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A fireball - believed to be a meteor - has lit up the sky near Perth in Western Australia.

Scientists find that goats are drawn to humans with happy facial expressions.

UK ministers set aside £92m to study the feasibility of a sovereign satellite-navigation system.

Cases are slashed thanks to a new system that predicts where outbreaks will occur.

Why are millions of people watching videos of men in woods demonstrating "primitive technology"?

The UK's own satellite navigation system project is to get a £92m boost, an official tells the BBC.

A new technique is helping turn dogs at one Kenyan port into super-sniffers.

Dinosaurs may have their DNA to thank for why they stuck around so long on Earth.

One of the world’s most endangered birds has lost its sense of direction. So a team of humans are flying aircraft over 1,000km with a flock of birds behind them.

Scientists have found evidence that confirms turtles once lived without shells.

Yes, Antarctica has (and needs) a fire department. Megan Branson spent three seasons there as a fire-fighter/paramedic.

Why are music festivals increasingly becoming a venue for science as well as bands?

Meteorologists are hopeful Aeolus will have a big impact on the quality of medium-range weather forecasts.

The Aeolus spacecraft launches into orbit to make the first truly global maps of wind behaviour.

Scientists have found new evidence confirming that turtles once lived without shells.

Genetic detective work gives a rare insight into the liaisons of early humans living 50,000 years ago.

Plastic waste collected at the Volvo Ocean Race is recycled and used to make items such as plastic benches.

Pangolins should be considered top priority for conservation in China, say scientists studying their decline.

If this happens, India will become the fourth country to launch humans into space.

A project, more than a decade in the making, sees young eagles released in a bid to boost declining numbers.

There's hopes that a new project in Scotland will re-introduce Golden Eagles in England and Wales.

The history of the lemurs, the most endangered group of mammals, is more complex than we thought.

Scientists say they have definitive evidence for water-ice on the surface of the Moon.

One woman's mission to turn the tide on India's polluted waterways by recycling leftover flowers.

A new study on ants and robots has shown that having more workers is not necessarily better when working in confined spaces.

Flushing daily disposable lenses down the toilet is increasing the threat from plastics, say experts.

Ministers say they are looking at measures after thousands support action to reduce single-use items.

Animal expert Dr Tim Cockerill talks us through the truth about spiders.

Living on Mars time, landing nightmares and sometimes spreadsheets... a day in the life of a Nasa engineer.

An offshore dairy farm aims to help Rotterdam produce its own food more sustainably.

Some of the earliest galaxies to form in the Universe are sitting on our cosmic doorstep, a study says.

Researchers are set to develop higher yield wheat varieties requiring less water after making a gene map.

Forensic examination of a mummy shows the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe, scientists say.

Attempts to find a new generation of pesticides to replace neonicotinoids have been dealt a potential blow.

How will Ethan Peck compare to Leonard Nimoy and other actors who've played the pointy-eared science officer?

Official says "there is no way to verify" what object is and whether or not it may pose a danger.

Scientists collected footage showing basking sharks being "sociable" with each other off the coast of Mull.

The UK heatwave has been good for aerial archaeologists spotting hidden treasures in the dry fields.

Researchers reveal how chemicals in some vegetables can prevent bowel cancer.

Conservation groups have called for an end to the "indiscriminate and ruthless" mountain hare culls.

The Chinese tree has flowered for the first time since it was planted in Cardiff more than 100 years ago.

The next few years could be "anomalously warm", according to a new study.

Our big toe was one of the last parts of the foot to become human-like, as our early ancestors evolved to walk on two legs.

Large-scale expansion of palm oil in Africa will very likely risk the lives of primates, a study finds.

As groundwater supplies dwindle in rural India, farmers turn to wastewater to grow crops like mulberry, which is used to make silk.

Reducing your dependence on plastics can be daunting, especially if you've got a young family.

The animal turned on the Taiwanese man after he got too close with his camera at Lake Naivasha.

A newly discovered species of pterosaur that lived about 210 million years ago has been found in the Utah desert.

Deforestation of the Amazon and illegal fishing have both been linked to tax havens according to a new study.