‘100,000 orangutans’ killed in 16 years

Borneo has lost a "shocking" number of its great apes, according to a new survey of…

Probe provides rapid lung investigation

Scientists develop technology that goes inside the lung to make fast diagnoses of infection.

Woburn Safari Park: Elephant Tarli survives deadly virus

Tarli, an endangered Asian elephant, has beaten the odds to overcome an Ebola-like virus.

Scientists have developed a lung probe that finds infections

The probe provides access deep inside a patient’s lung, which means doctors will be able to…

UK air pollutants continue decline

Nitrogen pollutants from motor vehicles fell 12% from 2012 to 2016, according to official statistics.

What lies beneath

Winning photos from the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition

Great White demystified

Shark diving is helping tourists improve their perception about the largest predatory fish in the world.

Musk’s Tesla to stay in space for millions of years

A car launched by Elon Musk could stay in space for millions of years before hitting…

Quantum computers ‘one step closer’

Quantum computing has taken a step forward with the recent development of a silicon-based programmable quantum…

AI does grunt work on China’s pig farms

Alibaba rolls out a system that analyses pig squeals and coughs to improve pork production.