EU border fences pose 'major threat' to wildlife
Razor wire fences obstructing animals from vital seasonal resources, study says.
Ridiculed screwworm fly scientists posthumously honoured for work on insect control
The Golden Goose Awards will honour scientists for coming up with 'sterile insect technique'.
Wyoming: Mother grizzly 399 mourns death of bear cub Snowy after suspected hit-and-run in park
The cub, potentially 399's last ever offspring, was struck and killed by a car on Sunday night (19 June).
Ancient Greek naval base key to Battle of Salamis discovered off Athens coast
The 2,500-year-old naval base was home to battleships and played a crucial role in the defence of Greece.
More news
Ancient Egypt: Great pyramid of Giza lopsided 'thanks to building error'
New measurements at Giza have revealed that the Great Pyramid may not have an exactly square base.
Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi gives moving performance while floating in the Arctic Ocean
Einaudi and Greenpeace want to urge governments attending OSPAR to create a new Arctic protected area.
Towering inferno: Dramatic photos of wildfires raging close to Los Angeles
Wildfires rage near Los Angeles during an intense heatwave and ongoing drought.
Nasa's Juno spacecraft is about to peer under the clouds of Jupiter
Despite being the biggest planet in the solar system, we know very little about Jupiter.
Finding Dory: More than 100,000 urge Disney to take action to protect blue tang fish
Experts have warned that the movie could impact the blue tang fish population and the marine ecosystem.
Tim Peake: Watch ESA astronaut's first press conference after return from space live online
Peake will give his first-hand report about his time on board the International Space Station.
Vital California kelp forests vanishing due to global warming
Aerial surveys reveal 93% of kelp canopy north of San Francisco disappeared between 2008 to 2014.
San Andreas Fault: GPS reveals constant, large-scale motion around California system
Large-scale motion at fault system predicted by models confirmed through analysis of GPS records.
Death row appeal for Cyril the squirrel from Royal Arsenal residents
"He doesn't harm anyone and is in no way a pest – he brightens a lot of people's days," says petition.
K2-33b: Newborn Neptune-like world is youngest fully-formed exoplanet ever discovered
Newly discovered exoplanet 500 light years away is just five to ten million years old.
Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse sets off from New York to cross the Atlantic
The solar-powered plane is attempting to circle the globe to raise awareness for cleaner technology.
2015 saw record deaths of environmental activists with over 3 killed every week
Mining, agriculture, construction of dams are some of the drivers for environmental activists getting killed.
Kazakhstan: Saiga antelope population shows signs of recovery after 2015 mass die-off
Catastrophic die-off in 2015 saw 200,000 saiga antelopes disappear in Kazakhstan.
St Kilda: Scottish National Trust fund to preserve Europe's largest colony of nesting seabirds
It's been 86 years since anyone lived on St Kilda, after the tough way of life had become unsustainable.
Photos of flash floods and landslides after week of torrential rain in China
The country's usual monsoon period has escalated into a human disaster on the scale of 1998.
Blue Tangs in danger as Finding Dory movie could lead to rise in demand of fish as pets
After Finding Nemo was released in 2003, nearly 1 million Clownfish were sold in the US alone.
Giraffes face 'silent extinction' warns Sir David Attenborough
Only 90,000 giraffes still roam the African plains, far fewer than the endangered African elephant, according to Sir David Attenborough.
Largest ever Viking gold hoard found by amateur treasure hunters in Denmark
Buried treasure was discovered by metal detector group Team Rainbow in Vejen, Jutland.
Tim Peake on returning from space: 'The best ride I've ever been on!'
What's next for Major Peake after his out of this world experience?
Tim Peake: Capsule carrying International Space Station crew lands in Kazakhstan
Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko return to Earth safely from the ISS.
Tim Peake: First British ESA astronaut returns safely after 186 days in space
Peake is the first British European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to visit the International Space Station.
Summer solstice to coincide with full moon for first time in 70 years: Watch live online
June's full moon – also called the strawberry moon – will be seen worldwide on same day as summer solstice.
Harwell Campus: Meet the STEM entrepreneurs fuelling the UK's space economy
The UK space economy is expected to be worth £40bn by 2030 thanks to lower costs and huge innovation.
Eritrea: Oldest Homo erectus footprints ever discovered adds piece to the puzzle of human evolution
In Eritrea, researchers have found 800,000-year-old footprints belonging to modern man's ancestor.
Ice Age giants: Climate change and human hunting created perfect storm for megafauna extinction
'Megafauna' species in Patagonia such as the giant jaguar became extinct in just a few hundred years.
Tim Peake: ESA boss claims British astronaut represents 'European spirit'
Johann-Dietrich Woerner has praised Peake after the Briton conducted 250 experiments during time on ISS.
Tim Peake: How and when to watch ESA astronaut's return from space live online
Peake will arrive back on Earth on 18 June after spending 186 days in space.
India: 2 Gir lion cubs put on probation over killings after 'main culprit' given zoo life sentence
Crackdown on lions following killings of three villagers in Gujarat.
Summer solstice 2016: Everything you need to know about the longest day of the year
The summer solstice falls on 20 June 2016, the shortest night of the year.
Nasa releases 'extraordinary' photo of sandstorm blanketing the Red Sea
The photo was taken using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument on the Aqua satellite.
- MOST READ IN Science
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
