US authorities approve a treatment which re-designs a patient's own immune system to attack cancer.
Author: BBC News - Science & Environment
Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree
The order prevents the government from exploiting a protected area bigger than Denmark.
Cassini hints at young age for Saturn’s rings
New data gathered by the Cassini probe suggests Saturn's icy bands formed relatively recently.
Smelly clue to bird navigation skills
Birds rely on smell to find their bearings when land is out of sight, according to…
‘Sea dragon’ fossil is ‘largest on record’
A 200-million-year-old fossil 're-discovered' in a museum is something special, say scientists.
Rare double waterspout caught on camera
The sight, off the coast of Florida's Anna Maria Island, was filmed on Thursday afternoon.
What’s really the point of wasps?
A new citizen science survey aims to shed light on that fixture of summertime in the…
Alps melting?
A huge rockfall in Val Bondasca raises questions about how climate change is affecting the Alps.
Alan Titchmarsh hits out at road-widening scheme
Proposals to expand the A3 at a junction with the M25 could mean the loss of…