Science
Scientific discoveries and research
How to build a highway in the age of climate change
A San Francisco Bay Area project is raising questions about what it will take to fortify highways against rising sea levels.
The tiny cell that broke a big rule of biology
The discovery of a new nitrogen-fixing organelle could change the way we eventually grow food.
Western Europe just set the record for its hottest June ever
Several countries experienced all-time highs in June as Europeans endured unprecedented heat and dangerously elevated overnight temperatures.
El Niño is here, and it’s already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific
From India to Peru to California, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the fishing industry.
Another super typhoon just pummeled the Pacific
Thousands still lacked power from April's storm when Super Typhoon Bavi slammed into the Marianas this week.
China's second typhoon in a week makes landfall
Nearly two million people are evacuated from eastern Zhejiang province, with the city of Wenzhou close to the path of the storm.
RSPB buys 'magical' 96-hectare landscape to reconnect habitats
The move will help conservationists in Gallt-y-bere to protect internationally important habitats.
Heatwave to stretch into second week despite cooler air for some this weekend
The sizzling heat continues into next week despite a drop in temperatures over the weekend.
New dinosaur species as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand
The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.
Helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies
For more than 30 years, Paul Dunn has been working to revive the fortunes of the high brown fritillary.
How can you help wildlife during hot weather?
Sophia Herod has some tips for helping animals that might visit your garden or neighbourhood.
Boxy forms and odd lights: US declassifies more UFO files
The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
Watch: Typhoon Bavi forecast to bring heavy rains and floods to Taiwan, Japan and China
See how the powerful storm is expected to move across east Asia on Saturday.
Struggling pig farmers say £2m support package 'not enough'
Farmers welcome the Scottish government funding but say it's not enough to stop them losing about £1m a month