Why is SpaceX launching astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa?

How SpaceX's stylish spacesuit differs from other attire flown by astronauts.

Authorities north of Verona in Italy found the well-preserved tile floor after decades of searching.

The pandemic has caused a record fall in energy investment and will likely lead to more pollution.

Ahead of the launch of the Crew Dragon mission, the BBC explains what SpaceX does exactly

Two US astronauts are about to go to orbit in a commercially developed rocket and capsule system.

Scientists have tracked a cuckoo's migratory flight from Africa to its breeding ground in Mongolia.

New evidence shows climate change may have wiped out Australia's giant beasts.

The angle at which a life-destroying space rock hit Earth 66 million years ago was lethal.

'Weird and wonderful' animals unlike anything else on Earth are sliding toward extinction, say scientists.

When astronauts go back to the Moon in 2024, they'll be using European hardware to get there.

As lockdowns ease, what are the risks of getting infected as people come into closer contact again?

The UK Space Agency is seeking novel ideas to track all the pieces of debris now moving in orbit.

With the collapse of the tourism industry because of the coronavirus, Thailand's captive elephants are now at risk of starvation.

A California company owned by UK businessman Sir Richard Branson fails to launch a rocket to orbit.

Plans to reduce the height of wood-based properties contradicts advice to increase construction.

Survey suggests British motorists are ready to change their behaviour to protect the environment.

After spending most of their lives in the soil, periodical cicadas will come out in three US states.

The Grade I-listed Megalosaurus statue has been in Crystal Palace Park since the Victorian era.

Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken ready themselves and their kit for Wednesday's flight to the space station.

These are the key phases in the first crew mission to go to orbit from the US in nine years.

BBC News profiles the space travellers who will launch in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule on Wednesday.

Doctors on the front lines are observing things that they have never encountered before - and it's a challenge.

His colourful history included escaping from a zoo and a rumour he once belonged to Adolf Hitler.