ReutersThe foreign secretary has said climate change is a more pervasive and fundamental threat than terrorism.In his maiden speech, 100 days after taking office, David Lammy said the climate...

US Coast GuardThe hearing was also shown an image of the Titan's tail cone on the sea floorOne of the final messages from the five-person crew of the Titan...

NASAWork to build the International Space Station began in 1998In June two American astronauts left Earth expecting to spend eight days on the International Space Station (ISS).But after fears...

Jeff KerbyScientists were able to pin down the location of the tsunami to a remote fjord in East Greenland A massive landslide in a Greenland fjord triggered a wave...

An Italian father and his son have been fined 60 million Sri Lankan rupees ($200,000; £150,000) for trying to smuggle hundreds of endemic insects - including 92 species of...

Cheers as Isaacman steps out of the hatchA billionaire and an engineer have become the first non-professional crew to perform one of the riskiest manoeuvres in space - a...

BBCThere’s nothing new about genetic engineering. By cross-breeding plants and animals, our Stone Age ancestors realised they could boost the amount of food they produced.Modern genetics has enabled scientists...

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission blasts offBillionaire Jared Isaacman has taken off in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for what he hopes will be the first ever privately funded spacewalk.The...

Kevin Church/BBCA repeating tone - blip, blip, blip - is the audible reminder that we are in one of the most hazardous nuclear sites in the world: Sellafield.That sound...

Getty ImagesWe’re in the midst of a Moon rush. A growing number of countries and companies have the lunar surface in their sights in a race for resources and...

Getty ImagesPuffins are on the red list of Birds of Conservation ConcernA puffin population has been declared "stable" following fears that bird flu might have had a more devastating...

NASAButch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain in space until February 2025Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to begin its journey back to Earth - but the astronauts it was...