Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.
Lion DNA helps convict poachers for first time
Investigators reveal how they were able to identify a missing animal using a database of lions in Zimbabwe.
Deer culling to be made easier to protect trees and crops
The government unveils a long awaited 10-year deer management plan that will identify priority culling areas.
SpaceX rocket fireball linked to plume of polluting lithium
A SpaceX Falcon 9 crashed to Earth last year. Now scientists have measured the pollution it caused.
UK launches plan to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ amid growing concerns
Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK’s first ever national plan for tackling the substances.
BBC plans David Attenborough celebration for 100th birthday
The corporation will look back on the veteran wildlife broadcaster’s career for his birthday in May.
‘Smiling’ fossil discovered on Holy Island
The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.
‘It’s overwhelming’: Plastic from 1960s Canada washes up on Orkney beach
One litter picker says he has seen a huge increase in the amount of plastic washing up on Sanday this year.
Ancient bone found in Spain could be Hannibal’s war elephants
It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.
What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?
The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.