Whale 'swallows' sea lion: 'It was a once-in-a-lifetime event'

Wildlife photographer Chase Dekker took the photos while whale watching in California. Click here…

Ghana 'exports rosewood timber illegally to China'

Corrupt officials are forging documents to allow the wood to leave the country, environmentalists say. …

Spanish slugs: Moscow alarm over giant invasive pests

Voracious Arion vulgaris slugs have spread across Europe from Spain and are major pests. …

Genetic testing: What secrets could it reveal about you?

Genome sequencing projects around the world are revealing promising new health insights. Click here…

Ethiopia 'breaks' tree-planting record to tackle climate change

More than 350 million trees have been planted in a single day to tackle deforestation, officials…

Hottest UK day on record confirmed

Last Thursday’s 38.7C in Cambridge confirmed as highest temperature ever officially recorded in UK …

Drug-resistant superbug spreading in Europe's hospitals

Scientists are “extremely concerned” by a bacterium resistant to antibiotics of last resort. Click…

Greta Thunberg to sail Atlantic for climate conferences

Malizia II, a high-speed yacht built to race around the world, will take the teen activist…

Plastic pollution: Cycle-challenge woman 'speechless' at beach waste

Kiko Matthews, who cycled around the UK coast, says she collected 3.45 tonnes of rubbish from…

What's a 'Science Princess' doing in Alaska?

Celeste Labedz’s picture of herself dressed up as a princess while on a field trip researching…