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Climate change: Michael Bloomberg pledges $4.5m for Paris deal
New York City's ex-mayor pledges $4.5m to help cover the lapsed US contribution to the Paris accord.
'Exploding ant' species found in South East Asia
The newly discovered canopy-dwelling ants are nicknamed after their bizarre defensive behaviour.
Why I live in a plastic bottle castle
The man building a four-storey castle out of recycled plastic bottles.
Hemsby: Clifftop home destroyed erosion spanning 40 years
Erosion of the cliff at Hemsby, Norfolk, has left 18 homes uninhabitable over the past five years.
Nasa engineer: Three facts about landing on Mars
A Nasa flight analyst explains three things you need to know about going to Mars.
Rare brown bear dies in Italy capture operation
The endangered animal died in Italy during an attempt to fit him with a collar to track movements.
The best and worst space films, according to Nasa
The best and worst space films, according to Nasa
UK weather: Why this isn't a heatwave... yet
People across the UK have been enjoying unusually warm weather, but when can we call it a heatwave?
Scientists discover mechanism behind motor neurone disease
An international team found that a protein causes brain cells to die when it is stuck in the jelly phase.
ExoMars: Getting ready to drive on the Red Planet
Engineers finish assembly of the test model for Europe's ExoMars rover mission.
National Trust needs to be 'radical'
The new director-general of the National Trust says the charity needs to reach out to people in urban areas.
Stella McCartney: Fashion is swamping our planet
Designer Stella McCartney says fashion is a medieval industry, which produces a huge amount of waste.
Oxford Dodo was shot in head, scans find
The world-famous specimen is the world's best-preserved example of the extinct bird.
Closing gender gap in physics 'will take generations'
The gender gap in science subjects like physics is likely to persist for hundreds of years, study suggests.
Bajau people 'evolved bigger spleens' for free-diving
In an example of human natural selection, Asia's Bajau people have evolved bigger spleens for diving.
Poison project
Scientist Vladimir Uglev has no doubt the agent that poisoned the Skripals was made in Russia.
Plastic straw and cotton bud ban proposed
Plan for a ban in England is announced as Commonwealth leaders are urged to tackle plastic waste.
Nasa's Tess: Planet-hunting satellite lifts off
Nasa's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Tess) searches for new planets.
Planet-hunter launches from Florida
The US space agency's Tess satellite lifts off on a mission to find thousands of new worlds.
100 Women: 'Record number' of Nepalese women climbing Everest this season
A record number of Nepalese women are climbing Mount Everest this spring season, officials tell the BBC.
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.
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