British sign language gets climate change update

Hundreds of key environmental science terms added to the British Sign Language dictionary. Click…

How do you sign 'carbon footprint' in BSL?

How do you sign ‘carbon footprint’ in BSL? Click here for original story, How…

Big freeze drove early humans out of Europe

Severe cold a million years ago forced our ancestors from the continent, but they adapted and…

Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature

Physicists believe that an unknown force could be acting on sub-atomic particles known as muons. …

Virgin Galactic: Mum, daughter and Brit, 80, count down to space flight

Virgin Galactic aims to fly an 80-year-old former Olympian, a mother and her daughter into space. …

Hawaii wildfires: Six deaths confirmed as blazes engulf Maui

People have jumped into the sea to escape flames from wildfires being fuelled by hurricane winds. …

Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation

A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a…

Texas woman seriously injured after hawk drops snake on her

A passing hawk drops a serpent on Peggy Jones as she mows grass, leading to a…

Water firms face legal action over sewage pollution

It could result in customers receiving an average of £40 each, but there is no guarantee…

Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year

Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week. …