Riding in cars with dogs

Compulsory testing of in-car dog restraints and better education about the dangers of having pets loose…

A new reptile species from Wales named by Bristol student

After resting for decades in the storerooms of the Natural History Museum in London, a fragmentary…

Image: Night into day on Saturn's rings

In this image by the international Cassini spacecraft, Saturn’s shadow is captured creeping across the rings.…

Climate change 'has affected a third of UK bird species'

The number of cuckoos plummets but buzzards soar in warmer weather, ornithologists say. Click…

Public website to track ESA spacecraft

Launching spacecraft into orbit around Earth and on voyages through the solar system relies on a…

Researchers reveal how bacteria behind hospital infections block out antibiotics

Drug-resistant bacteria responsible for deadly hospital-acquired infections shut out antibiotics by closing tiny doors in their…

Meteor-dropping fireball over Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

A very bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at around 04:28…

China's 'Belt and Road' risks Paris climate goals: analysis

Carbon-heavy development in countries part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate…

Indian moon mission's landing module separates from orbiter

India’s space agency says the landing module of the country’s unmanned moon mission has separated from…

What is a Category 5 storm?

Hurricane Dorian has slammed into the northern Bahamas, one of the strongest storms to make landfall…