The make-up artist making designs with dead insects

Jasmine Ahumada, from California, attaches spiders and bees to her face to create her distinctive looks.

RSPB Minsmere winter starling murmuration

Starlings take to the skies to create a spectacular aerial ballet before settling on roost.

Scrutiny over wood and coal fires in UK homes

Burning wood and coal in people's homes will come under scrutiny as part of a government…

Robo news

As more media outlets use automated algorithms to write news stories, are journalists doomed?

Handheld device sequences human genome

Reading human DNA used to take laboratories, a pile of cash and a long time.

Lost history of African dinosaurs revealed

A new species of dinosaur unearthed in the Egyptian desert sheds light on Africa's Age of…

Global register lists alien species

A fifth of more than 6,000 catalogued invasive animals and plants worldwide are causing harm.

A third of coral reefs ‘entangled with plastic’

Plastic is one of the biggest risks to the future of coral reefs after ocean warming,…

Ariane rocket suffers rare launch anomaly

Europe's normally highly dependable rocket, the Ariane 5, loses contact as it flies skyward.

Edible bandages for bears’ burnt paws

After two bears are injured in California wildfires, a creative solution to get them back on…