Why thousands of Bittell Reservoir fish are moving home

Hundreds of thousands of fish are being taken out of one of the Midlands' largest reservoirs.

‘Incredible’ editing of life’s building blocks

The studies could lead to new treatments for inherited diseases.

Viking trade in red squirrels may have spread leprosy

Leprosy found in red squirrels is also found in pre-Norman bones in Suffolk and Scandinavia.

Wildlife colonises man-made rockpools

Aberystwyth University scientists work to make manmade sea defences a better home for Nature.

Waterworld

An exec producer of Blue Planet II reveals why not all of the series was filmed…

BBC wrong to not challenge climate sceptic Lord Lawson

An interview with Lord Lawson should have been challenged, the corporation's complaints unit says.

How science transformed the world in 100 years

We need to be more concerned than ever about how society uses scientific discoveries, says Venki…

Drones are being used to protect elephants and rhinos from poachers.

In parts of southern Africa drones are being used to protect elephants and rhinos from poachers

Paul Weitz: Skylab and shuttle astronaut dies aged 85

US astronaut Paul Weitz, who helped save a Nasa space station after it was damaged during…

Astrolabe: Shipwreck find ‘earliest navigation tool’

Marine archaeologists say the object - discovered off the coast of Oman - is an astrolabe.