VIDEO: Is coral bleaching getting worse?
Evidence that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst coral bleaching on record has renewed calls for the UN to list it as “in-danger”.
Japanese satellite lost in space?
Dozens of Japanese engineers and scientists are scrambling to save an X-ray satellite – and more than a quarter of a billion dollars of investment – tumbling out of control in space.
Arctic winter’s sluggish sea-ice growth
Although winter Arctic sea-ice extent has been the smallest on record this year, it is unclear yet whether its volume will also mark a new low.
Barrier Reef hit by ‘worst’ bleaching
Evidence that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst coral bleaching on record has renewed calls for the UN to list it as “in-danger”.
Zika ‘World Cup theory’ dismissed
The Zika virus first appeared in South America in mid-2013, say Brazilian and British scientists, long before the World Cup in Brazil.
VIDEO: Polar bear romance in Scottish highlands
Hopes are growing that the UK may soon have its first polar bear cub in 25 years, after Victoria and Arktos, two bears at the Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland, started mating.
VIDEO: ‘Cat-in-the-box’ survives eight days in post
A cat has survived eight days trapped in a box of DVDs which was posted from Cornwall to West Sussex.
VIDEO: Giant panda enjoys tiny bubble bath
Washington’s Smithsonian National Zoo has released footage of its giant panda, Tian Tian, enjoying a bubble bath.
Synthetic bug given ‘fewest genes’
Scientists take another step in their quest to understand the bare genetic essentials of life, producing a laboratory bacterium that has only 473 genes – fewer than any independent bug in nature.
The nuclear industry: a small revolution
Does the future lie in smaller reactors?
VIDEO: ‘Small nuclear’ explained using rice
The BBC’s Roger Harrabin explains how small nuclear reactors might work – using bags of rice.
Frog foam could deliver drug therapy
Foam made by miniature frogs to protect their eggs could offer a clever way to deliver healing drugs to burns patients, scientists believe.
New detail in Ceres’ bright spots
The US space agency’s Dawn satellite continues to return remarkable images from the dwarf planet Ceres, in particular from its collection of bright spots in Occator Crater.
Ash tree set for extinction in Europe
The ash tree is likely to be wiped out in Europe, according to the largest-ever survey of the species.
Paint drying test boost to nanotech
Scientists have been watching paint dry in experiments they say could improve the performance of everyday items, from sun screen to mobile phones.
VIDEO: On board giant floating solar farm
With 23,000 panels covering an area the size of eight football pitches, Europe’s biggest floating solar farm has begun generating power for the very first time.
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