A closer look at ‘3.67m-year-old’ skeleton

It took 20 years to excavate, clean and put together Little Foot, found in caves north…

Google’s ‘superhuman’ DeepMind AI claims chess crown

An algorithm developed by the DeepMind team claims victory against a world-beating AI chess program.

Little Foot skeleton unveiled in South Africa

One of the oldest and most complete skeletons of our ancestors is unveiled in South Africa.

UN signals ‘end’ of throwaway plastic

The end of the era of throwaway plastic has been signalled by UN environment ministers meeting…

UN commits to stop ocean plastic waste

Nations will resolve to end plastic pollution in our seas, but their agreement has no timetable.

Pizza night aboard the International Space Station

Crew members aboard the International Space Station are treated to a special meal.

Australia’s frog count: App calls on citizen scientists

Scientists hope the public will help them record the sounds of the amphibians via an app.

IUCN Red List: Wild crops listed as threatened

Wild relatives of modern crops deemed crucial for food security are threatened with extinction.

Hinkley Point’s Cardiff Bay toxic mud claim ‘alarmist’

Nuclear power developers say claims 300,000 tonnes of mud due to be dumped off Cardiff is…

How UK’s birds are being affected by a changing climate

Migratory birds are arriving in the UK earlier each spring and leaving later each autumn, a…