The near-6,000 sq km block of ice known as A-68 looks finally to be on the move.
Friday 22nd of September 2017 09:04:10 AM →
Scottish Power says electric cars and a shift to electric heating could mean a big rise in demand for electricity.
Sunday 24th of September 2017 04:28:58 PM →
The country is one of the world's only developed nations not to have a dedicated agency.
Sunday 24th of September 2017 10:21:59 PM →
A new study shows that Neanderthal brains developed more slowly than ours.
Thursday 21st of September 2017 04:44:57 PM →
The idea of plant-eating dinosaurs having a strict vegetarian diet is called into question.
Thursday 21st of September 2017 08:12:55 AM →
The call of storm petrels are recorded for the first time on islands where rats came ashore from shipwrecks.
Thursday 21st of September 2017 04:17:30 PM →
It will enter clinical trials to prevent and treat the infection next year.
Thursday 21st of September 2017 04:45:58 PM →
DNA from ancient remains is used to reconstruct thousands of years of population history in Africa.
Thursday 21st of September 2017 09:08:47 AM →
The UK and US reach an agreement that aims to allow freer movement of research equipment and scientists.
Wednesday 20th of September 2017 12:58:28 PM →
Barn owls keep their acute sense of hearing into old age, scientists have discovered.
Wednesday 20th of September 2017 12:18:06 AM →
Understanding the first moments of life could lead to better IVF and explain why women miscarry.
Wednesday 20th of September 2017 10:01:34 AM →
Rivalries in Orkney more than 4,500 years ago led to competition between communities, according to new research.
Tuesday 19th of September 2017 04:11:34 PM →
The ambitious goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is still within reach, a study indicates.
Tuesday 19th of September 2017 03:55:17 AM →
The biggest and the smallest of the world's fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles are most at risk of dying out.
Monday 18th of September 2017 04:53:10 PM →
Rhino horn is being processed into bangles, beads and bracelets, a charity's investigation reveals.
Sunday 17th of September 2017 07:48:23 PM →
The conservation status of the elusive snow leopard is downgraded from "endangered" to "vulnerable".
Thursday 14th of September 2017 07:50:25 AM →
Reports say the US will no longer withdraw from the Paris deal or will change its approach.
Sunday 17th of September 2017 12:14:38 AM →
The US-led Cassini space probe reaches a spectacular climax, burning up in Saturn's atmosphere.
Friday 15th of September 2017 04:57:01 AM →
Berries are appearing early this year - and promise to last much longer than usual, according to experts.
Wednesday 13th of September 2017 05:57:25 AM →
Queen's University scientists design a flexible long-life battery that could be used in pacemakers.
Wednesday 13th of September 2017 06:04:29 AM →
A vaccination programme to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis is also restarting.
Monday 11th of September 2017 05:35:09 AM →
The RNLI closed Perranporth beach to swimmers because of large numbers of jellyfish-like creatures.
Tuesday 12th of September 2017 09:24:31 AM →
Researchers and LGBT groups clash over facial recognition tech that supposedly spots gay people.
Monday 11th of September 2017 06:17:28 AM →
Mount Agung on Bali is an active volcano that may be about to erupt for the first time in 54 years.
Monday 25th of September 2017 01:21:49 AM →
Judges has to choose between 3,800 entries from all over the world.
Sunday 24th of September 2017 05:59:33 AM →
Alexander Blanco's conservation work is helping to save the world's most powerful eagle.
Saturday 23rd of September 2017 04:21:12 PM →
Some flies see six times faster than us, catching prey in mid-air in less than a second.
Sunday 24th of September 2017 12:14:23 AM →
Why firms are spending millions to beat each other into orbit
Thursday 21st of September 2017 04:04:08 PM →
The small satellite industry is the fastest growing part of the space sector "and they all require launch" says Rocket Lab boss Peter Beck.
Thursday 21st of September 2017 04:30:58 AM →
Why, in the mission to improve the health of man's best friend, scientists say greedy Labradors are at the head of the pack.
Saturday 9th of September 2017 04:54:32 PM →
Science is laying bare the secrets of orchids, one of the biggest families of flowering plant.
Wednesday 13th of September 2017 11:38:20 AM →
The fast-growing US solar industry is at odds with itself - and the decision may be left to Trump.
Thursday 21st of September 2017 01:52:47 PM →
Evolutionary biologist Matthew Cobb unpicks a lecture that, sixty years ago, set the course for the genetic revolution.
Thursday 21st of September 2017 02:59:17 AM →
In this photo essay, photographer Clayton Conn shares his experience of the Mexico City earthquake.
Wednesday 20th of September 2017 04:19:18 PM →
How tiny creatures with small brains outwit us so easily.
Saturday 16th of September 2017 04:39:19 PM →
The people of the Guna Yala archipelago, off the Panama coast, may be among the first island communities to leave their homes and move onshore.
Wednesday 20th of September 2017 04:27:41 PM →
Would British forensic science benefit from having its own outdoor laboratory to study human decomposition?
Wednesday 6th of September 2017 05:51:53 PM →
In September 1991, eight scientists sealed themselves inside a giant greenhouse for two years. Linda Leigh was one of them.
Tuesday 5th of September 2017 04:44:04 PM →