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Stephen Hawking thanksgiving service public ballot closes
More than 27,000 people applied for 1,000 public places at the scientist's Westminster Abbey service.
MPs criticise government clean energy policies
Two parliamentary committees say ill-thought out policies have driven down clean energy investment.
Delay for Bloodhound supersonic car's high-speed trials
Testing of the 1,000mph car is pushed back ahead of next year's attempt on the land speed record.
1,600 IT workers and engineers denied UK visas
More than 1,600 IT specialists and engineers offered jobs in the UK were denied visas between last December and March, BBC News has learned.
Dinosaur parenting: How the 'chickens from hell' nested
Dinosaurs may have used a unique nesting strategy to prevent their eggs from being crushed.
Building back up
After last years first test runs, the Bloodhound supersonic car is being rebuilt ready to go faster still.
'Feel good' factor not CO2 boosts global forest expansion
Forests are increasing around the world because of rising incomes and national wellbeing say researchers.
'Memory transplant' achieved in snails
Memories are transferred from one snail to another in a laboratory.
UK ups the ante on Galileo sat-nav project
London warns Brussels that it is prepared to block Galileo technologies from leaving the UK.
Plant 'thugs' crowd roadside flowers
It is claimed the UK's roadside wild flowers are suffering because of pollution and poor management.
'Oldest' turtle, 80, returns to Blackpool after 15 years
The giant green sea turtle is thought to be oldest of its kind in captivity in the UK.
Cuckoo bee species 'hiding in plain sight'
Researchers identify 15 new species of sneaky bees hidden in museum collections and in an ancient thesis.
Stephen Hawking service: Possibility of time travellers 'can't be excluded'
Anyone born in the next 20 years is eligible to apply for a seat at the Westminster Abbey service.
Nasa will send helicopter to Mars to test otherworldly flight
The space agency says it will be the first test of a heavier-than-air aircraft on another planet.
SpaceX flies 'lessons learned' rocket
The California rocket company SpaceX conducts what is arguably its most important launch to date.
Red squirrels 'may have introduced' leprosy to Britain
The discovery supports the theory that squirrels may have spread the disease in medieval Europe.
UK space needs 'bold national plan'
Report: A long-term national programme is required to unlock the UK space sector's full potential.
Massive wave is southern hemisphere record, scientists believe
The 23.8m (78ft) swell is the largest ever recorded below the equator, New Zealand scientists say.
Red tide: Electric blue waves wash California shore
Glowing blue algae have transformed California's coast.
Origins of amphibian-killing fungus uncovered
A deadly fungus that has devastated amphibian populations worldwide probably originated in East Asia, new research suggests.
Trump White House axes Nasa research into greenhouse gas cuts
Cutting Nasa's research jeopardises the ability to measure climate change progress, a journal reveals.
Temperature-controlled turtle sex gene found
Scientists have isolated the gene responsible for temperature-controlled sex determination in turtles.
Network Rail tree felling faces review over wildlife concerns
Removing too much trackside vegetation harms the environment, wildlife charities say.
UN puts brave face as climate talks get stuck
Climate talks in Bonn officially suspended as countries fail to resolve differences about the Paris agreement.
Device could make underwater objects appear invisible to sonar
Researchers have developed a device that could make objects appear invisible to sonar detection.
Hun migrations 'linked to deadly Justinian Plague'
Scientists find a deadly plague may have been spread to Europe and western Asia by the Huns.
Volcano erupts at end of man's garden
This Hawaii resident had a surprise when he returned home after fleeing the Kilauea eruption.
UN climate stalemate sees extra week of talks added
Negotiations deadlocked as delegates get bogged down in technical arguments about the Paris climate pact.
California becomes first US state to mandate solar on homes
Officials say homeowners could see significantly lower utilities costs per month.
Cocaine breathalyser 'one step closer'
Researchers plan to integrate their cocaine-detecting chip in a portable scanner.
Lonely asteroid tells Solar System story
An unusual object has been found lurking in the Kuiper Belt, and it may have a tale to tell.
Brexit to 'force work on Galileo sat-nav system out of UK'
An Airbus executive says future UK work on the Galileo sat-nav system would have to be moved to the continent because of Brexit.
Waterwheel: Ten times faster than a Venus flytrap
The hunting mechanism of the carnivorous waterwheel plant has been studied in detail for the first time.
Indonesian EcoBricks: A new approach in its plastics 'war'
The boss of an Indonesian food factory is encouraging his community to creatively reuse plastic waste.
Spider trained to jump on demand
This is a regal jumping spider, and there are no prizes for guessing what it's good at.
Wet wipes could face wipe-out in plastic clean-up
The government says it plans to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste, including wet wipes.
Lava swallows car in Hawaii
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii started erupting on 3 May and has so far destroyed 26 homes.
How a spider jumps on its prey - science has the answer
Scientists hope to learn how to build tiny jumping robots - by studying an extraordinary spider.
Sea giants do battle
As demand for natural gas continues to surge, huge extraction vessels are about to go into action.
Tourism's carbon impact three times larger than estimated
A new study says global tourism accounts for 8% of carbon emissions, far larger than previously thought.
InSight Diary: Mars mission emerges from the mists
London scientist Tom Pike watches his experiment leave Earth on a six-month journey to Mars.
The coffee cup which can be recycled in existing systems
A recyclable coffee cup could help replace the 2.5 billion disposable cups binned each year.
'Soul destroying'
The eco-friendly hobbyists trying to stem the rising tide of plastic in the seas.
Nasa's InSight rocket takes off for Mars
The US space agency has launched its latest mission, heading for the interior of the Red Planet.
InSight: A look inside Mars
Illustrator and planetary scientist James Tuttle Keane explains the significance of Nasa's new mission.
Nasa's InSight mission will target 'Marsquakes'
The InSight probe launched from California to investigate the interior of the Red Planet.
The UK's biggest outdoor tulip crop grown in Norfolk
The millions of flowers have created a blaze of colour on the Norfolk landscape, but they're destined to meet a violent end.
'Marsquake' monitor due to fly to Mars in Nasa mission
Scientists at Imperial College London have spent more than 25 years developing the device.
New climate 'feedback loop' discovered in freshwater lakes
Methane emissions from lakes could almost double as warming boosts plants that feed gas production.
Extreme weather 'potentially catastrophic' for bats
Extreme weather appears to be disrupting the lifecycle of bats, raising concern over their long-term future.
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