SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

It’s not looking good for the saola.If it still exists, it is one of the world’s rarest large mammals — a deerlike creature from the mountainous rainforests of Vietnam and Laos that’s been called “Asia’s unicorn” because of its...

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago. While they currently number somewhere in the...

Data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) has just disclosed a data breach that occurred at the end of last year, and while it...

Mark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe water industry has also welcomed the announcement."It's absolutely critical that we build these reservoirs now," David Henderson, chief executive of Water UK, told BBC News."If we don't build them now, we wait another...

Mark NormanBBC South East Health CorrespondentNHS SussexA woman from Brighton has said taking part in an NHS programme has helped her avoid developing type 2 diabetes.Catherine, 57, said a blood test last October "revealed she was at high risk",...

Long before the Great Wall of China was constructed, other monumental walls were built across the Eurasian steppes –...

Bad news, earthlings. Computer simulations of the solar system’s future reveal a new risk facing us all: The gravitational tug of a passing star could either cause another planet to smack into Earth or else fling our planet into...

Healthcare staff will start encouraging patients to enjoy nature and the outdoors in a new scheme in the West Midlands.More than 40 health organisations have received training and free booklets to share with people they support in the hope...

When a baby born in Philadelphia was announced as the first person to get a gene therapy designed just for him, many people hailed the achievement as a starting point to treat virtually any genetic disease.But there is a...