Kurtis Baute: Scientist leaves airtight dome after 15 hours

Kurtis Baute spent 15 hours in an airtight dome to raise awareness about climate change.

Reality Check

Caroline Lucas MP says that onshore wind energy is the cheapest. What are the figures behind…

Clever crows reveal ‘window into the mind’

The New Caledonian birds have surprised scientists once again with remarkable problem-solving skills.

Single-use plastics ban approved by European Parliament

Plastic items such as cutlery and straws would be banned in the EU under plans approved…

Tools discarded 6,000 years ago found near Muir of Ord

The harpoon and axes were made from red deer antler by hunter-gatherers in Highlands in the…

Young couples ‘trapped in car dependency’

Planners are allowing edge-of-town housing estates where car travel is only option, researchers say.

Two unborn babies’ spines repaired in womb in UK surgery first

A team of 30 surgeons in London operated on the babies weeks before they were born.

Illegally smuggled chimp safely rehomed in Dorset

Naree was illegally smuggled to Thailand and forced to perform in a circus.

Concrete plans

Reducing our use of sand and cement cuts down on CO2 emissions and lessens the impact…

Nasa ‘fixes’ Hubble malfunction

Nasa believes it has fixed a malfunction with the Hubble telescope which threatened to limit the…