Nasa has announced when it will commence its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut fell ill with a “serious”...
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondentNatural History Museum/ University of GothenburgA brittlestar found on the seafloor of the Clarion-Clipperton ZoneMachines mining minerals in the deep...
A groundbreaking soil-health measuring technique could help avert famine and drought, scientists have said.At the moment, scientists have to dig lots of holes to...
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondentGettyThe Black Death fundamentally altered medieval societyA volcanic eruption around 1345 may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed Europe's deadliest...
High levels of a toxic “forever chemical” have been found in cereal products across Europe because of its presence in pesticides.The most contaminated food...
Steffan Messenger,Wales environment correspondentandGareth Bryer,BBC WalesMatthew Horwood/Getty ImagesFfos-y-Fran opencast coalmine was allowed to go ahead close to homes and businesses in Merthyr TydfilConcerns have...
Getty ImagesSome hospitals in Delhi now have clinics to treat pollution-related illnessesMore than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were recorded in six state-run...