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Last of the wild asses back from the brink
Wild equines are being reintroduced to the grasslands of Kazakhstan where they once roamed in large numbers.
Heatwaves 'cook' Great Barrier Reef corals
Recurring spells of ocean warming impact the diversity of coral reef communities.
Keeping livers 'alive' boosts transplant success, trial finds
The alternative to ice involves pumping livers with blood, nutrients and medicines while in a machine.
Chemical attack
Experts describe the challenges facing those investigating an alleged chemical attack in Syria.
Meteorite diamonds 'came from lost planet'
The space rock that exploded in 2008 seems to have come from the early Solar System.
Costa Coffee vows 'cup recycling revolution'
The UK's biggest coffee chain says it will recycle as many disposable cups as it sells by 2020.
Will China beat the world to nuclear fusion and clean energy?
China's nuclear fusion research might put the country at the fore of future clean energy solutions.
Blue Planet: Plankton named after David Attenborough series
Scientists at University College London (UCL) decide to honour Sir David Attenborough and the team.
Porpoise plucked from shallow waters
The young female porpoise had become stranded at Grange burn near to Grangemouth.
Bialowieza forest: Poland broke EU law by logging
Poland violated EU law by ordering large-scale logging in Bialowieza forest, Europe's top court says.
Kids ask Nasa astronaut about going to space
Karen Nyberg, who's been to space twice, answers questions from primary school children.
The first person on Mars 'should be a woman'
A senior Nasa engineer has said the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman.
Reality Check
It's not as easy to recycle your takeaway coffee cup as people may have thought.
Delay for Nasa's Tess planet-hunter
The launch of the Tess mission to find new worlds beyond our Solar System is delayed by 48 hours.
Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme
Science created a 'wonder material' in plastic; now nature is helping to unmake it.
Gorilla Calaya gives birth at Smithsonian National Zoo
Calaya, the western lowland gorilla, gave birth at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC.
Nasa's Tess planet-hunter: What stars sound like
UK astronomer Bill Chaplin demonstrates the noises that stars make and why this is useful to know.
Nasa planet-hunter set for launch
The Tess mission will survey nearly the entire sky and is expected to find thousands of new worlds.
Animals' popularity 'a disadvantage'
A new study shows that some species may become victims of their own prestige.
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.
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