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New technology - called prime editing - is like a "genetic word processor" able to re-write DNA.

Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population, according to new research.

The lithium powering electric vehicles is found deep beneath the salt flats of Argentina

Dr Katie Bouman's photo of the moment she saw her first black hole image went viral - but it wasn't all good.

At 16, MiMi Aung travelled alone to the US for an education. Now she's a project lead on Nasa's Mars mission.

A UK-assembled European spacecraft aims to take the closest ever pictures and movies of the Sun.

Two female astronauts made history as they replaced a power unit on the International Space Station.

Scientists are developing the techniques to spot mass stranding events from orbit.

Extinction Rebellion says it will "take stock" of the reaction to the action for future protests.

A committee is set up to push climate action but critics point to delay on environment policy.

A yellow organism, which looks like fungus but acts like an animal, has gone on display at a Paris zoo.

Family of inventor says they were designed to be reused to stop trees from being destroyed.

The leashed beasts may look like large powerful dogs, but they still have the wild heart of a wolf.

Researchers grow brains in a lab and discover that human neurons develop more slowly than those of other primates.

The team behind the Bloodhound supersonic car is in Northern Cape to start running the vehicle.

The Duke of Cambridge calls for more education and awareness during a visit to northern Pakistan.

The agency reveals a prototype for a lunar surface spacesuit to fit all shapes and sizes.

A camera set-up powered by a plant could pave the way for the remote monitoring of rainforests.

UK-based team to chart unprecedented waters with fully autonomous sea journey.

The coffins, whose decorations are still visible, were uncovered at a Theban necropolis near Luxor.

Sparked by an unexpected rockfall, researchers placed sensors on the mountain to monitor the site.

The first figures emerge demonstrating that Brexit uncertainty has adversely affected UK research.

The population first ravaged by commercial whalers in the 1900s is almost back to where it was.

A shot of a predator-prey confrontation wins the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

The group says it has taken steps towards legal action over the restriction of protests in London.

Environmentalists welcome parts of the new law, but others say the government is going backwards.

Consumers need to demand electronic devices that use recycled plastic, campaigners say.

The UK will not meet its climate change targets without a revolution in home heating, a think tank says.

Crime and health take centre stage, but opposition parties dismiss the programme as "election manifesto".

Insects are being touted as an eco-friendly protein source, but do bug burgers pass the taste test?

Alexei Leonov, who died on Friday, could have been the first human to land on the Moon.

Microplastics are everywhere, but how worried should we be? Scientists are on a mission to find out more.

The experts tell us that small, easy changes alone will not be enough to combat climate change.

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov floated above the Earth for 12 minutes in 1965.

The "necklace" injuries, many caused by discarded plastic waste, are becoming more common, says the RSPCA.

Hundreds of thousands of Brits travel to Ibiza each summer, but what happens to their waste when they leave?

The UK government policy sees cattle TB incidence fall in two badger cull areas but rise in a third.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is named as the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

The Met Police calls the action "stupid and dangerous", as officers arrest 50 people at London airport.

The Sun's outbursts can disrupt technology on Earth, and Europe needs better protection.

Preserving heather in the natural landscape could have benefits for wild bees, say scientists.

Early humans living 200,000-420,000 years ago were previously not thought capable of such planning.

Satellite spies the White Continent's newest giant iceberg as it spins around.

In a bid to stop wildfires, San Francisco Bay Area residents could be denied power for several days.

Greenpeace asks fast-food chains to stop selling meat from animals fed on soya from Brazil.

Culls drive badgers to roam further afield, allowing them to disperse TB over a larger area, research suggests.

Nearly 400 all-time high temperature records were broken over the summer.

Where businesses cut down on plastic, fishermen collect litter and students march about the climate.

The conservationists who campaigned to prevent mining and oil drilling on Australia's coral reef.