UK 'yet to embrace space tourism'

Virgin Galactic boss Will Whitehorn says the UK needs a proper regulatory framework to expand private spaceflight activity in the country.

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Herschel captures galaxy image

The European Space Agency releases a stunning image of the spiral "Whirlpool Galaxy".

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Final moments

How Air France debris gives clues to jet's break-up

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The time is now

Building for a wet but secure future in Bangladesh

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Air France jet 'broke on impact'

French investigators believe the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic broke up on contact with water, not in mid-air.

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Ariane lofts biggest 'space bird'

TerreStar-1, the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite, is put in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket.

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First byte

The Californian origins of home computing

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Watching whalers and whales in Madeira

A compromise on whaling that just may work

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Tags to help solve puffin decline

Scientists hope hi-tech tags will help reveal why puffin numbers at one of the UK's key colonies have fallen by a third.

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Lion prides form to win turf wars

Prides are all about defending territory, not hunting.

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Moon probe returns first images

The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.

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Huge declines in woodland birds

Numbers of 18 woodland bird species have crashed.

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Amur tigers on 'genetic brink'

The world's largest cat is down to an effective wild population of fewer than 35 individuals, new research has found.

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Daily sex 'best for good sperm'

Having sex every day improves sperm quality and could boost the chances of getting pregnant, research finds.

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Here's one I made earlier: chimps learn tool-making from video demo

Copycat chimps build their own tools after watching a video demonstration, says a team of British scientists.

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Audio slideshow

What makes a good park?

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Video gaga

Surveillance camera footage sheds light on baby babble

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Is this ant mega-colony set for world domination?

Argentine ants living on three continents belong to the same colony, the largest of its kind ever known.

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World 'still losing biodiversity'

Species around the world are still being lost despite governments pledging action to reverse the trend, a report warns.

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Climate change is shrinking sheep

Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research in the journal Science.

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Gene clues to schizophrenia risk

A team of scientists identifies thousands of tiny genetic variations which raise the risk of schizophrenia.

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China 'unfairly seen as eco-villain'

China's insatiable appetite for resources has led to the nation being unfairly portrayed as the world's biggest environmental villain.

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Space ambitions

US moonwalker Buzz Aldrin looks to new frontiers

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Most complete Earth map devised

The most complete terrain map, covering 99% of the Earth's surface, has been published and will be free to use.

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Piccard debuts solar plane

Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard unveils a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes to fly around the world.

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