Earth's environment for first organisms living four billion years ago was very different to how it is today.
Jeff Errington Jul 26, 2016
European countries dominate the height list; British men get the 31st spot.
Divya Kishore Jul 26, 2016
The historic journey began on 9 March, 2015, with the aim of promoting clean energy.
Ananya Roy Jul 26, 2016
Extrapolated data from a new survey suggests a third of solar industry jobs have been lost in the last 12 months.
James Tennent Jul 25, 2016
Farmers in ancient Iran and the Levant were genetically diverse, suggesting they developed farming in parallel.
Léa Surugue Jul 25, 2016
Thousands of homes near LA were evacuated wildfires raged in drought-parched canyons north of the city.
David Sim Jul 25, 2016
Five year drought in California means fires are spreading with ease say firefighters.
Mark Piggott Jul 24, 2016
Hottest day ever recorded was 56.7C in Death Valley in 1913, but that figure is disputed.
Mark Piggott Jul 24, 2016
Final leg of Solar Impulse flight could be most difficult, because it's too sunny
Mark Piggott Jul 24, 2016
Shooting stars from Delta Aquarid meteor shower will light up night sky from end of July to mid-August.
Staff Reporter Jul 24, 2016
The Chinese army has been deployed to rescue stranded villages and provide supplies
Tom Mendelsohn Jul 23, 2016
The large heath butterfly returns to Heysham Moss in Lancashire after 100 years.
Tom Mendelsohn Jul 23, 2016
STAE CEO Duncan McNair described the treatment he witnessed as "just so truly awful".
James Tennent Jul 23, 2016
Archaeologist show settlements increased over 20 fold in later Middle Palaeolithic period.
Hannah Osborne Jul 22, 2016
Denarii coins were found hidden inside an ceramic vase dating back 2,500 years
Léa Surugue Jul 22, 2016
City of London Corporation is creating conditions that will increase the snake population in Hampstead
Priyanka Mogul Jul 22, 2016
Both the RSPCA and Dogs Trust said that dairy products can be difficult for dogs to digest.
James Tennent Jul 22, 2016
Quartz crystals from Long Valley caldera reveal how gas powering supereruptions accumulates in just a year.
Hannah Osborne Jul 22, 2016
Archaeologists find traveller carried parasitic flatworm Chinese liver fluke 1,500km.
Hannah Osborne Jul 22, 2016
Scientists team up with Google to demonstrate one of the first real-world uses for quantum computers.
Mary-Ann Russon Jul 21, 2016
The 4,500 years old papyrus has just been displayed in public in Cairo Museum
Léa Surugue Jul 21, 2016
Patches of ground on Bely Island bubbles underfoot in what is believed to be a newly recorded phenomenon.
Hannah Osborne Jul 21, 2016
Trump shares many values with You-Know-Who, study finds.
Léa Surugue Jul 21, 2016
The more we learn about the Antikythera mechanism, the more complicated it becomes.
Mike Edmunds Jul 21, 2016
Heavy downpours cause havoc in Beijing and other parts of China, leading to some of the worst flooding in years
David Sim Jul 21, 2016
Rare double transit of planets allowed scientists to analyse two potentially habitable worlds.
Hannah Osborne Jul 20, 2016
Animal testing is cruel, unethical, expensive, and generally inapplicable to humans.
Dr Julia Baines Jul 20, 2016
There are as few as 350 great whites in the country's waters, according to a population survey.
Hannah Osborne Jul 20, 2016
The UK is getting ready for some severe thunderstorms and some might have an ominous red tint.
James Tennent Jul 20, 2016
Measurement of great white could not be taken but it is thought it rivals 20ft Deep Blue.
Hannah Osborne Jul 20, 2016