We'll live to see a low-carbon world: UN climate chief
Christiana Figueres has to persuade 194 countries to sign a deal in 2015 that will stop global warming. She tells us how she's going to change the world
Gravitational waves explained with a towel and apple
Need a giant IQ to understand the announcement about gravitational waves? Nonsense. Our video explains the basics using nothing but everyday objects
China vows to clear smog from its cities
At the moment hardly any of China's cities meet its national pollution standards, but the government aims to turn that around by 2020
Displaced pythons display record homing instinct
Burmese pythons are the most accomplished navigators of any known snake, able to cross dozens of kilometres over many months to find their way home
Statins could slow progression of late-stage MS
A daily dose of the cheap cholesterol drug slowed brain shrinkage – a marker of multiple sclerosis progression – and slowed physical deterioration
New York asteroid eclipse will be visible to millions
An asteroid will make a bright star vanish for seconds this week – from the point of view of New Yorkers. An occultation specialist explains
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