Rhino release: European parks bring animals to Rwanda
Image copyright Stuart Slabbert Image caption The zoo-born animals will join 18 other eastern black rhinos in Akagera National Park,...
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Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover senses methane spike
Image copyright NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS Image caption The Curiosity rover carries an onboard lab to measure the chemistry of the atmosphere The...
‘Friendly’ bacteria could help save frogs from disease
Image copyright Getty Images Bacteria living on the skin of frogs could protect them against a deadly virus, according to...
British orchids thriving in Dunstable Downs ‘sunken trails’
Image caption The slopes of the sunken trails on Dunstable Downs were carpeted by orchids in June Acres of arable...
The chart that defines our warming world
Is this the simplest way to show what is meant by global warming? The chart below organises all the countries...
‘Clean electricity’ will dominate power supply
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The past decade has seen a huge surge in wind and solar capacity For...
‘I want to be a guinea pig to help others’
Image copyright Tim Gander/Bath University Image caption John had an amputation after years of pain John Roberts says he is...
UK climate emergency: What does it mean for how we live?
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Making homes more energy efficient is on the climate emergency "to do" list The...
European Space Agency probe to intercept a comet
Image copyright SPL Image caption Artwork: There may be little warning of a very distant visitor The European Space Agency...
Spy satellites reveal extent of Himalayan glacier loss
Image copyright NRO/USGS Image caption The Hexagon images were declassified in 2011 and digitised for scientific study Images from Cold...
Fossil proves hyenas once roamed Canada’s Arctic Plains
Image copyright Thinkstock A 50-year-old mystery surrounding a pair of fossilised teeth has been put to rest by new research...
UK ‘likely’ to host critical climate conference next year
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of negotiators and campaigners gather at the annual Conference of the Parties The...
Worm with eyes in head and bottom found off Shetland
Image copyright National Museums Scotland Image caption The worm was found during a survey of a protected area off Shetland...
‘Boaty McBoatface’ maps deep ocean water
Image copyright P.Abrahamsen/BAS Image caption The expedition was the new sub's first major scientific outing Intrepid submarine Boaty McBoatface has...
Ministers reject fast fashion impact advice
Image copyright Getty Images A catalogue of proposals to force the fashion industry to clean up its act has been...
Saving sharks: One woman’s mission to protect the hammerhead
Image copyright Edward Herreo Mision Swimming off Cocos Island in the Pacific Ocean, Ilena Zanella had her first close encounter...
‘Cryoegg’ to explore under Greenland Ice Sheet
Image copyright E.Bagshaw/Cardiff University Image caption If Greenland were to lose all its ice, it would add 7m to global...
Largest world stock of animal-killing virus destroyed by UK lab
Image copyright Pirbright Institute Image caption The rinderpest virus, shown here infecting a cell, is highly contagious in cattle Scientists...
