Plane flies along Antarctica’s giant Larsen crack

New video is released of the Antarctic ice crack that promises to produce a giant berg.

US children’s hospital helps save life of baby hippo

Doctors from a children's hospital have saved the life of a premature baby hippo.

Plastic from tyres ‘major source’ of ocean pollution

Particles of debris from car tyres are ending up in the ocean as "plastic soup", conservationists…

Meet the frog that can sit on a thumbnail

Seven new species of night frog have been discovered in India, including four miniature forms.

Thousands of spills at US oil and gas fracking sites

Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids each year, according to…

Lemur facial recognition tool developed

A method that can identify individual lemurs could improve the way the endangered species is tracked.

Hospital saves dehydrated baby hippo at Cincinnati Zoo

Cincinnati Zoo's premature baby hippo Fiona needed urgent treatment for dehydration.

What future for E numbers after Brexit?

How Brexit might create complications for the way food in the UK is labelled.

Scientists ‘solve’ the ketchup problem

A super-slippery coating for bottles could make getting liquids out much easier, US scientists say.

Slippery bottle solves ketchup problem

Scientists in Boston have found a way to get every last drop of ketchup out of…