A multi-million pound weather satellite is lost after being programmed to take off from the wrong…
Author: BBC News - Science & Environment
UK enjoyed ‘greenest year for electricity ever’ in 2017
Renewables provided more electricity than coal for 90% of year, National Grid figures show.
Blue tarantula
With the help of local scientists, a multinational team discovers unknown species in Guyana.
Prince Charles: ‘Technology won’t solve climate change’
The Prince of Wales says we need to deal with the symptoms of climate change.
Back from the brink
Heavily armed and highly trained anti-poaching patrols have helped the population's recovery.
Does this croc found in Australian suburb belong to you?
Australian police found a crocodile strolling the streets of a Melbourne suburb on Christmas Day.
‘Job done’
World land-speed record-holder Andy Green reflects on the past 12 months' achievements in developing the Bloodhound…
Eight amazing science stories of 2017
BBC News looks back on eight of the biggest science and environment stories of 2017.
Meet the free range reindeer that tour the UK
Free-ranging reindeer are spending time touring the UK to help children learn about them.
Bruce McCandless’s pioneering spacewalk ‘quite comfortable’
The first person to fly untethered in space, Nasa astronaut Bruce McCandless, has died.