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UK-Dutch-built Sentinel launches to track air quality
Sentinel-5P lifts off from Russia to make 20 million daily observations of pollution across the globe.
Nasa carbon space observatory 'watches Earth breathe'
A US space agency satellite provides new insights on how CO2 is moved through Earth's atmosphere.
Penguins die in 'catastrophic' Antarctic breeding season
Only two chicks survived in a colony of 36,000 in a "catastrophic" breeding season in east Antarctica.
Scraping out the London sewers by hand
Fitted with a body camera, a sewer engineer tries to remove a blockage.
How do you build the next-generation internet?
What will it take to build the ultra-fast internet of the future?
Clean Growth Plan could see stamp duty incentive for homeowners
The changes are part of the Clean Growth Plan to reduce the UK's greenhouse emissions.
Ozone layer recovery could be delayed by 30 years
Rising global emissions of some chemicals could slow the progress made in healing the ozone layer.
Asteroid close approach to test warning systems
A house-sized asteroid passes close to Earth, allowing scientists to rehearse future strike threats.
Satellites spy Antarctic 'upside-down ice canyon'
An Antarctic ice shelf is shown to have a deep gorge cut in its underside by warm ocean water.
Mass extinctions 'offer cautionary tale'
Past mass extinctions have the potential to guide modern conservation efforts, say scientists.
Why British scientists are watching Iceland's volcanoes
A team of British scientists flies around Iceland's volcanoes to find out how to avoid future air traffic disruption.
Can we make fashion greener?
We continue to buy new clothes at an incredible rate. How can manufacturers reduce fashion's environmental footprint?
Siberian blue robin excites bird watchers in Orkney
The sighting in North Ronaldsay is believed to be the first time an adult male Siberian blue robin has been seen in the UK.
'Sooty birds' reveal hidden US air pollution
Black carbon trapped in the feathers of songbirds gives new insight into historic US air quality.
New evidence on how birds took to the air
Key modifications for flight happened as early as 120 million years ago, a fossil discovery suggests.
British mission to giant A-68 berg approved
UK scientists will take a ship to explore waters exposed by a huge new iceberg in the Antarctic.
Kent mussels tested for plastic contamination
Almost two thirds of mussels in the sea around Kent are contaminated with plastic particles, research has shown.
Australia's solar challenge begins
Teams from around the world are competing on solar cars in an epic transcontinental race.
Swallowtail butterfly could benefit from Papua New Guinea project
A conservation project in Papua New Guinea could help secure the future for Britain's biggest butterfly.
Red deer rut 'spectacle' draws visitors to RSPB Minsmere
RSPB Minsmere has about 200 red deer, one of the largest wild herds outside Scotland.
Toronto Zoo's tumbling panda cubs
The Canadian zoo releases a compilation video of their giant panda cubs falling and tumbling.
Butterfly swarm shows up on Denver radar system
Weather scientists first mistook the radar pattern to be birds, and turned to social media for help.
Ivory trade to be banned in UK 'to protect elephants'
Conservation groups welcome government proposals for a full-scale ban on sales and exports.
SS Thistlegorm images released by Nottingham University
The SS Thistlegorm, a British merchant steam ship, was hit by a German bomber in 1941.
Mike Pence wants to see astronauts return to the Moon
The US vice-president expresses the intention for America to send humans back to the lunar surface.
Pesticides linked to bee deaths found in most honey samples
A new study finds traces of neonicotinoid chemicals in 75% of honey samples from across the world.
What do peace and dynamite have in common?
The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday but where do the prizes come from?
100 Women: Where are the female Nobel Prize winners?
The 2017 Nobel prizes for the sciences have all been announced, but many in the scientific community are pointing out the lack of female laureates.
Government 'failed to clean up air'
New figures show the UK government failed to reduce illegal levels of air pollution in the 18 months after a court ordered it to clean up the air.
Food and farming policies 'need total rethink'
A major conference examines how to limit the more damaging impacts of intensive farming systems.
Athenia: Is this the wreck of the first British ship torpedoed in WW2?
The remains of a passenger liner torpedoed by a U-boat just hours into the war may have been found.
Sputnik's influence
For the Soviet Union, the launch of the satellite was a triumph not just for science. but socialism.
The dog with the world's longest tongue
Meet Mochi from South Dakota, who has just bagged herself a Guinness World Record.
Nobel prize awarded for imaging molecules
The Nobel prize in chemistry is awarded to three scientists for advances in the imaging of biological molecules
The team that tracked Sputnik - and the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile
How a British observatory played a crucial part in the Cold War.
Bird deaths: Pheasants 'most likely species' to die on UK roads
Pheasants are the bird species most likely to be run over on UK roads, according to new research.
Five plants and animals we don't want any more of
They may not be household names, but, according to experts, they pose risks to the environment.
Einstein's waves win Nobel Prize in physics
The 2017 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists for the detection of gravitational waves.
Prehistoric reptile's last meal revealed
The fossil of a marine reptile from 199 million years ago gives clues to the diet of baby reptiles.
Beaver kit spotted on recent survey in Knapdale Forest
Only one of four groups of Beavers in Argyll is showing signs of successful breeding.
Michael Gove suggests plastic bottle deposit scheme
Michael Gove wants views on whether a "reward and return" system would improve recycling in England.
Body clock scientists win Nobel Prize
Understanding how our bodies keep time has "vast implications" for health, say Nobel committee.
UK's longest-lasting patch of snow melts away
The UK's hardiest snow patch melts for what is thought to be only the seventh time in 300 years.
Leicester space scientist wins BBC Two astronaut show
Suzie Imber, who beat 11 people to the prize, is "excited" she could "one day end up in space".
Bali volcano: What is it like waiting for an eruption?
More than 100,000 people have fled their homes as they wait for Bali's Mount Agung to erupt.
Bloodhound supersonic car fires up Eurofighter engine
The British-led project to build a 1,000mph car reaches a key milestone in its development.
Iconic kiwi could be extinct in 50 years
New Zealand's forest used to be home to millions of kiwi. Now there are only 68,000 left.
Elon Musk: Rockets will fly people from city to city in minutes
The entrepreneur says his new rocket could fly people from London to New York in 29 minutes.
The portable science kit entrepreneur
Creator of ChemStart, Bathabile Mpofu, takes hands-on scientific experiments into schools in South Africa.
Tsunami drives species 'army' across Pacific to US coast
Hundreds of Japanese species have been found on US coasts, swept there by the deadly 2011 tsunami.
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