‘Sabotaged’ tanker in Gulf of Oman leaked oil
A sizeable oil slick developed in waters where tankers were damaged off the United Arab…
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Ozone layer: Banned CFCs traced to China say scientists
CFC-11 is also known as trichlorofluoromethane, and is one of a number of chloroflurocarbon (CFC)…
Scientists: Why we should appreciate wasps
Data recorded by volunteers gives an insight into where wasps are living in the nation’s…
Olive tree killer disease still poses risk to Europe
Southern Europe countries are said to be at the greatest risk from a deadly disease…
Climate change: England flood planners ‘must prepare for worst’
England’s flood planners must prepare for the worst on climate change, the Environment Agency has…
Nature crisis: Humans ‘threaten 1m species with extinction’
On land, in the seas, in the sky, the devastating impact of humans on nature…
Gravitational waves hunt now in overdrive
Scientists working to detect gravitational waves switched on their instruments for a third time at…
Antarctica: Thousands of emperor penguin chicks wiped out
Thousands of emperor penguin chicks drowned when the sea-ice on which they were being raised…
Climate change: Sir David Attenborough warns of ‘catastrophe’
Sir David’s new programme laid out the science behind climate change, the impact it is…
Blue Planet: Executive producer defends sea turtle hatchling release
If you were watching Blue Planet Live on Sunday night you may have been left…
Chicxulub asteroid impact: Stunning fossils record dinosaurs’ demise
Scientists have found an extraordinary snapshot of the fallout from the asteroid impact that wiped…
Climate change: Drilling in ‘Iceberg Alley’
It sounds a bit like sitting in the middle of the road when there’s a…
Mount Everest: Melting glaciers expose dead bodies
Expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers’ bodies that are becoming exposed on…
Hayabusa-2: Asteroid mission exploring a ‘rubble pile’
The asteroid being explored by the Japanese mission Hayabusa-2 is a “rubble pile” formed when…
US detects huge meteor explosion
The blast was the second largest of its kind in 30 years, and the biggest…
Wandering males transformed Spain’s DNA
A mass migration of males transformed the genetic make-up of people in Spain during the…
Climate change: Pledge to cut emissions from dairy farms
This will require “radical changes” over the coming decades, including developing new technologies, the dairy…
Cern cuts ties with ‘sexist’ scientist Alessandro Strumia
The European particle physics research centre Cern has cut ties with the scientist who said…
Climate change: California wildfires ‘can now happen in any year’
Wet winters are no longer a guide to the severity of wildfires in California, a…
SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with space station
The Dragon vehicle, launched by California’s SpaceX company on Saturday, made the attachment autonomously. It…
SpaceX astronaut capsule demo for Nasa lifts off
The demonstration of a new US system to get astronauts into orbit is under way….