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Plastic food pots and trays are often unrecyclable, say councils
The majority of plastic containers used for yoghurts, ice cream, ready meals and fruit end up in landfill.
Meet Nasa's commercial flight astronauts
They will be aboard the first US flights to the International Space Station since the shuttle programme ended.
Nasa names astronauts for first commercial flights
The US space agency assigns the first men and women to fly on commercial rockets and capsules.
Stonehenge: First people came from west Wales
The first long-term residents of Stonehenge, along with the first stones, arrived about 5,000 years ago.
Engineered pig lung transplant 'a success'
Scientists have successfully transplanted a bioengineered lung into a pig.
Big pong
Temperatures hit the 30s and there were no proper drains, bringing flies, disease and panic.
Crop-spraying drones
Drones are now delivering pesticides, fertilisers and crop monitoring to farms around the world.
Small height evolved twice on 'Hobbit' island of Flores
A new study has shown that small height evolved twice in humans on the Indonesian island of Flores.
Shark taken because it 'needed help'
The man who took a shark from an aquarium in Texas, US said he did it because 'it needed help'.
A bird's eye view: Songbirds perceive colour like humans
Faced with a glorious spectrum of colour, songbirds, just like humans, look for the big picture.
A sunrise from space
This photo time-lapse was taken from the International Space Station of a single orbital sunrise over Earth.
Stonehenge: First residents from west Wales
The first long-term residents of Stonehenge came from west Wales, a study suggests.
Plastic pollution: How one woman found a new source of warming gases hidden in waste
Researchers uncover a little known source of climate warming gases coming from plastic waste.
Heathrow high
It's Europe's busiest airport but why is Heathrow also a magnet for hot weather?
Lemur extinction: Vast majority of species under threat
The vast majority of lemur species, unique primates found only in Madagascar, are on the brink of extinction, say scientists.
Tracking Scotland's wildfires from space
Breakthroughs in satellite imaging are helping scientists in Scotland better understand wildfires in real time.
Fields medal: UK refugee's major maths award stolen
The Cambridge professor loses his 14-carat gold medal in Brazil minutes after receiving it.
Fields medal: UK refugee wins 'biggest maths prize'
One of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics are awarded at a ceremony in Brazil.
How Greenland scorched its underside
The world's largest island ran over Iceland's volcanic hotspot and has the rocky scar to prove it.
Trial to test if GM fed salmon are more nutritious
Researchers are feeding genetically modified crops to farmed salmon to see if it boosts their nutritional value.
Salmon fed genetically modified plants in nutrition trial
Researchers are feeding farmed salmon a genetically modified plant to see if it boosts omega-3 levels.
Plastic bags: Australia anger over Coles 'caving in to tantrums'
Social media users turn on supermarket giant Coles for "caving in" to "tantrums" over reusable bags.
Soggy 2017 was fifth warmest year in UK record
Despite a wet summer, 2017 was one of the warmest years according to Met Office records dating back to 1910.
Largest king penguin colony shrinks 90% in 30 years
The world's largest colony, in the Indian Ocean, has shrunk 90% over 30 years, research suggests.
All you need to know about snakes this summer
Professor Tim Cockerill from the University of South Wales explains where we might encounter snakes in the hot weather
Lunar eclipse: Century's longest 'blood moon' delights skygazers
During the total eclipse, Earth's natural satellite turned a striking shade of red or ruddy brown.
Petrichor: why does rain smell so good?
There's some chemistry to the pleasant smell of rain after a long, dry spell.
Climate change driven by humans made heatwave 'twice as likely'
The Europe-wide heatwave is an unambiguous signal of climate change, say researchers.
Science behind the blood moon
Friday night's lunar eclipse will last longer than any in the 21st Century.
Ocean wilderness 'disappearing' globally
Researchers have found that only 13% of the world's oceans remain mostly undisturbed by humans.
Regular heatwaves 'will kill thousands'
The current hot conditions could become the new normal for British summers within 30 years, MPs say.
Einstein theory passes black hole test
The black hole at the centre of our galaxy has helped astronomers confirm a key prediction of Albert Einstein's ideas.
UK heatwave 2018: Why is it so hot?
Want to know why you've had weeks of sleepless nights? The BBC's Science editor looks at the cause of our numerous heatwaves.
Life on Mars: What do we know?
Victoria Gill takes a looks at four key moments in the search for life on the red planet.
Gene editing is GM, says European Court
The European Court of Justice has ruled that altering living things using the relatively new technique of genome editing counts as genetic engineering.
Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars
Researchers believe they have found the first existing body of liquid water on the Red Planet.
China fossil tells new supercontinent story
Scientists have uncovered a new dinosaur in China... and it's older than expected.
Rare coral found off the west coast of Ireland
Rare coral has been found in a deep sea research mission off the west coast of Ireland.
Hyperloop test pod sets speed record
German engineering students set a record as their pod hits 457km/h in a hyperloop tunnel test.
Recycled packaging 'may end up in landfill', warns watchdog
There is no guarantee that the products you recycle are actually recycled, the UK watchdog warns.
Wave of plastic hits Dominican Republic
This was the scene on a beach in the Dominican Republic after a storm.
Lovell lights
How the giant Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank is transformed into a 3,200 tonne art installation.
The cost of Trump's Endangered Species Act proposal
The Trump administration wants to weaken the landmark protection law. What species are under threat?
Arctic wild goose chase threatens chicks as temperatures rise
Migrating geese race to warmer Arctic but are too worn out to lay their eggs early when they get there.
Whale killing: DNA shows Iceland whale was rare hybrid
Genetic material proves that the animal killed off the coast of Iceland was not a blue whale but a rare hybrid.
Wanted: Any name other than 'Spacey McSpaceFace'
What should we call a six-wheeled robot going to the Red Planet to look for signs of life?
Is UK barbecue charcoal fuelling global deforestation?
A growing taste for al fresco dining is driving record charcoal sales in the UK but is it also fuelling global deforestation and climate change?
Nairobi National Park railway 'threatens Kenyan wildlife'
Conservationists are crying foul over a high-speed railway being built through Nairobi National Park.
Plastic bags that biodegrade to nothing?
It sounds like the perfect solution, but critics say it failed their test.
Baby snake 'frozen in time' gives insight into lost world
The fossil of a prehistoric snake that lived alongside the dinosaurs has been found entombed in amber.
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