Extreme turbulence on flights set to soar as climate change impacts North Atlantic Jet Stream
Extreme turbulence – which can hospitalise passengers – is set to increase by 150% this century.
Siberia: Extremely rare 40,000-year-old porcupine remains discovered
Porcupine remains have never been found this far north before.
Canis lupus: We may be creating a new species of human-dependent wolf
Gray wolf populations in Europe and North America are doing well as they live in close proximity to cities.
Crisp smell after fresh snow is because it really does soak up air pollution
But when it melts it creates a toxic slush full of carcinogenic compounds.
The first American invention: How Clovis people made fluted arrow tips
Adding fluting to stone tips is tricky and can easily backfire, creating weaker tips rather than stronger ones if done wrong.
Sex frenzies no good for male snakes, with their orgies leading to ageing and early death
Males of this species stick out a full 21-day orgy without eating, ruining their body condition and shortening their lives.
Within 200 years, Earth will hit CO2 levels it hasn't seen for nearly half a billion years
A 420m-year climate record suggests we are entering uncharted territory in terms of atmospheric CO2.
The original Brexit: How Britain's land link to Europe began its collapse 450,000 years ago
Giant waterfalls eroded the land bridge before a megaflood destroyed it completely.
Face of Stone Age woman from Thailand's northern highlands revealed
The woman is thought to be a direct descendant of the founding population of South-East Asia.
Child sacrifice in Carthage: Ritual killing not the only reason for mass infant graves
Children faced a wide array of threats to their lives in the city of Carthage.
Uffington hill carving was worshipped as 'sun horse' in prehistoric Britain
The location and orientation of the Uffington White Horse has been linked to the arc of the midwinter sun.
30,000-year-old art and jewellery in Wallacea shows first complex human culture in Sulawesi
Beads and a pendant were made from the bones of the bear cuscus and teeth of the pig-deer.
Norway whaling begins: Minke quota raised to 999 as activists condemn 'brutal, bloody slaughter'
Commercial whaling in Norway continues as it does not recognise the International Whaling Commission's ban.
Plastic pollution clogging oceans could be turned into diesel for ships
A small reactor has been designed to sit on board ships and turn ocean plastic into fuel.
What is ocean plastic pollution and how can we reduce it?
Five trillion pieces of discarded plastic damage the marine environment and can enter the food chain.
Greenland coastal ice melt is past tipping point and sea levels are going to rise
The coastal edges of Greenland's ice caps won't be restored for decades.
Lost planet size of Neptune discovered 'hiding in plain sight'
The exoplanet Kepler-150 f orbits a star about 3,000 light years away from Earth.
Solar wind from a fierce young Sun ripped away Mars' atmosphere
Argon was lost from Mars' atmosphere in a process called 'sputtering'.
Meet the tropical fish that doses its enemies with heroin-like venom
Fang blennies are beautiful tropical fish that have a unique strategy to escape danger.
Historical analysis of coin said to bear true image of Christ: 'Wildly irresponsible' and 'crackers'
The thesis is described as being as wacky as claims that aliens built the pyramids.
Newly discovered in Montana, this Tyrannosaurus had a sensitive side – just look at its face
Comparisons of fossil skulls with modern birds and crocodilians showed that the tyrannosaur probably had a very sensitive face.
Carved raven bone discovered in Crimea is Neanderthal 'art'
The finding suggests that Neanderthals had aesthetic awareness involving a sense of consistency and regularity.
International air pollution linked to 1 million deaths in one year
International trade redistributes pollution across global regions as consumption is separated from production.
US opioid epidemic: Heroin use booms five-fold in a decade
The increase was much greater among white than non-white people.
Whalesong reaction to the Kaikoura earthquake recorded
The calls of several whale species not known in New Zealand were captured there for the first time.
Skeletons came to life in chalky oceans half a billion years ago
Trilobites and shellfish were among the first to evolve a hard skeleton.
Can vaccines be the answer to antibiotic resistance?
Scientists are developing vaccines for bacteria that have evolved resistance to a host of antibiotics.
Colorado 2013 storms caused more damage in one event than 100 years of flooding
Huge amounts of sediment and carbon were flushed through rivers in a matter of hours and days.
Extreme heat predicted to hit 350m more people a year by 2050 despite 1.5C target
Lagos is expected to face 100 times more heat stress by 2050.
Climate change is making giant planetary waves bigger, leading to more extreme weather
Eurasia and North America are likely to be among the land areas most affected.
