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Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists | Stonehenge

A 5,000-year-old monument that was aligned with the summer and winter solstices and may have served as a prototype for the later solar alignment...

Goats can find food by following a human voice, study finds | Animal behaviour

When it comes to following human cues, it seems the greatest of all time might actually be the goat.Researchers have discovered that, like young...

Globally significant volcanic event formed Giant’s Causeway, scientists find | Geology

For centuries, the tale has been passed from generation to generation: how the Irish giant Finn McCool built the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland...

2025 likely to be UK’s hottest year ever recorded – Met Office

Mark PoyntingClimate researcherEPAThis year is on course to be the UK's hottest since records began, according to the Met Office, as climate change continues...

Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate | Climate crisis

Yangang Xing had never heard of organ-tuning books, but his colleague Andrew Knight often played the pipe organ at churches as a teenager.When the...

Warmer seas bring record number of octopuses to UK waters

Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondentWatch: Octopuses filmed by divers off the coast of Cornwall this yearA wildlife charity has declared 2025 "the Year of the Blooming...

Puppy farm and trail hunt ban promised in animal welfare strategy

An end to puppy farming and a possible ban on the use of electric shock dog collars are promised as part of a new...

First wheelchair-using astronaut touches down after ride to edge of space | Space

A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers on Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float...

Drones detect deadly virus in Arctic whales’ breath

Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent'Blow' samples, as well as skin biopsies, were collected and screened for infectious agentsWhale breath collected by drones is giving clues to...

Don’t hold back, swearing can boost performance by lowering inhibitions, study finds | Psychology

It may not be in keeping with the festive spirit, but if you find yourself dropping the F-word while wrestling a Christmas tree up...

Why Sir David Attenborough wouldn’t live anywhere else but London

BBC/Passion PlanetSir David Attenborough says London is a "city full of hidden natural wonders"Lying on his side on a dark summer night earlier this...

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