Former miner: Why I’m giving up my coal fire

Stan Renton and his wife Audrey, have been heating their home with coal for their entire…

How schools are turning the tide on nature deprivation

‘Miss? What’s a duck?’ The question that convinced one school to adopt nature-friendly learning. …

Virgin Galactic rocket plane flies to edge of space

Sir Richard Branson’s spaceplane completes the first of three key test flights above New Mexico. …

'Science should be at the centre of all policy making'

Coronavirus has shown how good science should be embedded in all big decisions, writes Prof Ruth…

China's Zhurong rover takes first drive on Mars

China is now the second country after the US to operate a rover on the Red…

Covid-19: Sewage testing ramped up in England

Programme to test wastewater for the virus that causes Covid now covers two-thirds of England’s population. …

Climate change: G7 ministers agree new steps against fossil fuels

Environment ministers from leading countries agree to take further steps to help limit global heating. …

The Navy sub commanded by artificial intelligence

Submarines controlled by artificial intelligence are being designed to take on military missions. Click…

Chinese Mars rover returns first pictures

Imagery comes back from the six-wheeled robot that landed successfully at the weekend. Click…

Indonesia: Climate change destroying world's oldest animal painting

Higher temperatures have accelerated build-up of salts, which causes the art to flake off the walls. …