Diesels more polluting below 18C, research suggests

10kgs of 2,000-year-old butter found in a bog in Ireland to go on display
Jack Conway was working in a bog cutting turf when he came across a massive chunk of butter.

The moth that could devastate UK crops
UK crops could potentially be “devastated” by an infestation of a species of moth arriving from continental Europe, scientists say.

Operation Puerto: Blood bags in Spanish cycling doping case to be handed over
Blood bags used as evidence in a major Spanish cycling doping scandal must be handed over to authorities for investigation, a court rules.

Unique meteorite from asteroid smash-up
Scientists identify a completely new type of meteorite that likely originated in a huge asteroid collision some 470 million years ago.

‘Biblical’ moth influx threatens to devastate crops
Scientists have learned that cabbage and cauliflower crops could potentially be “devastated” by an infestation of moths from continental Europe.

Up close with the Titanic’s sunken sister
The BBC dives more than 100 meters underwater in a submarine to see the wreck of the Britannic in the Aegean, where it sank in 1916.

Baboons return to Tbilisi zoo
The zoo in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi has been slowly re-populating with animals, after flooding last year killed nearly half of its former residents.

El Niño likely to boost CO2 in 2016
A big spike in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels means the greenhouse gas is about to pass a symbolic threshold.

Would Brexit compromise the future of UK science?
Leading scientists have been particularly vocal in arguing against the UK leaving the European Union. But how would Brexit really affect UK science, asks Tom Feilden.

Spread of human disease from animals mapped
Scientists say they have developed a better way to predict how diseases such as Lassa fever jump from animals to humans.

China’s giant glass bridge hit with sledgehammer
BBC Click smashes one of the panels on the world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge to see how safe it is.

Nobel prize winners warn leaving EU poses ‘risk’ to science
A group of 13 Nobel prize-winning scientists warn leaving the EU poses a “key risk” to British science.

Solar Impulse 2 to make New York fly-over
A plane powered only by the sun travels to New York City for a photoshoot at the Statue of Liberty, ahead of crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Extraterrestrial honour for UK astronaut Tim Peake
Astronaut Tim Peake is recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Artificial lights brightening nights across world
More than 80% of the world’s population lives under light-polluted skies, a study suggests.

Petra, Jordan: Huge monument found ‘hiding in plain sight’
Archaeologists using satellite imagery discover a huge, ceremonial monument at the Petra World Heritage site in southern Jordan.

Hummingbird moths colonise UK
A hummingbird-like moth may have colonised the UK, according to conservationists.

Experiment ‘turns waste CO2 to stone’
Scientists think they have found a smart way to constrain carbon dioxide emissions – just turn them to stone.

Engineering triumph
As Switzerland opens the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel, the BBC’s Imogen Foulkes assesses the huge challenge that engineers faced.

Zion revisited
US scientists produce their most precise date yet for the colossal landslide that shaped the big red canyon running through what is now Zion National Park.

Gotthard tunnel: World’s longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland
The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel is officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work.

Gene editing lab tries to grow human organs inside pigs
Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs.

Drone footage shows Bryde’s whale in New Zealand waters
Footage of Bryde’s whales feeding has been caught on camera.

Tim Peake’s message from space ahead of return to Earth
Six months after Tim Peake blasted off to the International Space Station, he is preparing for his return to Earth.

Tim Peake on the ISS: ‘I miss the feeling of rain’
British astronaut Tim Peake has been on the International Space Station for nearly six months, where the climate is unsurprisingly constant.

Scientists say three-person DNA babies are ‘safe’
Using DNA from three people to create a baby is safe, according to a major research study, by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre at Newcastle University.

Isle of Man kayaker’s close encounter with basking shark
A kayaker has filmed a close encounter with a 23ft (7m) basking shark off the south coast of the Isle of Man.

University of East Anglia experts find ‘lost city’ was created by nature
Ancient underwater remains thought to be a “long lost city” are in fact the result of a naturally occurring phenomenon, researchers find.

Plastic in sea is ‘fast food for fish’
Young fish become hooked on eating plastic in the seas in the same way that teenagers prefer unhealthy fast food, researchers say.

US bid to grow human organs for transplant inside pigs
US scientists try to grow human organs inside pigs to solve the transplant shortage by injecting human stem cells into pig embryos.

Flat lens promises possible revolution in optics
A flat lens made of paint whitener on a sliver of glass could revolutionise optics, its US inventors say.

Cancer needs Ebola-level action – Biden
The hunt for a cancer cure should be treated with as much urgency as the Ebola outbreak, says US Vice-President Joe Biden.

PM and Boris clash over EU fishing laws
David Cameron and Boris Johnson clash over the impact of the EU on the UK’s fishing industry, during an interview with the BBC’s Countryfile programme.

Hubble clocks faster cosmic expansion
The Universe may be expanding up to 9% faster than previously thought, according to new measurements from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Origin of mystery deep-sea mushroom revealed
Australian scientists have used genetic material to pinpoint the origin of the deep-sea mushroom, an unusual gelatinous creature first dredged up near Tasmania in 1986.

Gravity space mission passes big test
The Lisa Pathfinder mission, which was designed to demonstrate the technologies needed to detect gravitational waves in space, has been a stunning success, say officials.

Rise of mammals ‘began well before dinosaur extinction’
Mammals began to flourish well before the end of the dinosaur age, a new study finds.

Bleaching ‘devastates’ Chagos Marine Reserve
Up to 85% of the corals in the Chagos Marine Reserve of the British Indian Ocean Territory are estimated to have been damaged or killed in the current global bleaching event.

Surprising global origins for regional food favourites
Italy’s tomatoes and Thailand’s potent chillies, although closely associated with these nations, have their historical roots elsewhere, a study reveals.

MPs criticise government over flood protection plans
The government is failing to do enough to protect communities at risk of flooding and needs to do more long-term planning, MPs say.

Names proposed for new chemical elements
Nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson are the names proposed for the four new chemical elements added to the periodic table in January.

Hobbit find shows tiny humans shrank ‘rapidly’
Researchers discover fossils that suggest the famous Hobbit species shrank on the Indonesian island of Flores within the space of 300,000 years.

VIDEO: The science behind ‘three-person babies’
Using DNA from three people to create a baby is safe, according to a major research study, by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre at Newcastle University.

Government criticised over flood plans
The government is failing to do enough to protect communities at risk of flooding and needs to do more long-term planning, MPs say.

Names proposed for chemical elements
Nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson are the names proposed for the four new chemical elements added to the periodic table in January.

VIDEO: Tim Peake set to return to Earth
Six months after Tim Peake blasted off to the International Space Station, he is preparing for his return to Earth.

VIDEO: Tim Peake: ‘I miss the feeling of rain’
British astronaut Tim Peake has been on the International Space Station for nearly six months, where the climate is unsurprisingly constant.

VIDEO: Kayaker’s close encounter with shark
A kayaker has filmed a close encounter with a 23ft (7m) basking shark off the south coast of the Isle of Man.

Fossils show Hobbits shrank ‘rapidly’
Researchers discover fossils that suggest the famous Hobbit species shrank on the Indonesian Island of Flores within the space of 300,000 years.

Rise of mammals ‘earlier than thought’
Mammals began to flourish well before the end of the dinosaur age, a new study finds.

Global origins of local food favourites
Italy’s tomatoes and Thailand’s potent chillies, although closely associated with these nations, have their historical roots elsewhere, a study reveals.

VIDEO: Drone footage shows NZ whales from above
Footage of Bryde’s whales feeding has been caught on camera.

Bleaching ‘devastates’ UK tropical reef
Up to 85% of the corals in the Chagos Marine Reserve of the British Indian Ocean Territory are estimated to have been damaged or killed in the current global bleaching event.