Railway dig to shine light on history
A few hundred metres from Liverpool Street station in London archaeologists are excavating 3,000 skeletons.
Clean air: great for humans - and hurricanes
Hurricanes are becoming more common as an unexpected side-effect of efforts to reduce pollution, research indicates.
How elephants could solve the biofuel problem
When it comes to weaning the world off fossil fuel, few would have bet on finding part of the solution in elephant droppings.
Toxic e-waste sent to West Africa
One of Britain's biggest recycling companies has ordered an immediate halt to exports of electronic goods by its subcontractors.
Meet the real Fabio Capello
"Why should I waste my time listening to people who are clearly less intelligent than me?" asks Fabio Capello, the man set to be England's new manager.