Welsh slate landscape crowned a World Heritage site
The slate landscape of north-west Wales becomes the 32 UK site to be on Unesco's heritage list.
The man who ‘killed’ Pluto
How Mike Brown’s discovery of a larger object threatened Pluto’s 75-year status as a planet
Is there a future for Africa’s lions?
As lion populations decline across much of Africa, could community-led conservation help reverse this trend?
The new surgical tool inspired by a wasp
The device avoids clogging by using friction instead of suction, similar to the way a parasitoid wasp lays its eggs.
Tens of thousands of Jurassic fossils found at secret site
The fossils were originally uncovered by two hobby palaeontologists during lockdown.
‘People have never seen anything like this before’
Live-streamed footage of a family of blue tits has had more than 41 million views online.
Sundarbans: why the world’s largest mangrove forest is sinking
The low-lying islands are being battered by violent storms, rising sea levels, and melting ice from the Himalayas.
Ros Atkins on… the North America heat waves
Ros Atkins explains the link between climate change and recent heat waves in the US and Canada.
Farne Islands: Puffins see visitors return after 18 months
Tourists haven't been able to go to the Farne Islands for 18 months and it's changed the birds' behaviour.
Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson’s flight to the edge of space (and back)
Sir Richard Branson flies to nearly 90km above the Earth in his Virgin Galactic rocket plane.