4 hours agoBy Jonah Fisher, BBC Environment correspondentBBC/Tony JolliffePerched on a remote mountain top and surrounded by lowlands, Mabu is what's known as a "sky island" and is the largest rainforest in southern Africa. BBC environment correspondent Jonah Fisher...

Scientists have for the first time discovered a cave on the Moon.At least 100m deep, it could be an ideal place for humans to build a permanent base, they say.It is just one in probably hundreds of caves hidden in an “underground, undiscovered world”, according to the...

2 hours agoBy Malcolm Prior, @NewsMPrior, BBC News, rural affairs correspondentKerry McClayVictims of domestic abuse in the countryside are still being let down by a “woeful” number of convictions five years after a report criticised the work of several rural police...

2 hours agoBy Tom Espiner, Business reporter, BBC News Getty ImagesA proposed average 21% hike in bills in England and Wales won't be enough to address problems including sewage leaks, water firms have warned.The firms are in a standoff with regulator Ofwat over...

4 hours agoGetty ImagesIt's long been known that our lifestyles can help to keep us healthier for longer. Now scientists are asking whether new technology can also help slow down the ageing process of our brains by keeping track of what happens to them as we get...

4 hours agoBy Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science correspondentFMHT/National GeographicA protection perimeter drawn around Endurance, one of the world's greatest shipwrecks, is being widened from a radius of 500m to 1,500m.The extended zone will further limit activities...

5 hours agoBy Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science correspondent ESA/CNES/ARIANEROUPEurope's big new rocket, Ariane-6, is set to make its inaugural flight later.The vehicle will launch out of French Guiana on a demonstration mission to put a clutch of satellites in...