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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.

"Scientists are not natural politicians... but they solve problems," says one of the record number running in the US mid-term elections.

With frequent floods, sinking markets and engulfed homes, by 2050 parts of Jakarta will be underwater.

After 17 days, the orca at last stops carrying her newborn and begins chasing salmon off Canada.

The US space agency launches a probe that aims to travel closer to the Sun than ever before.

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft has taken off on its mission to 'touch the Sun'.

The new owner of the Monsanto group insists glyphosate use is safe despite a cancer payout.

The US space agency delays for a day a mission to the Sun - one of the boldest in its history.

A US jury finds the company knew its Roundup weedkillers were dangerous, but Monsanto vows to appeal.

What to we really know about the giant prehistoric shark reincarnated by Hollywood?

After one wolf killed 26 sheep Dutch farmers worry about installing costly electric fencing.

Researchers have found that the algae living in coral reefs may have evolved 160 million years ago.

Primate brain study reveals a "wiring" key to our ability to talk.

Cheap, flexible solar panels could become a reality as organics achieve the same power efficiency as silicon.

A mother whale is still carrying her baby's body more than two weeks after it died.

A pair have been spotted breeding at the Bedfordshire site for the first time in 45 years.

A woman passionate about insects and photography shares images of some of Scotland's colourful bug life.

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to our star than any other in history.