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Hermit crabs all over the world are using our discarded plastic and other waste in place of their natural shells.

The first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another planet suffers rotor damage three years into tour.

The Lisa project to detect gravitational waves will be one of the most complex ever space missions.

The first image of the Slim spacecraft shows it to be in an awkward position on the lunar surface.

The world's largest rainforest protects us from climate change but deforestation has left it vulnerable.

A fertility breakthrough offers hope for saving the northern white rhino from extinction.

The discovery reveals how Arabica coffee got its sweet flavour and may help future-proof the drink.

The Slim spacecraft was switched off after failing to generate power - but the Sun may now revive it.

It becomes only the fifth country to soft-land on the Moon but power supply problems may hinder its mission.

The Peregrine One spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere after failing to reach the Moon.

Permission to treat sugar beet seeds with a pesticide that can harm bees is given by the government.

Intelligence agency GCHQ say pictures of Colossus a reminder of the UK ingenuity that helped defeat Hitler.

Despite a drop in fly-tipping on public land, farmers say they are being targeted by criminal gangs.

Cross-party committee says government has not built enough new flood defences or properly maintained the old ones.

Researchers say it will speed up drug testing but animal rights campaigners have grave concerns.

The world's biggest iceberg, A23a, is experiencing rapid decay as it moves through the Southern Ocean.

Climate change will worsen potholes but scientists hope new technology will help make them a thing of the past.

The former secretary of state sets his sights on helping Joe Biden's re-election campaign.

Local councils are struggling to clear blockages and obstructions across the public footpath network.

Scientists discover a huge, ring-shaped structure in space which questions our ideas of the universe.

The city was built 2,500 years ago but may have been abandoned after a volcanic eruption.

Kew scientists discovered nearly 100 new plants and fungi last year - but some may already be extinct.

Who are the eight surviving members of humanity's greatest feat of exploration?

Environmental scientists have warned the practice could be devastating for marine life.

Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.

An American spacecraft hoping to land on the lunar surface may become inoperable within hours.

Lampposts and mobile charging machines are being touted as the answer to charging electric cars.

Former minister Sir Alok Sharma says he will not vote for plans to guarantee annual oil and gas licensing rounds.

A wildlife cameraman's close encounter with a silverback as he filmed a process designed to save the species.

'Nature hero' Rosemary Parslow is still helping the wildlife of the Isles of Scilly in her late 80s.

Simon Wood says he nearly fell off his chair when the transatlantic visitor landed in his garden.

For the second year in a row, a man with vast experience of the oil industry will head COP negotiations.

Analysis shows that our ideas of the colours of the planets Neptune and Uranus have been wrong.

Thousands of acres of crops and productive farmland are under water thanks to Storm Henk's flooding.

About 70 graves thought to date to the 6th or 7th Century have been discovered in Wales.

The 10 warmest years in the UK have all occurred since 2003 according to provisional Met Office data.

The country has shifted more than a metre to the west following the earthquake this week.

After being shown off by Sir David Attenborough in his latest BBC show, the pliosaur fossil can now be seen at a Dorset museum.

Farmers in Switzerland want the predators to be reduced in number to protect livestock.

Overflows are only meant to spill sewage after heavy rain, but last year saw 1.75 million hours of discharges

With Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1 and Gaganyaan, India's space agency Isro has had a spectacular year.

UK households could put old toasters and hairdryers on the kerbside for pick-up under the proposals.

The paiche, one of the biggest freshwater fish, is a risk to native fish stocks in the Amazon.

Wood and glue is better for the environment than steel, says manufacturer, and could see taller turbines.

Climate change is upsetting the regular rhythm of the seasons, making plants and wildlife more susceptible to disease.

Local communities and indigenous groups can now set up partnerships to produce and sell renewable energy.

This year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is approaching a tipping point.

The majority of the Christmas tree plantations in Burgundy rely on the use of chemical treatments.

A scientific mission to the animals' tropical forest home in South East Asia led to the find.

The eruption, in south-west Iceland, led to half the sky being "lit up in red", an eyewitness says.