

The US space agency's Tess satellite lifts off on a mission to find thousands of new worlds.
The US space agency's Tess satellite lifts off on a mission to find thousands of new worlds.
In an example of human natural selection, Asia's Bajau people have evolved bigger spleens for diving.
The UK's biggest coffee chain says it will recycle as many disposable cups as it sells by 2020.
A record number of Nepalese women are climbing Mount Everest this spring season, officials tell the BBC.
The new director-general of the National Trust says the charity needs to reach out to people in urban areas.
Wild equines are being reintroduced to the grasslands of Kazakhstan where they once roamed in large numbers.
Scientists at University College London (UCL) bestowed the honour on Sir David Attenborough and the documentary team.
Experts say that the history had to be found and made public – but caution that it should cause no distress to anyone who identifies with the syndrome that took his name
Global leaders call on the Commonwealth to halve malaria in next five years
The gender gap in science subjects like physics is likely to persist for hundreds of years, study suggests.