Author: BBC News - Science & Environment

Scientists have had a remarkable close-up encounter with a gigantic underwater avalanche off the coast of…

Scientists have used images taken by Cold War spy satellites to reveal the dramatic environmental changes…

The detection of ripples in space-time and the famous Schrödinger's Cat paradox feature in a list…

Scientists say they have a clue that may enable them to find traces of the asteroid…

A star was 'swallowed' after it passed too close to a black hole, say Queen's University…

The world's largest wild reindeer herd has fallen by 40% since 2000, scientists have warned.

British researchers are using social media to track the spread of norovirus.

Watch David Attenborough's epic sign off as the acclaimed Planet Earth II came to its conclusion…

Brain tests at the age of three appear to predict a child's future success in life,…

The scale and pace of change now taking place in West Antarctica is captured in a…