BBC News looks ahead to some of the biggest science and environment stories coming up in…
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Scan technique reveals secret writing in mummy cases
Researchers in London have developed scanning techniques that show what is written on the papyrus that…
The best science long reads of 2017 (part two)
The second part of our selection of the best science and environment reads this year.
British astronaut Helen Sharman recognised in New Year’s honours
Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, has been recognised in the New Year's honours.
The best science long reads of 2017 (part one)
A selection of the best science and environment reads this year.
Busy year for storms
Was the remarkable 2017 hurricane season the worst ever? And did climate change play any part?
Space science work recognised in New Year Honours
The first Briton in space and a leading member of the Cassini mission are among those…
World first for dog’s broken leg
A new treatment that has saved a dog's broken leg is to be tried on humans.
Gardens under threat from ‘game changing’ plant disease
A pest that can infect hundreds of plants from lavender to olive trees is of growing…