Galactic garbage

Millions of pieces of man-made trash are orbiting the Earth. Some are tiny, but all pose…

Violent end as young stars dramatically collide

Scientists capture a dramatic collision between two young stars that tore apart their stellar nursery.

Rules of memory ‘beautifully’ rewritten

Everything you know about memory may be wrong.

Farm of the future

Could edible caterpillars help fight malnutrition and food security problems in West Africa?

Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet GJ 1132b

Astronomers make the first detection of an atmosphere surrounding a "super-Earth" planet.

UN report: Clean power is up, costs are down

UN celebrates fall in renewables costs but warns that investment is slipping

The race to fly passengers into space

Amazon's founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is investing $1bn (£801m) a year to fund his Blue…

Rapid rise of clothes moths threatens historic fabrics

Rare furnishings in England's historic houses are under threat from a new species of the insect.

The man who lived inside a giant wooden egg

Artist Stephen Turner lived on the egg from July 2013 until July 2014.

First study finds neonic pesticides in US drinking water

Scientists in the US find traces of the most widely used insecticides in tap water for…