The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.

A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.

Non-native quagga mussels, which can block pipes, have been discovered in the East Midlands.

The UK government awards £20m to 15 artificial intelligence research projects.

Archaeologists believe the bones are as old as 5,000 years and remarkably well preserved.

Some trial volunteers were given shots half the planned strength, so how does that affect the results?

The conservation charity is accused of working with guards who allegedly tortured and killed people.

The UK chancellor's spending review is accused of undermining the prime minister’s “green” vision.

Nasa has stacked the first pieces of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

The railways in the UK, Australia and India getting power from the sun in different ways.

Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.

As Boris Johnson is driving UK emissions down, is his chancellor preparing to drive them back up?

The tech billionaire overtakes Bill Gates after Tesla shares soar on S&P acceptance

Cambridge University Library launches an appeal to find the scientist's missing notes and sketches.

The former secretary of state is among the names announced for key roles in the new US administration.

The robotic Chang'e-5 mission aims to return the first lunar rocks to Earth in more than 40 years.

Surveillance of farmed mink for coronavirus should be mandatory, says a top scientist.

Despite the global lockdowns, overall greenhouse gas concentrations have continued to rise.

Other groups have reported higher protection, but the results are still seen as a triumph.

Denmark's mass mink cull after a coronavirus outbreak at farms leaves the industry in the spotlight.

The Chang'e-5 probe is hoping to assist in better understanding the Moon's origin and formation.

You saw the headlines of a $1.8m meteorite? Here's the real story and it's just as fascinating.

It may look like a dog house in space, but Sentinel-6 will make the most precise map of ocean height.

Ministers visited the scene of a huge peat slide on the Tyrone Donegal border.