Yuri Gagarin: 1st man in space

It's 50 years since the death of Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut who was the first…

Stephen Hawking’s final interview: A beautiful Universe

The Cambridge physicist's last broadcast interview covered gravitational waves from neutron star mergers.

European Space Agency teams with ICEYE Finnish start-up

The European Space Agency will work with Finland's ICEYE on ways to exploit its novel radar…

I was expected to marry so I went to Antarctica instead

Meena was raised a ‘good Indian girl' who was expected to get married, but she's off…

Mount Etna is ‘sliding towards the sea’

Measurements show the entire bulk of Europe's most active volcano is edging eastwards, Scientists say.

How effective are earthquake early warning systems?

A new study investigates how early a warning can be issued for major earthquakes.

Hamelin Bay: Nearly 150 beached whales die in Australia

Rescuers manage to return just six surviving pilot whales to deeper waters in Western Australia.

Whales in mass stranding on Western Australia beach

About 150 animals wash up on a beach south of Perth, prompting a major rescue effort.

How science GCSEs in England are changing

Students will be graded numerically on a scale from 9 to 1.

Engineering giant

A new museum dedicated to IK Brunel reveals the man behind the carefully cultivated public image.