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Quantum computing has taken a step forward with the recent development of a silicon-based programmable quantum processor.

Alibaba rolls out a system that analyses pig squeals and coughs to improve pork production.

A scientist says the search for alien intelligence has been hit by a shortage of computer hardware.

The move comes after the 'shocking' scale of plastic waste featured on the Blue Planet II series.

Cells continue to function even after an individual dies, a discovery that could be developed into a forensic tool.

Study of an Amazon fish has challenged ideas about how DNA gathers deadly mutations over time.

The compounds are called malacidins and can kill several stubborn infections, including superbug MRSA.

Mr Trump's proposed budget includes funds to transition the space station from public to private.

Footage shows the iceberg scientists hope will reveal an Antarctic realm hidden for thousands of years.

The self-cloning species, which can be bought in North America, is banned in Europe and two US states.

Scientists investigate undersea life exposed by the iceberg that broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula.

The 'Oumuamua asteroid from outside our Solar System was involved in a collision, a study finds.

The entrepreneur growing greens in shipping containers.

Researchers have created a simulation of the red planet with the hope humans will one day live there.

Romeo, a 10-year-old Sehuencas water frog, has been given a dating profile as part of the search.

The asteroid, up to 40m in size and only discovered five days ago, passes by on Friday.

The Bloodhound supersonic car aims to run in South Africa this October, and there is a lot to prepare.

Wind and solar energy are expected to account for more than half of Tamil Nadu's power by 2027.

The 70ft-long (21m) dinosaur replica only just squeezed into its new home in Dorset.

Better recycling and compostable materials could be an answer to our plastic pollution problem.

Scientists may finally understand the mechanism behind solar flares., which can play havoc with technology on Earth.

From sweet oranges to bitter lemons, all citrus fruit came from the Himalayas millions of years ago, say scientists.

Plastic waste is building up in the supposedly pristine wilderness of the Norwegian Arctic, scientists say.

Here's why the Arctic is no longer what you see in the pictures.

Researchers find that the population has increased in the north east and stopped shrinking nationwide.

Scientists want to find out more about how very young children develop a sense of self.

Scientists put a face to Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete skeleton from 10,000 years ago.

As the scale of plastic pollution in the world's oceans becomes ever more apparent, could bottle deposit schemes help turn the tide?

The world's most powerful rocket successfully lifts clear of its pad on historic maiden flight.

A Scandinavian deposit-based system for recycling bottles is thought likely to be adopted in the UK.

The rocket's payload is Elon Musk's own Tesla, and two of the three rocket segments have landed.

Wild cheering greets the launch of the maiden flight of the new rocket.

The entrepreneur will attempt to fly the world's most powerful rocket with his own Tesla as payload.

A car, a golf ball, a pie... and other items items dispatched on cosmic journeys over the years.

A study modelling how dinosaurs spread worldwide shows they may have been a victim of their own success.

A fossil preserved in amber for 100 million years is shaking up ideas about the evolution of spiders.

Scientists call for monitoring of plastic pollution risks to whales, sharks and rays that strain water to feed.

Latest technology reveals a network of more than 60,000 structures under Guatemala's jungle.

New analysis suggests part of a nation-changing army of Vikings was buried in a town churchyard.

A leading maker of straws says greener alternatives are too costly and their development has stalled.

The ancient animal would have shared its home with dinosaurs, say Bristol researchers.

The lonely bird died beside a concrete bird replica he had courted - and nested with - for years.

Volcan de Fuego sent ash over a mile into the sky.

Controlling machines using thought can be used in medicine, gaming, transport and many other sectors.

High-tech tracking collars on polar bears reveal a growing Arctic struggle, say scientists.

Tracking collars on female polar bears measure the animals' struggle to find food on diminishing Arctic ice.

Researchers have discovered that salmon from the chalk streams of southern England are genetically unique.

It's 15 years since disaster struck as the Columbia returned to Earth following a research mission.