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Despite a wet summer, 2017 was one of the warmest years according to Met Office records dating back to 1910.

The world's largest colony, in the Indian Ocean, has shrunk 90% over 30 years, research suggests.

Professor Tim Cockerill from the University of South Wales explains where we might encounter snakes in the hot weather

During the total eclipse, Earth's natural satellite turned a striking shade of red or ruddy brown.

There's some chemistry to the pleasant smell of rain after a long, dry spell.

The Europe-wide heatwave is an unambiguous signal of climate change, say researchers.

Friday night's lunar eclipse will last longer than any in the 21st Century.

Researchers have found that only 13% of the world's oceans remain mostly undisturbed by humans.

The current hot conditions could become the new normal for British summers within 30 years, MPs say.

The black hole at the centre of our galaxy has helped astronomers confirm a key prediction of Albert Einstein's ideas.

Want to know why you've had weeks of sleepless nights? The BBC's Science editor looks at the cause of our numerous heatwaves.

Victoria Gill takes a looks at four key moments in the search for life on the red planet.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that altering living things using the relatively new technique of genome editing counts as genetic engineering.

Researchers believe they have found the first existing body of liquid water on the Red Planet.

Scientists have uncovered a new dinosaur in China... and it's older than expected.

Rare coral has been found in a deep sea research mission off the west coast of Ireland.

German engineering students set a record as their pod hits 457km/h in a hyperloop tunnel test.

There is no guarantee that the products you recycle are actually recycled, the UK watchdog warns.

This was the scene on a beach in the Dominican Republic after a storm.

How the giant Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank is transformed into a 3,200 tonne art installation.

The Trump administration wants to weaken the landmark protection law. What species are under threat?

Migrating geese race to warmer Arctic but are too worn out to lay their eggs early when they get there.

Genetic material proves that the animal killed off the coast of Iceland was not a blue whale but a rare hybrid.

What should we call a six-wheeled robot going to the Red Planet to look for signs of life?

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?

Conservationists are crying foul over a high-speed railway being built through Nairobi National Park.

It sounds like the perfect solution, but critics say it failed their test.

The fossil of a prehistoric snake that lived alongside the dinosaurs has been found entombed in amber.

The Atlantic system that warms the UK is slowing down but this may cause even more heating.

Engineers at Cammell Laird shipyard add the top six decks to the hull of the UK's new polar ship.

PM commits to laws that will ensure environmental protection improves - but not everyone is convinced.

Video of a seabed filmed by a BBC journalist has helped the area get special protection.

The impact of European settlers on the country is preserved in a detailed soil record, researchers have found.

Ancient Britons were eating dairy, peas, cabbage and oats, according to gunk trapped in their teeth.

More and more young people are living without the car. Will the government change its road-building plans?

Research suggests new kinds of shark could migrate to UK waters as the oceans warm.

While the bird is dying out in parts of Europe, the population on one Welsh island is thriving.

The UK is set to get its first space port in Sutherland, Scotland. But it already has a long history in space.

Charred crumbs found in the Jordanian desert show that bread-making dates back 14,000 years.

The lightweight Zephyr aircraft could be used in communications and remote sensing.

The UK Space Agency backs Scotland's north coast as the place to launch satellites to orbit.

It's hoped a breeding programme will help maintain numbers of the vulnerable species.

From Darwin's potato to the man who saved the daffodil. Pictures tell the story of the nation's plants.

Sir David Attenborough has launched the hull of the UK's newest polar ship, which is named after him.

The hull of the ship, which the public wanted to call Boaty McBoatface, is launched into the Mersey.

Snorting in horses is linked to a 'positive internal state', say scientists, and could improve animal welfare.

There's even space for a coffee shop, sauna and gym on the £200m vessel.

Scientists declassify films showing atmospheric nuclear tests conducted during the Cold War.