Blizzard survival skills: Building a snow hole

In the Cairngorms National Park Jo Whalley learns what to do if you become lost in…

Scarcer snow?

In the UK, there is evidence to suggest that snowfall has decreased over the past few…

Signal detected from ‘cosmic dawn’

Scientists observe a signature on the sky from the very first stars to shine in the…

Pesticides put bees at risk, European watchdog confirms

Most uses of insecticides known as neonicotinoids represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, say…

England sees funding fall for energy-efficient homes

In the last five years, there has been an average of 32,000 excess winter deaths in…

Is the UK winning the graphene race?

The scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his work with graphene worries about research funding.

New clues to decline of bees and other pollinators

Bee viruses have been found in hoverflies for the first time, raising new concerns about disease…

How humans echolocate ‘like bats’

Blind people who use sound to navigate their environment adjust their clicks very similarly to bats,…

Seal pups rescued in winter storms released back to wild

The pups were separated from their mother during storms at the end of last year.

Moon to get 4G mobile network

Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in…