A car made from waste plastic has been forced to abort its mission to the South…
Author: BBC News - Science & Environment
Wooden clothes?
A university in Finland has invented a process to turn waste wood into material for clothing.
Nasa’s New Horizons probe on course for historic flyby
Ex-Pluto spacecraft New Horizons maintains the trajectory taking it to its next dramatic encounter.
Seal pups across the UK are ‘at risk from toxic chemicals’
Seal pups across the UK are "at risk" from man-made toxic chemicals present in their mothers'…
Waste plan floats bottle deposit scheme
More people will also get food waste caddies, as part of plans to make recycling less…
Pterosaurs: Fur flies over feathery fossils
The flying reptiles had feathers, and looked like brown bats with fuzzy wings, say scientists.
Hastings dinosaur footprints exposed by cliff erosion
Dozens of well-preserved dinosaur footprints from at least seven species have been uncovered.
Bloodhound supersonic car project saved
The supersonic vehicle could still race at 1,000mph after an entrepreneur bought the business.
Climate change: The massive CO2 emitter you may not know about
Cement is the source of about 8% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. How can this…
Climate lessons
The BBC's Matt McGrath looks back at key developments at UN climate talks that have ended…