An all-electric construction vehicle from the Staffordshire firm wins this year's MacRobert Award.

A future software update could activate full "level-five" autonomy in cars, the Tesla founder says.

A third of all the lemur species on Earth are "one step from extinction".

The sighting of young Cross River gorillas in Nigeria eases fears they will soon die out.

The chance of breaching one of the Paris accord goals in the next five years has doubled, a study says.

India's confirmed cases are going up rapidly, but it's not all bad news.

Marc Cieslak looks at how Virgin Orbit plans to launch its rockets from a plane.

New evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia.

Horseshoe crab blood is used to help develop medicine, but some people want the practice stopped.

A BBC investigation found vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from The Gambia.

The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles.

There are questions over whether the Joint Biosecurity Centre has the expertise needed for the job.

As the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more protective equipment is ending up in the sea.

Aligning polar satellites will enable the first ever reliable maps of Antarctic sea-ice thickness.

Dinosaurs are thought of as giant creatures, but new work adds to evidence they started out small.

The pipeline, which protesters fought against, is ordered to conduct a fresh environmental review.

The heat in June helped fan wildfires and released 59m tonnes of carbon dioxide, scientists say.

A Lancet study estimates that around just 5% of the Spanish population has developed antibodies.

The chancellor will announce £2bn of grants to fund energy-saving projects for homeowners in England.

Traders in India are being denied the "right to shade" under trees, threatening food security.

His wealth is now estimated to be $171bn (£137bn), having made billions during the pandemic.

A report says a rise in animal-to-human diseases will continue without urgent action.

Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after a reports of a suspected case.

Robotic scientists could speed up scientific discovery, while human scientists work from home, developers say.