Why suitcases rock and fall over – puzzle solved

Scientists crack the problem of why two-wheeled suitcases can rock from side-to-side and turn over.

Hawking urges Moon landing by 2020 to ‘elevate humanity’

Prof Stephen Hawking has called for leading nations to send astronauts to the Moon by the…

Europe selects grand gravity mission

After decades in the planning, a space mission to detect gravitational waves finally gets the go-ahead.

Volcanoes ‘triggered dawn of dinosaurs’

A million-year-long period of volcanic activity led to the rise of the dinosaurs, a study suggests.

How cats conquered the ancient world

The domestic cat is descended from wild cats that were tamed twice - in the Near…

Brexit ‘will enhance’ UK wildlife laws – Gove

Any Brexit changes to the UK's wildlife laws will increase - not reduce - environmental protection,…

Scientists fear new EU rules may ‘hide’ forest carbon loss

Forestry researchers condemn attempts to change the way carbon from trees is counted in Europe.

Inflatable whales used as training tool

Volunteer rescuers have been learning how to save marine creatures when they wash up on the…

Trump’s divided desert: Wildlife at the border wall

Science reporter Victoria Gill joins researchers in Arizona to find out how President Trump's wall could…

Five robots that are changing everything

Nasa chief engineer Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu on the robots that are changing the world.