A nesting crane lays the first egg laid by that breed of bird in southern Britain in more than 400 years.

Strengthening biosecurity at UK borders and a plant health risk register would help protect the nation's trees from pests and diseases, a report concludes.

Getting ready for the "Full English" in orbit

Colin Pillinger, famous for the "Beagle 2 Mars" mission, says the value of sending astronaut Tim Peake into space "should not be underestimated".

UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.

Parts of the vast High Plains Aquifer, once a prodigious source of water, are now so low that crops can’t be watered and bridges span arid stream beds.    

Global temperature rises will be slower in the coming decades say researchers but the long term picture is consistent.

Two groups of M.I.T. entrepreneurs were working on similar ideas for high-tech clothing. But instead of becoming rivals, they combined their efforts into a single, growing company.    

Beach nourishment projects will restore shorelines but require expensive upkeep and affect ecosystems; federal taxpayers will foot the bill.    

Hurricane Sandy left the parks department with the onerous task of having the beach ready for a Memorial Day weekend opening.    

The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.

Refining Canada’s petroleum-soaked oil sands produces petroleum coke, and the question of what to do with it has found at least one answer in Detroit, where a large coke pile covers an entire city block.    

Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time.

Hundreds of birds and marine animals wash up on the Chilean coast, raising fears fishermen might be flouting a ban on blast fishing.

One shot confers lifetime protection and the “booster shot” given at 10 years is no longer necessary, the World Health Organization said.    

A populated park as a model for Earth in the Anthropocene.    

A flurry of discussion about public misperception of climate scientists’ views misses another science perception gap.    

A tree expert says the biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently unknown to science.

It is early April, and another whale season is drawing to a close.    

GPS data could provide faster and more accurate early warning systems for tsunamis, a German team of scientists suggest.