Science Update
Wet wipes could face wipe-out in plastic clean-up
The government says it plans to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste, including wet wipes.
Lava swallows car in Hawaii
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii started erupting on May 3 and has so far destroyed 26 homes.
How a spider jumps on its prey - science has the answer
Scientists hope to learn how to build tiny jumping robots - by studying an extraordinary spider.
Sea giants do battle
As demand for natural gas continues to surge, huge extraction vessels are about to go into action.
Tourism's carbon impact three times larger than estimated
A new study says global tourism accounts for 8% of carbon emissions, far larger than previously thought.
InSight Diary: Mars mission emerges from the mists
London scientist Tom Pike watches his experiment leave Earth on a six-month journey to Mars.
The coffee cup which can be recycled in existing systems
A recyclable coffee cup could help replace the 2.5 billion disposable cups binned each year.
'Soul destroying'
The eco-friendly hobbyists trying to stem the rising tide of plastic in the seas.
Nasa's InSight rocket takes off for Mars
The US space agency has launched its latest mission, heading for the interior of the Red Planet.
A look inside Mars
InSight's science mission will reveal the interior of the Red Planet for the first time.
The UK's biggest outdoor tulip crop grown in Norfolk
The millions of flowers have created a blaze of colour on the Norfolk landscape.
Nasa's InSight mission will target 'Marsquakes'
The InSight probe is due to launch this weekend to investigate the interior of the Red Planet.
'Marsquake' monitor due to fly to Mars in Nasa mission
Scientists at Imperial College London have spent more than 25 years developing the device.
New climate 'feedback loop' discovered in freshwater lakes
Methane emissions from lakes could almost double as warming boosts plants that feed gas production.
Extreme weather 'potentially catastrophic' for bats
Extreme weather appears to be disrupting the lifecycle of bats, raising concern over their long-term future.
Making the desert sand bloom
Norwegian scientists have developed a treatment that can turn arid desert sand into farmland soil.
Ancestral remains 'people not objects'
A collective of scientists recommends that human ancestors be respected as individuals.
Seal avoids 'slow and painful death' by air vent filter
Vets who treated the seal, which had a deep neck wound, had "never seen anything as severe".
Kew Gardens: World's largest glasshouse reopens
Kew Gardens' largest glasshouse - the Temperate House - reopens after an ambitious five-year restoration.
Kew Gardens will reopen the world's largest Victorian glasshouse
The Temperate House at Kew Gardens, which was built in 1863, is home to some of the world's rarest plants.