Soviet-era spacecraft ‘likely’ to have re-entered Earth’s atmosphere
Maddie MolloyClimate & science reporter Getty Images The Soviet Union launched a number of missions to explore Venus – this probe was from an earlier flight Part of a Soviet-era...
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Why glaciers are threatening to wipe out more mountain villages
Imogen FoulkesGeneva correspondent BBC In a small village in Switzerland’s beautiful Loetschental valley, Matthias Bellwald walks down the main street and is greeted every few steps by locals who smile...
Nasa to build nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030
Georgina RannardScience correspondent NASA A concept image of NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project US space agency Nasa will fast-track plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030,...
Stories of the last Moon men
NASA Who will be the next human to leave their footprint on the surface of the Moon? They were the pioneers of space exploration – the 24 Nasa astronauts who...
Move over açaí – the Amazon has more ‘superfoods’ to...
Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil Getty Images Açaí is a popular health food sold around the world In a lab in a renovated warehouse on the banks of...
Astronaut who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth dies...
Watch: Moment Jim Lovell told earth “Houston, we’ve had a problem” as Apollo 13 suffered a fault Astronaut Jim Lovell, who guided the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth...
SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in stunning comeback
Georgina RannardScience correspondent Watch: SpaceX Starship completes successful test flight SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures....
Nasa rover finds rocks on Mars with potential signs of...
Rebecca MorelleScience editor NASA/JPL The rocks are covered with unusual markings that look like leopard spots Unusual rocks discovered on Mars contain the most tantalising evidence yet of potential past...
Why rats are overrunning our cities
Justin RowlattClimate Editor BBC Listen to Justin read this article One morning last year, John Gladwin opened the cupboard under his kitchen sink and discovered a bag of soil he’d...
Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate...
Victoria GillScience correspondent Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals She was a serene force of nature. And she never wavered in her mission to help...
