The latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the BBC News web site.
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May 25, 2013 - 4:44de la mañana
An injured turtle found by a fisherman in Florida has been returned to the sea after being treated at a rescue centre.
May 24, 2013 - 6:12de la tarde
What we have learnt from Martian probes
May 24, 2013 - 4:42de la tarde
Chilean authorities fine the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences at an Andean mine.
May 24, 2013 - 3:20de la mañana
A mutant strain of cockroach that can outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them has evolved, scientists in the US have found.
May 24, 2013 - 12:50de la mañana
The suspension component that could support a full grid of F1 cars
May 23, 2013 - 11:19de la tarde
Leeds residents move into their new eco-friendly straw dwellings
May 23, 2013 - 10:33de la tarde
The remains of King Richard III, discovered under a city car park, were buried in a "hastily dug, untidy grave", researchers reveal.
May 23, 2013 - 6:39de la tarde
Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.
May 23, 2013 - 6:18de la tarde
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
May 23, 2013 - 5:26de la tarde
Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the space shuttles.
May 23, 2013 - 12:49de la tarde
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
May 23, 2013 - 10:23de la mañana
Chinese scientists trace the rare white colouration in Bengal tigers to a single change in a gene that affects a host of animals, including humans.
May 23, 2013 - 2:21de la mañana
A major new report from 25 wildlife organisations, assessing the state of Britain's Nature, is warning that many species of wildlife are facing extinction in the UK unless urgent action is taken.
May 23, 2013 - 2:12de la mañana
The Solar Impulse plane sets a new record for distance flown by a solar-powered craft as it completes the second leg of a bid to cross the US.
May 23, 2013 - 1:39de la mañana
Installation is under way of an expanded monitoring system for Iceland's volcanoes, which it is hoped will give the world more warning of the next big eruption.
May 23, 2013 - 12:33de la mañana
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust capture osprey chicks hatching on camera for the first time.
May 22, 2013 - 9:44de la tarde
Archaeologists in Mexico find 4,926 cave paintings in red, yellow, black and white in the north-eastern region of Burgos.
May 22, 2013 - 9:11de la tarde
How historic UK sites were saved from destruction
May 22, 2013 - 5:29de la tarde
Could attempts to crowd-fund research skew science?
May 22, 2013 - 11:59de la mañana
Dr Freysteinn Sigmundsson shows the BBC's Neil Bowdler around the Thrihnukagigur volcano in Iceland.
