BBC News

One patient who lost movement in her hand can now use it to scroll on a smartphone.

A caretaker from Brixham says it is "probably the worst ailment" he has had in his adult life.

Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high.

Watch video of the super-fast Dana squid as it flashes its immense light-emitting organs.

The iconic trees evolved on Madagascar 21 million years ago and later spread to other countries.

Millions of litres of raw sewage were pumped into one of England's most famous lakes after a fault.

The endangered puffin - one of Britain's most iconic seabirds - is at the centre of a battle over the UK's post Brexit freedoms.

Illegal shipments of rosewood continue and some of the profit ends up with jihadists, research says.

Clues hidden deep in their trunks shows just how unprecedented last year's heat was.

A new national food security report finds the UK is too reliant on imports of fruit and vegetables.

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

Frantic efforts are being made to save the endangered mountain chicken frog, native to just two Caribbean islands.

Alok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.

A rare solar storm made the aurora borealis visible across the UK, including across the south.

A conservationist is on a mission to keep a Welsh island a sanctuary for native red squirrels.

The local wildlife trust hopes the tunnels will boost the reptile's numbers by encouraging mating.

One of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland.

Every year there are fewer African penguins and soon there may be none at all, scientists warn.

The policy comes despite global calls to drastically phase out fossil fuels to reach climate targets.

Targets to improve England's rivers, lakes and coastal water will fall well short, a key watchdog finds.

John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.

John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.

The great apes are proposed as gifts for palm oil importers, but conservationists voice concerns.

Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year.

First crewed space flight of Boeing's Starliner was postponed shortly before lift-off due to glitch.

Midges blown from northern Europe could spread a serious virus across farms in England, experts warn.

New research links algal blooming at England's largest lake with increased visitor numbers

Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.

It's the first time a medieval animal has been identified as a host for the disease.

Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.

It is the first time a creature in the wild has been seen using a medicinal plant to treat a wound.

Scientists build a 3D model of one of our evolutionary cousins from the pieces of a shattered skull.

The research aimed at lovers of white bread has been funded by the government to improve the health benefits of UK food.

Scientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like development.

Water-based sports across the UK are uniting to call on the government to take urgent action to address pollution in rivers, lakes and coastal waters.

China has taken big stakes in mines across the world extracting minerals vital to the green economy.

Saylor Class had complained of "monsters in the wall" of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.

A Tokyo company's satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth.

A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

Nasa says its most distant probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth.

Nancy Gonzalez recruited relatives to smuggle purses made of illicit python and caiman into the US.

Nancy Gonzalez recruited relatives to smuggle purses made of illicit python and caiman into the US.

The European Space Agency's latest intake of astronauts complete their basic training.

The European Space Agency's latest intake of astronauts complete their basic training.

The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.

Agencies and scientists from around the world head to the UK to share space-exploration techniques.