BBC News - Science & Environment

There is a “chronic under-appreciation” of the potential of the countryside, says a new report.

Switching to futuristic foods will reduce carbon emissions and save land and water, a study suggests.

An experiment to find out has just finished on the International Space Station.

Campaigners take to rivers across the UK in 12 protests against water companies dumping sewage.

Peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers, researchers say.

The BBC gets an exclusive look at the upgraded machine helping to overhaul our understanding of the Universe.

Simply designating an area as "for nature" does not mean it is beneficial for wildlife, researchers find.

The broadcaster is recognised for his devotion to telling stories about the natural world.

Combined pressures of global heating and farming can halve insect populations in some places - study.

The UK Fireball Alliance believes the space rock landed in Shropshire last week.

How it feels to treat your depression with a hallucinogenic drug.

The latest IPCC guidance on when carbon emissions should peak has been misunderstood say scientists.

Scientists map coral reefs in the Caribbean to identify those most likely to survive climate change.

It's 85 miles wide, which is larger than the US state of Rhode Island. And it's coming this way.

"Staggering" findings from studying 16 mammals - including humans - sheds light on why we age.

Scientists say their analysis is "encouraging" but keeping under 1.5C this century looks unlikely.

Researchers in Australia say freezing sperm could help protect the marsupials from extinction.

Shane Cronin gets a close-up view of the underwater volcano that erupted spectacularly in January.

Four men leave Earth on a commercial mission to spend eight days at the orbiting platform.

Researchers rejuvenate a 53-year-old woman's skin by decades, but clinical applications are a way off.

Scientists find a sub-atomic particle's mass is at odds with one a theory underpinning modern physics.

A report calls for a relaxation on requirements to speak English, and to expand seasonal worker visas.

Chemistry professor Prof David MacMillan has set up a foundation in his parents' honour.

Some farmers say studies suggest Paraquat could be a factor in the onset of Parkinson's Disease.

The UK government is putting water firms under pressure after 1,000 sewage spills a day in 2021.