Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space

The UK businessman realises a lifetime’s ambition by riding a rocket plane high into the sky. …

Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson's long, winding path to space

The BBC tracks the long, winding road to Sir Richard Branson’s flight to the edge of…

Sir Richard Branson: Space flight will be 'extraordinary'

The UK businessman is about to realise a lifetime’s ambition by flying to the edge of…

Virgin Galactic's Beth Moses: 'No camera can capture the magic'

Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor, Beth Moses, describes the experience of spaceflight. Click here…

Covid origins: Scientists weigh up evidence over virus's origins

Researchers aim to “set the record straight” on how the virus transferred from bats into humans. …

Nature: Backyard moth spotting rises during lockdown

Experts are heartened by a new found interest in the “underappreciated and under-threat” insects. …

Climate change: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming

Without global warming, the searing heat seen in the western US and Canada “just doesn’t occur,”…

Record June temperatures point to more 'extraordinary' extremes

North America experienced its warmest June on record and experts say the figures are frightening. …

Why North America's killer heat scares me

It’s not the new record temperatures that concern the BBC’s Roger Harrabin – it’s the way…

Climate change: The craft brewery using algae to cut emissions

An Australian craft brewery is using microalgae to turn their carbon emissions into oxygen. …