Europe and Japan celebrate the successful launch of their joint quest to visit the closest planet…
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A14 road workers find woolly mammoth bones
The bones, discovered on the site of an ancient river, are thought to be at least…
Why is this African town letting mosquitoes in?
The genetically modified insects are part of a project which aims to tackle malaria in Africa.
Mercury: Learning from the strangest planet
The first European mission to explore Mercury will begin Saturday: What could it teach us?
Jurassic-era piranha is world’s earliest flesh-eating fish
A 150-million-year-old, sharp-toothed fossil is believed to be the world's oldest piranha-like specimen.
New Forest brothers show off UK’s biggest ever pumpkin
Twin brothers have been showing off the biggest pumpkin ever to have been grown indoors in…
Sir Quentin Blake brings science pioneers to life
Amy Johnson is one of 20 renowned figures to feature in a new work from the…
Can a cooker help save the rainforest?
The solar-powered cooker that uses an alternative to charcoal.
Ian Kiernan: The man who wanted to clean up the world
Ian Kiernan's iconic anti-litter campaign, begun in Australia in the 1980s, became a global success.