‘Oldest’ Iron Age gold work in Britain found in Staffordshire

A British Museum expert says the Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs are of international importance.

Can Spraybot make your home warmer?

Spraybot can fit under floorboards to help insulate homes.

Fears for environment as automatic legal ‘cost cap’ scrapped

Environmental groups have launched a legal challenge to the government's rule change.

Nest-boxes no substitute for tree cavities, says study

Artificial nests have a markedly different microclimate from tree cavities, a study suggests.

UK ‘must insulate 25 million homes’

Huge numbers of draughty homes could stop it meeting emissions targets by 2050, a report says.

SpaceX to fly two tourists around Moon in 2018

The US rocket company says the customers have already paid for the flight planned for late…

Scientists have found a way of growing human tissue on apples

Scientists at the University of Ottawa have developed a way of growing human cells and tissue…

Bread’s environmental costs are counted

The environmental impact of producing a loaf of bread has been analysed in depth - from…

Nobel winner: Attack on experts ‘undermines science’

One of UK's top scientists, Sir Paul Nurse, says experts are being "derided and pushed back".

Taliban leader urges Afghans to plant more trees

In a statement, Hibatullah Akhundzada says more trees are needed "for the beautification of Earth".