Karen Nyberg, who’s been to space twice, answers questions from primary school children.… Read the rest

A senior Nasa engineer has said the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman.… Read the rest

It’s not as easy to recycle your takeaway coffee cup as people may have thought.… Read the rest

The launch of the Tess mission to find new worlds beyond our Solar System is delayed by 48 hours.… Read the rest

Science created a ‘wonder material’ in plastic; now nature is helping to unmake it.… Read the rest

Calaya, the western lowland gorilla, gave birth at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC.… Read the rest

UK astronomer Bill Chaplin demonstrates the noises that stars make and why this is useful to know.… Read the rest

A new study shows that some species may become victims of their own prestige.… Read the rest

Breakthrough explains why some cancers are far more deadly than others.… Read the rest

The international chemical weapons watchdog confirms the UK’s analysis of the nerve agent in Salisbury.… Read the rest