Meteorite diamonds ‘came from lost planet’

The space rock that exploded in 2008 seems to have come from the early Solar System.

Porpoise plucked from shallow waters

The young female porpoise had become stranded at Grange burn near to Grangemouth.

Bialowieza forest: Poland broke EU law by logging

Poland violated EU law by ordering large-scale logging in Bialowieza forest, Europe's top court says.

Kids ask Nasa astronaut about going to space

Karen Nyberg, who's been to space twice, answers questions from primary school children.

The first person on Mars ‘should be a woman’

A senior Nasa engineer has said the first person to set foot on Mars should be…

Reality Check

It's not as easy to recycle your takeaway coffee cup as people may have thought.

Delay for Nasa planet-hunter

The Tess mission designed to survey the sky for new worlds has its launch delayed by…

Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme

Science created a 'wonder material' in plastic; now nature is helping to unmake it.

US National Zoo captures birth of baby gorilla ‘Moke’

Calaya the gorilla gave birth for the first time in nine years at the National Zoo…

Nasa’s Tess planet-hunter: What stars sound like

UK astronomer Bill Chaplin demonstrates the noises that stars make and why this is useful to…