Northern lights linked to North sea whale strandings

Scientists connect the solar storms behind the Aurora Borealis to the deaths of 29 whales in…

How to create a digital copy of dinosaur fossils

Palaeontologists are turning to technology to preserve dinosaur fossils.

Voyager 1 at 40: Scientists ‘amazed’ 1970s space probe still works

The Voyager 1 space probe was launched 40 years ago and continues to send back data…

Memorial held for green campaigner

Around 200 members of family and colleagues from the environment movement

ISS crew return to Earth

The three-person crew of Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin have landed safely in Kazakhstan.

Multiple waterspouts spotted in Sochi

Footage of a number of waterspouts in Russia has emerged.

XFEL: Brilliant X-ray laser comes online

A powerful machine opens in Germany to probe the structure of matter to help make new…

Suffolk Wildlife Trust launches Lackford Lakes appeal

Suffolk Wildlife Trust says species including stone curlew will benefit from the purchase.

Florence: Largest asteroid in century to safely fly by Earth

Florence will pass by at a relatively close distance but scientists say there is nothing to…

Young tagged hen harrier goes missing in ‘suspicious’ circumstances

Calluna, a female harrier fitted with a satellite tag, has not been tracked for more than…