Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia

A group of editors is working tirelessly to keep bad climate info off the user-generated encyclopaedia. …

World's oldest family tree created using DNA

Scientists have created the world’s oldest family tree from bones interred at a 5,700-year-old tomb. …

Ancient mass-migration linked to British genes

Scientists uncover evidence for a large-scale, prehistoric migration into Britain in the Bronze Age. …

Europe spat will weaken research – science leaders

The government is urged not to abandon talks to let the UK take part in a…

Mother seals recognise pup's voice at two days old

Elephant seal mums can distinguish their own offspring at just two days old, research shows. …

Perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo found in China

Researchers say the fossil is at least 66 million years old and was about to hatch…

James Webb: A last look at Hubble's successor before launch

See the $10bn James Webb Space Telescope hoisted atop its launch rocket in French Guiana. …

Largest-ever millipede fossil found on Northumberland beach

It is thought to have been more than 8ft (2.5m) long and lived 326 million years…

The world’s first octopus farm – should it go ahead?

The world’s first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality – but scientists are up…

British or Irish reached remote islands before Vikings

People from Britain or Ireland may have reached the remote Faroe Islands before the Vikings. …