BBC Science
November 2nd
Controversial plans to merge the British Antarctic Survey and the National Oceanography Centre have been ruled out, the UK science minister announces.
November 2nd
Can the controversial project help ecosystems and the economy?
November 2nd
The government's emergency committee Cobra is meeting to discuss the fungal threat to the nation's ash trees, which has devastated trees abroad.
November 2nd
The Environment Agency says the wettest recorded April-June period has soaked the UK to capacity, meaning even modest rain could cause floods.
November 2nd
Drying laundry in the home poses a health risk to those prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies, according to new research.
November 2nd
Why the space dive almost didn't happen
November 2nd
Astronauts preparing for a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk to perform maintenance on the International Space Station warmed up for the task by dancing to Madonna's Vogue.
November 2nd
Nations meeting in Australia fail to reach agreement on new marine protected areas for the Antarctic, deferring a decision until next year.
November 2nd
An Asian elephant can imitate human speech by placing the tip of his trunk into his mouth, scientists report.
November 1st
Thousands of lab rodents have drowned after storm Sandy caused flooding at a university centre in New York.
November 1st
The petrol-from-air story lifts the lid on a wider energy storage issue
November 1st
Freedom of information sheds light on Climategate
November 1st
The ornithologists of Warburg PoW camp
November 1st
Remains of a prehistoric enclosure, possibly dating back to 3800 BC, are discovered by archaeologists in Truro.
November 1st
What traces will our cities leave in Earth's future rocks?
November 1st
The Environment Agency says a new taskforce has led to a sharp increase in identifying illegal waste sites.
November 1st
Families say doctors secretly tried out drugs on them
November 1st
Robots and virtual reality have helped rats and humans meet, interact and play a game.
November 1st
Officials from Japanese firm Hitachi visit Anglesey after buying a project to build a new nuclear power station on the island.
November 1st
There has been no change in policy on renewable energy, the prime minister says, after a minister suggests there are "enough" onshore wind turbines.
October 31st
Archaeologists in north-east Bulgaria unearth what they believe to be the oldest prehistoric town found to date in Europe.
October 31st
A baby hedgehog which found itself trapped in a crisp packet is released after a three-and-a-half hour rescue.
October 31st
A cold, wet summer has led to a huge drop in the amount of honey produced by UK beehives.
October 31st
The results are in from the Mars rover Curiosity's first taste of Martian soil - and it looks like what geologists see on the Hawaiian islands.
October 31st
New flying fish fossils found in China reveal earliest evidence of over-water gliding in vertebrates.