Climate change: LED lights making dent in UK energy demand

Energy efficiency is more important in the battle against climate change than wind and solar power,…

Nasa’s New Horizons: ‘Snowman’ shape of distant Ultima Thule revealed

The first detailed picture from Tuesday's historic flyby in the outer Solar System is released.

Warming seas linked to bluefin tuna surge in UK waters

Increased sightings of bluefin tuna off the UK are linked to the warming effect of a…

China Moon mission lands Chang’e-4 spacecraft on far side

The robotic space mission is the first landing on the side of the Moon that never…

New Horizons: Nasa probe survives flyby of Ultima Thule

Nasa's probe is in a "healthy" state after its flypast of Ultima Thule, the most distant…

Recycling: Where is the plastic waste mountain?

A year ago China imposed a ban on waste imports, so what's happened to the UK's…

Pete Tong NYE ‘balloon drop’ cancelled after protests

Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new…

Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at Nasa, has…

New Horizons: Nasa waits for signal from Ultima Thule probe

The New Horizons probe should be flying past the most distant object ever explored in the…

How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India

Aryans are not the earliest or only source of Indian civilisation, suggests new research on genetic…