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Researchers believe a galactic "monster" is a source of cosmic neutrinos detected on Earth.

Dolphin spotters on a boat trip were surrounded by thousands of jellyfish near New Quay harbour.

Rivers overall are getting cleaner, but water firms still need to do better, the Environment Agency says.

Threatened reefs can be protected by eradicating destructive rats on tropical islands, scientists say.

Young drivers increasingly want to buy electric cars - but myths are still deterring older drivers, survey shows.

Can we use roads to generate power, make toilet paper and help increase the bee population?

Scientists say they've probably found the earliest evidence of a human presence outside Africa.

Watch the 10,000-tonne hull of Britain's new polar ship being moved into position for launch.

Travelling in time might sound like fantasy, but some physicists think it might really be possible.

Weeks of dry weather cause water levels at Spelga Dam to drop, exposing a hidden history.

Old whale bones suggest the origins of whale hunting may go back to the days of the Roman Empire.

Victoria Gill joins scientists trying to find out how wildfires affect the air we breathe.

It will be the first privately-funded unmanned spacecraft to land on the lunar surface.

The UK's new £200m polar research ship is on the slipway ready to go in the River Mersey.

Discovery of "first giant" shows how and when dinosaurs grew to such massive proportions.

Campaigners find many legally sold antique ivory trinkets in Europe come from recently killed elephants.

Laura Foster explains how the Novichok nerve agent works and what to do if you think you've been exposed to it.

The overwhelming majority of krill companies are to stop fishing in vast areas of the Antarctic Peninsula.

A boy who jumped off a cliff into water in Llanberis escaped injury when rocks fell in after him.

Hundreds of thousands more charge points could be installed under plans from the transport secretary.

A banned chemical used to make household insulation is implicated in damage to the ozone layer.

The technology to give people superhuman powers is being developed, but is it the right thing to do?

Bristol University has discovered how spiders fly thousands of miles

The EPA administrator has been embroiled in allegations of ethics violations for months.

The pollution has now "diluted" and is no longer causing problems, says the Environment Agency.

UK engineers will design a robot in an audacious plan to bring home Mars rocks to study for signs of life.

A toad named after the Lord of the Rings character, Gollum, joins the list of species at risk of extinction.

Controversial survey suggests oil platforms can act like offshore reefs and encourage wildlife.

The wild banana that might save the world's banana crop may itself go extinct, scientists have revealed.

Europe's Sentinel satellite tasked with tracking dirty air maps the major emissions of sulphur dioxide.

The loss of the endangered northern white rhino could be reversed by IVF, say scientists.

A new method using existing communications cables could make earthquakes easier to detect.

Scientists used radio tags to track Asian hornets, allowing their nests to be detected quickly.

From fearsome predator to teddy bear: tracing the hidden history of brown bears in Britain.

A cafe is trying to cut its plastic waste by using donated mugs and cups to serve takeaway hot drinks.

A new exhibition reappraises the work of Harry Burton, who photographed the decade-long Tutankhamun excavation.

BBC Reality Check looks at the government's promise of taking back control of UK fishing waters.

Researchers have found that moons in distant solar systems may be the most plentiful habitats in the galaxy.

Legal bid argues UK is discriminating against next generation by failing to cut CO2 emissions fast enough.

The weather system was captured at Lake Superior, Michigan, in the US.

The strain is different to that found in humans, but a genome study hopes to provide clues to fight the infection.

Astronomers have directly imaged a recently formed planet in a distant solar system.

French artist Marina Rees has formed a "whale choir" to launch her new exhibition

Scientists fail to find a koala cuteness gene but DNA may lead to a vaccine for chlamydia in the iconic marsupial.

More than 130 trout and salmon are saved after river levels plummet.

Turning the 4,000 live-aboard yachts around the world into a research fleet.

The last time a great white shark was spotted near Spain's Balearic Islands was in 1976.

It's often said that butterflies are dying out in the UK, but do the statistics back this up?

An experiment with a "vending machine for crows" is revealing insights into how intelligence evolves, scientists say.

From biologically dead to a haven for wildlife. How the Thames Estuary has become a sanctuary for seals.