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Nature & Environment
Make your clothes count
With the fifth-biggest environmental footprint of any UK industry there is no doubt that making the clothing industry more sustainable is imperative. Sarah Clayton, Head of Products & Services at WRAP, explains more.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO
There are stormy times ahead for the German company as the emissions scandal unfolds.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Alexandre Rodrigues discusses how we can balance saving our most popular form of transportation and the planet we live on at the same time.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Strange coloured teeth; strange coloured bones
Are bones and teeth always white? Not always...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Do sperm whales speak with local accents?
A survey suggests that sperm whale culture might be surprisingly elaborate - and that whales have regional dialects.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
The reintroduction of lions to Rwanda after twenty years might seem like a conversation success story - but it's a little more compliacted, explains Laura Bertola.
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History & The Arts
A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
After nearly a century, the BBC has announced it's looking for a new weather partner. That's bad news for the Met Office.
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Nature & Environment
Safer battery could spark investment in renewables
Researchers have developed a new battery to enable user generated renewable power to be stored cheaply and safely, reports Tim Radford from the Climate News Network.
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Nature & Environment
World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network
The world will face a humanitarian crisis on an immense scale if millions of people have to flee the impacts of global warming, reports Alex Kirby from the Climate News Network.
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Nature & Environment
Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network
Global temperatures have risen by 1°C in the past 150 years, and one scientist says doubling that level could unleash catastrophic sea level rise this century.
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Nature & Environment
Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network
An international scientific report commissioned by the UK government says the risks of climate change are comparable to those posed by nuclear conflict.
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Society, Politics & Law
Roadkill: What is an animal’s greatest enemy?
As vehicle numbers rise so too does the number of animals left dead on our roads, writes Dick Skellington.