Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded for quantum dots

The tiny crystals create more precise colours and are used in medical imaging as well as…

Australian towns battle fire and flood back to back

The nation has reeled from disaster to disaster in recent years, as it feels the effects…

US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network

Dish Network will have to pay $150,000 for failing to move an old satellite far enough…

Physics Nobel Prize rewards science on a 'tiny timescale'

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics rewards research into electrons in “flashes of light”. …

James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion

The new space observatory sees pairs of Jupiter-sized objects floating free between the stars. …

Water firms want bill rises to cut leaks and spills

Companies want customers to pay up to £84 a year more in 2025, rising to £156…

Why finding alien life in Universe is now 'only a matter of time'

Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes – possibly…

UK unready as wildfires surge, warns firefighters' union

Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced “postcode lottery”, claims a new union report. …

England's single use plastics ban does not tackle takeaway boxes, warns Greenpeace

Plastic cutlery is banned under new rules but plastic containers for takeaway and shop bought meals…

Nature crisis: One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain

The loss of Britain’s wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report…