust is being built over part of the steel factory...
World’s biggest amphibian ‘discovered’ in museum
Image copyright Ben Tapley/ZSL Image caption Giant salamander: Not one species but three A newly-identified amphibian is possibly the largest...
Helium shortage: ‘Prices just keep going up and up’
Image copyright Getty Images If you want to buy a helium-filled balloon for a celebration, then it's likely you'll be...
2019 ozone hole could be smallest in three decades
Image copyright CAMS/COPERNICUS/ECMWF Image caption CAMS produces five-day forecasts. Currently, thinning (blue) is greatest in the region towards S. America...
Faster pace of climate change is ‘scary’, former chief scientist says
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The increased frequency and intensity of wildfires may be one outcome of climate change...
Wasps: If you can’t love them, at least admire them
Image copyright NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Image caption Wasps, bees, sawflies and ants all belong to a grouping of insects known...
Climate change: Electrical industry’s ‘dirty secret’ boosts warming
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The expansion of electrical grid connections has increased use of SF6 It's the most...
Research on postmen’s testicle warmth wins Ig Nobel
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The researchers used probes to measure the left and right testicles of 22 postmen...
Plastic packaging: How are supermarkets doing?
Image caption Reuse and refill schemes could be the way forward, say MPs Bunches of bananas wrapped in plastic. A...
Big Butterfly Count: Fine weather boosts species in UK
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPainted lady butterflies have been seen across the countryA once-in-a-decade mass emergence...
Dolphins exposed to ‘cocktail of pollutants’ in English Channel
Image copyright Getty Images Dolphins living in the English Channel are exposed to a "cocktail of pollutants", say scientists.A study...
World ‘losing battle against deforestation’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Aerial view of a suspected illegal logging site in Brazil A historic global agreement aimed...
