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Once destroyed by the Taliban, the Buddha statues live again
A team of conservators are working to breathe new life into a collection of Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban
Extinction Rebellion London activists chained to Jeremy Corbyn's home
Four Extinction Rebellion campaigners glued themselves together outside the Labour leader's home.
Pig brains partially revived four hours after death
The study could aid medical research and fuel debate about the difference between life and death.
Confused about climate change? Talk to our chat bot
BBC News launches a chat bot to help users learn about climate change in weekly conversations.
Rare kakapo parrots have best breeding season on record
Kakapos were one of New Zealand's most common birds, but they are now on the brink of extinction.
Spikes on trees in Oxford to 'stop bird poo'
A wildlife campaigner says he believes the spikes are to stop birds from messing on cars.
Worries about agrochemicals led to a new farming movement
Worries about soil quality led to the creation of a new farming movement in the UK in the 1940s
Light pollution not improving, says CPRE
Just one in 50 people in England experiences nights that are free from light pollution.
Extinction Rebellion London protest: 290 arrested
Extinction Rebellion campaigners enter their third day of blocking traffic in central London.
TED 2019: The $50 lab burger transforming food
TED fellow Bruce Friedrich tells the TED conference about his vision for the future of food.
Extinction Rebellion: What do they want and is it realistic?
The UK needs to move to net zero CO2 emissions by 2025 say protestors but how hard would that be to achieve?
The history of plastic in the sea
A metal box which has been dragged around the ocean first discovered a plastic bag sixty years ago.
Early ocean plastic litter traced to 1960s
Scientists "accidentally" record the history of ocean plastic, including what may have been the first plastic bag to be fished out of the ocean.
Microplastics found in 'pristine' Pyrenees mountains
Scientists from Scotland and France spent five months monitoring the secluded site in the Pyrenees.
Extinction Rebellion: Climate protesters block roads
Extinction Rebellion targets central London in a global day of action against climate change.
Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders
Ancestors of the people who built Stonehenge travelled west across the Mediterranean to get to Britain.
Bacton sand martins return to cliff burrows after nets removed
The birds' nesting sites were blocked when netting was installed.
Baby boom for North Atlantic right whales off US coast
US researchers spot three mother and calf pairs of the endangered North American right whale species.
President's underwater plea for the oceans
Seychelles' leader delivers a speech in defence of the Indian Ocean from inside a submersible.
Plan to future-proof the ecology of Thetford Forest
How we use our forests has evolved from timber and food production to recreation.
Sheep attacks: 'These dogs have got a taste for blood'
Farmers who witnessed the aftermath of a brutal dog attack on their sheep are calling for changes to the law.
Beresheet spacecraft: 'Technical glitch' led to Moon crash
Preliminary data suggests a technical glitch caused the Beresheet spacecraft to shut down its main engine at the wrong time.
Can you spot ocean plastic from space?
Scientists work on the challenging task of tracking pollution from orbit with encouraging results.
SpaceX nails triple booster landing after satellite delivery
Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy launched a satellite into orbit for a Saudi Arabian company.
Teen conservationist: 'Why I adopted a cheetah'
Kenyan teenager Some, who adopted big cat Diji when she was 17, wants to be a conservationist.
Would you sort your rubbish into seven different bags?
A city with impressive recycling credentials has a unique waste system involving seven coloured bags.
Israel's Beresheet spacecraft crashes on Moon
Israel's Beresheet spacecraft is believed to have smashed into the lunar surface after engine failure.
Plastic toys: Is it time we cut back?
Plastic toys are convenient and cheap but they can be bad for the environment.
So where did the Mars methane go?
The most sensitive search to date for the gas that might signal life on the Red Planet draws a blank.
Homo luzonensis: New human species found in Philippines
There's a new addition to the family tree: an extinct species of human that's been found in the Philippines.
'Dismantling cancer' reveals weak spots
Research has thrown up 600 new cancer vulnerabilities and each could be the target of a drug.
The first ever picture of a black hole
Astronomers have taken the first ever picture of a black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy.
First ever black hole image released
The "monster" black hole is three million times the size of Earth.
Anak Krakatau: Collapsed volcano's tsunami simulated
A new model illustrates how Anak Krakatau's deadly tsunami spread across the Sunda Strait.
Study identifies danger glacial lakes across Tibetan Plateau
A comprehensive study assesses the flood danger posed by glacial lakes across the Tibetan Plateau.
Extinction Rebellion: Saving the world or wasting police time?
The climate change protest group urging people to get arrested to gain attention.
The climate change protests making headlines
Extinction Rebellion's fight against climate change is making headlines.
Wolves return to Netherlands after 140 years
Ecologists have data showing female has settled and males in area may lead to mating.
Climate change: European team to drill for 'oldest ice' in Antarctica
The near-3km-long Antarctic ice core should reveal the cause of a key shift in Earth's climate past.
Aphantasia: Ex-Pixar chief Ed Catmull says 'my mind's eye is blind'
Ed Catmull has aphantasia, as do some of the world's best animators at Pixar.
RSPB warns Bacton cliffs netting 'could kill' birds
Nets have been set up near homes and a gas plant to discourage birds from nesting in sandy cliffs.
Satellites used to protect endangered sharks
Earth observation satellites are proving to be valuable tools in protecting rare sharks, say scientists.
Use a 'greener' inhaler if you can, patients told
Five doses of some inhalers are the equivalent of a nine-mile car journey, NHS advisory body says.
Florida python: Massive pregnant snake caught using new approach
Big Cypress national park finds a 17ft snake weighing 140lb and carrying 73 developing eggs.
ULEZ: New pollution charge begins in London
Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles will have to pay a fee to enter the centre of the city.
'I fought for a statue of my hero Mary Anning'
Evie, 11, has been campaigning to have a statue of one of her heroes - 19th-Century palaeontologist Mary Anning - erected in Lyme Regis. Find out more about her mission.
UK's Sabre space plane engine tech in new milestone
UK engineers developing a novel propulsion system say their technology has reached a new performance level.
ULEZ: How does London's new emissions zone compare?
New restrictions on drivers come into force in central London today, so how do these compare with the rest of the world?
Air pollution: what are the effects on humans?
Fine particles in the air have been linked to cancer, strokes, asthma, heart disease and possibly dementia.
Dinosaur skin impression goes on show at Tring museum
An exhibition in Hertfordshire displays items for the first time since the mid-19th Century.
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