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Why some cancers are 'born to be bad'
Breakthrough explains why some cancers are far more deadly than others.
Russian spy poisoning: Nerve agent inspectors back UK
The international chemical weapons watchdog confirms the UK's analysis of the nerve agent in Salisbury.
Rolls-Royce and Boeing invest in UK space engine
Boeing and Rolls-Royce are investing in the UK company developing a revolutionary propulsion system.
Secrets of the sea bed: Hunt for Stone Age site in North Sea
UK and Belgian scientists explore the seabed off Norfolk after prehistoric finds.
Past in focus
Ancient DNA from human remains has helped construct a new narrative for human history.
Isolated lakes found beneath Canadian ice sheet
Two lakes discovered beneath an Arctic ice sheet may help us to learn about Europa's subsurface ocean.
Climate change dials down Atlantic Ocean heating system
An Atlantic Ocean circulation system that warms Europe's climate is weaker today than it has been in 1,000 years, say scientists.
Nazi legacy found in Norwegian trees
The chemical fog used to hide the Tirpitz battleship in WWII stunted the growth of trees.
Map records UK's small ups and downs
The subtle warping of the land surface across Britain is fully mapped in detail for the first time.
Iron Age study targets British DNA mystery
A project to sequence DNA from ancient remains may solve a puzzle involving people from south-east Britain.
Earth's magnetic ocean tides mapped from space
Satellites make the most detailed observations yet of the magnetism generated by moving seawater.
The seismic signal of Lionel Messi
When the Barcelona striker nets another wonder goal, the city literally shakes.
Silent robots listen to ocean winds
Autonomous sea-gliders fitted with hydrophones gather information far from weather stations.
Ancient sea reptile was one of the largest animals ever
Sea reptiles the size of blue whales swam off the English coast 200 million years ago, fossils show.
More than half your body is not human
Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count, while the rest are microscopic colonists.
Antarctic expedition hopes for Ernest Shackleton bonus
A scientific cruise next year will look for Ernest Shackleton's famous lost ship given the opportunity.
Mission to Antarctica's Larsen ice shelves
An international expedition next year will try to reach the site of a major new iceberg.
Tasmanian devil cancers targeted by human drugs
Cambridge University researchers find human cancer drugs could halt the extinction of the marsupial.
Finger bone points to early human exodus
A fossil find from Saudi Arabia adds to growing evidence that modern humans left Africa earlier than supposed.
Big increase in Antarctic snowfall
The annual extra now compared with the early 1800s has a water volume twice that of the Dead Sea.
Belgrade's 'tiny head' Gagarin statue causes dismay
Serbian social media users mock city's tribute to the first man in space.
BBC climate change interview breached broadcasting standards
The media watchdog says the ex-chancellor was "not sufficiently challenged" during a radio interview.
Hunting mystery giant lightning from space
A new mission aboard the International Space Station is taking storm chasing to new heights.
Virgin Galactic spaceship completes test flight
The supersonic test flight of its SpaceShipTwo rocket ship was the first since a crash in 2014.
The pest controller of Kandahar
It's not just spiders, scorpions and snakes for the man in charge of pest control at Kandahar air base.
Plastic bag litter falls in UK seas
A study of litter in UK seas shows the number of plastic bags has fallen, amid a rise in other types of plastic rubbish.
Space muscles study to use tiny worms
The worms are being used because they have a similar muscle structure to humans.
Trash Robot cleans up Chicago River's rubbish
The robot connects to the internet so web users can control it and donate to pay maintenance costs.
Russians protest over 'toxic' landfill near Moscow
The Russian capital has no recycling programme and its expanding rubbish landfills are causing health problems.
Using astronomy to save a species
Scientists have been developing a technique to count animals that is usually used to map stars.
Dozen black holes found at galactic centre
A dozen black holes may lie at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way, researchers say.
Births of endangered Suffolk punch foals celebrated
Two Suffolk punch horses are being put forward for a charity's breeding programme.
Great white shark follows police off Australian coast
They were patrolling off the South Australian coast when they noticed something behind them.
The whales who love to sing in the dark
A new study reveals the surprising complexity of bowhead whale song.
Conservationists use astronomy software to save species
Researchers use astronomical techniques used to study distant stars to survey endangered species.
Antarctica 'gives ground to the ocean'
The White Continent is surrendering ocean floor as the undersides of its glaciers are melted.
'Send in the drones' to protect soil
Drones should be used to locate and penalise farmers who let soil run off their fields, a report will say.
Dinosaur tracks on Skye 'globally important'
Researchers find that the footprints belonged to sauropods and therapods from the Middle Jurassic period.
Space junk demo mission launches
A UK-led project heads to orbit to trial technologies for removing redundant space hardware.
Tiangong-1: Defunct China space lab comes down over South Pacific
China's defunct Tiangong-1 space lab mostly burnt up on re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
Dumping pesticides, using ducks instead
Bernard Poujol believes ducks are the future for rice farms, but he hasn't quite perfected his technique.
Tiangong-1: China space lab's return approaches
The defunct station is hurtling towards Earth but chances of it falling into your garden are slim.
RAF looks to space for the future
The Royal Air Force is pushing boundaries, 100 years since it began. Three women serving with the RAF explain.
Rhino census in India's Kaziranga park counts 12 more
A census suggests that one-horn rhino numbers have increased by 12 to 2,413 in the national park.
Prof Stephen Hawking funeral: Legacy 'will live forever'
Tributes led by actor Eddie Redmayne are paid at the funeral of the visionary scientist in Cambridge.
Tesla in fatal California crash was on Autopilot
The company says a Model X vehicle involved in a fatal crash in the US was in Autopilot mode.
Vanishing lake
It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?
Shipping faces demands to cut CO2
The industry could contribute almost a fifth of the global total of CO2 by 2050 but some nations resist targets.
Higgs factory a 'must for big physics'
The head of America's leading particle physics lab says a "factory" to make the Higgs boson will speed up discoveries.
Scientists explain the sound of knuckle cracking
What's behind the snapping sound when we crack our knuckles? Scientists have the answer.
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