Is climate change behind the storm that flooded parts of the UK?
After record-breaking downpours fell on parts of the UK, some blame climate change, which is expected to make storms more frequent and intense
New Horizons releases first images of Pluto in sharpest focus
A just-released series of images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft are the first to show the icy world at the highest resolution possible, taken as the probe flew almost directly overhead
Drug combo halves the time needed to cure resistant TB
Regime rids people of the most stubborn form of tuberculosis in just nine months compared with 24 months – and comes with fewer side effects
Birds prefer to eat at outdoor cafes with slow plate-clearing
When a bird swoops on your leftovers or a chip from your hand, it might be because of an ancient relationship between our species
Northern Lights now appear in central Europe and much of US
A citizen science project is finding aurora borealis in skies of central Europe and much of the US, further south than satellite-based forecast models predict
Woman who has never felt pain experiences it for the first time
A drug normally used to treat overdoses allowed the woman to feel pain from a hot laser – a discovery that may lead to powerful new analgesics
Orcas seen in unique group ambush-and-kill attack on dolphins
A pod of killer whales known for invading beaches to catch baby sea lions has now been spotted using sophisticated ambush tactics to catch dolphins
Obese men found to make sperm with thousands of modified genes
The activity of thousands of sperm genes appears to differ between healthy and obese men, suggesting that a man's weight may be passed on to the next generation
First trial of gene-editing treatment for haemophilia
Scientists will edit genes directly inside the human body for the first time – helping people with haemophilia B make the enzyme necessary for blood to clot
Pathfinder blasts off to look for Einstein’s gravitational waves
Live at the launch of ESA's LISA Pathfinder spacecraft on the 100th anniversary of Einstein's publication of the theory of general relativity
