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What has delayed their return and what does it mean for the mission?

The Chang'e-6 has landed after collecting the first ever samples from the far side of the Moon.

The winning images from this year's Royal Entomological Society Insect Week photography competition.

A chance scroll on the internet led the actor Michael Sheen on a journey to uncover a dark secret.

A chance scroll on the internet led the actor Michael Sheen on a journey to uncover a dark secret.

Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says.

Scientists say the disaster changed rules of the game' in monkey society as sharing shade became vital.

Supreme Court has ruled Surrey Council should have considered the climate change impacts of new oil wells.

A BBC investigation finds England's clean air zones raised more than 150m last year.

A series of experiments have led a number of scientists to say animals may be conscious.

Aerial footage of humpback whales shows how efficiently they can twist and turn their huge bodies.

Data from English water firms suggests thousands more sewage spills took place on dry days, including during record 2022 heatwave.

Wreck hunters find the ship on which famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton made his final voyage.

A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What's to stop a Wild West opening up?

A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What's to stop a Wild West opening up?

The photo taken by Bill Anders is one of the most famous images ever snapped in outer space.

How scientists are discovering secrets of Antarctic climate change in the bodies of giant humpback whales.

Countryside and wildlife conservation groups want a judicial review of government action on nature loss.

Countryside and wildlife conservation groups want a judicial review of government action on nature loss.

Researchers use the device to take remote biopsies from wild humpback whales to monitor their health.

The SpaceX rocket descended broadly intact all the way to the sea surface for the first time.

US astronauts ride a new crew capsule to orbit after a long and tortuous development programme.

The Royal Society of Chemistry says the current regulation of chemicals is 'not fit for purpose'.

The Royal Society of Chemistry says the current regulation of chemicals is 'not fit for purpose'.

The country has come up with an ambitious plan to become the engine room of the new green economy.

Chang'e-6 will bring home rock samples that could help scientists study how planets are formed.

Chang'e-6 will bring home rock samples that could help scientists study how planets are formed.

The mission hopes to bring rocks back to Earth from the far side of the Moon for the first time.

A rare plant has the largest genome of any organism on earth - holding 50 times more DNA than humans.

This extraordinary discovery was made by chance, during one man's birthday stroll on the mountains of Colorado.

The James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy.

The James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy.

Grindavik's mayor says larger lava flows than usual are heading towards the largely abandoned area.

Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.

Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.

How the beavers of west London are improving the local landscape for residents.

'I thought why don't we give it a try?' said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.

A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.

The High Court ruled that the Environment Agency and the UK government were implementing the law properly.

There could be up to seven major hurricanes of category three or higher this season, many more than usual.

The Euclid telescope mission, backed by Durham University scientists, releases dark Universe images.

Fire chiefs say specialist service equipment used in natural disasters and terror attacks needs to be replaced.

The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent auroral lights.

Scientists from Cambridge University find an ingenious way to decarbonise one of the world's most polluting materials.

One farmer in Lincolnshire told the BBC that a third of his farm could not be planted in time this year.

The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satellites, the Pentagon says.

Another big iceberg breaks from in front of the UK's Halley research base - the third in three years.

Scientists believe they avoided perils including artillery fire on their way to their traditional breeding ground.

A team of Royal Academy of Engineering scientists say the risk from human faeces is increasing.

One patient who lost movement in her hand can now use it to scroll on a smartphone.