Boeing crewed space launch postponed for safety check
First crewed space flight of Boeing's Starliner was postponed shortly before lift-off…
Bluetongue virus warning as midges blown into UK
Midges blown from northern Europe could spread a serious virus across farms…
Tourist influx turns Lake Windermere green, researchers say
Matt Staniek from the Save Windermere campaign, says treated sewage from places…
Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station
Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space…
Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy
It’s the first time a medieval animal has been identified as a…
Government defeated in High Court over climate plans
Speaking outside the court to BBC News he said: "What we now…
Wild orangutan seen healing his wound with a plant
It is the first time a creature in the wild has been…
Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed
Scientists build a 3D model of one of our evolutionary cousins from…
Scientists work to make healthier white bread
The research aimed at lovers of white bread has been funded by…
Plastic-eating bacteria help waste self-destruct
Scientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like…