Floods in Europe will cause five times more damage by 2050
Climate change combined with building on floodplains has set Europe on the path to more flood damage in the coming decades
Europe’s song birds perfect their tunes when wintering in Africa
Birds such as the great reed warbler sing outside their breeding season in tropical lands to practise their complex tunes
Planned surveillance bill could damage UK tech sector, warn MPs
A new report says the cost of measures imposed on communications firms by the draft Investigatory Powers Bill could put them at a commercial disadvantage
NHS to use drones to help chemical, bio and nuke response teams
The UK's Hazardous Area Response Teams are trained to treat patients during dangerous emergencies, and this year they'll have drones to help out
Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power
Major problems at a salt mine where 126,000 drums of radioactive debris are stored is fuelling public distrust of Germany's long-term waste disposal plans
Honeybees know it’s going to rain, so work more before it starts
Busy bees put in longer hours in anticipation of a day off work because of rain. But why they do so is still a mystery
Decades-long heatwaves may hit Europe as climate change bites
A study of European climate over the past 2000 years suggests the continent faces a future of rollercoaster extremes
Number of ways to arrange 128 balls exceeds atoms in universe
Counting arrangements of balls in a box was thought impossible above a certain number, but now it's been cracked – and the method could predict avalanches
Ancient maps of Jupiter’s path show Babylonians’ advanced maths
A forgotten tablet has cracked a long-standing mystery about strange notations on other tablets - and shown ancient Babylonians used precursors to calculus
4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread
The World Health Organization will decide whether to declare the outbreak a global health emergency
