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A UK-Dutch-built Earth observing spacecraft shows its promise with some stunning images of pollution.

A plan to drastically cut plastic pollution of the oceans may be agreed at a UN summit.

Sir Isaac Newton's papers and personal accounts are added to a Unesco register of globally important documents.

A collection of 200 eggs gives new insights into the development of the extinct flying reptiles.

Nasa releases footage captured over China, Korea and Japan of "lightning, city lights and fishing boats".

After digitising old weather data from atop Ben Nevis, citizen scientists tackle a much bigger project.

A bacterium made with "unnatural" DNA assembles proteins - a key characteristic of a functioning organism.

Archaeologists believe they may have uncovered the first evidence of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain.

Prehistoric women's manual work was tougher than rowing in today's elite boat crews, say scientists.

A wildlife trust has asked people to get in touch if they spot the creatures.

Hunting animals with the biggest horns, tusks or manes could lead to extinction, according to a study.

Archaeologists say evidence indicates Caesar's invasion in 54BC began in Kent.

The astrophysicist says at the time students weren't awarded Nobel Prizes.

Confusion over food labels is prompting people to throw away usable produce, waste agency claims.

Coral is growing on the Great Barrier Reef after first being grown in tanks, say researchers.

Astronaut Randy Bresnik shares footage of a maintenance mission outside the International Space Station.

The latest trio has been introduced to Knapdale Forest in Argyll, Scotland.

One of the world's earliest urban civilisations thrived in the absence of a big Himalayan river, a new study finds.

A British spacecraft is trying to clean up what we send up but never bring down.

A spacecraft that will test the best methods to clean up space debris is nearing completion.

The Meteor satellite was found not to be on its planned orbit, hours after launch from a new base.

The red kite is still at risk from poisoning despite the success of conservation schemes, say scientists.

A structure that allows sound information to be processed extremely fast has been identified in bats' brains.

The EU will renew glyphosate's licence for five years, despite some health concerns.

Targets for reducing illegal levels of NO2 pollution from vehicles will be achieved more quickly than the government expects, a study says.

World land-speed record-holder Andy Green describes the performance of his new new car - Bloodhound SSC.

They blame over-fishing and pollution for severely damaged fish stocks in Africa's largest freshwater lake.

When fly-tipping occurs on private property, it can be very costly for landowners.

Flies' disease-carrying potential may be greater than previously thought, say US researchers.

Scientists call the new timelapse video the "most complete global picture of life on Earth to date".

Patients became less distressed and heard voices less often compared with those who had counselling.

A population of finches on the Galapagos is discovered in the process of becoming a new species.

Concerns that Dolly the cloned sheep had early-onset arthritis were unfounded, scientists say.

The fatty acids released in cooking may help form clouds that cool the climate, say scientists.

But there is no reason to start drinking coffee for health reasons, the BMJ study found.

There's been a 90% drop in the trade in wild birds around the globe mainly due to an EU ban, say researchers.

Satellite images show that artificially-lit areas are expanding around the world.

Neutrinos are famous for travelling through solid objects, but they don't go through everything, a study shows.

Much of the world is "losing the night" as artificial light becomes brighter and more widespread, say scientists.

Plague was present in Europe during the late Stone Age, according to a study of ancient remains.

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has made investment in research the centrepiece of his budget.

The genes that caused scales to become feathers in the early ancestors of birds have been found by US scientists.

A Supreme Court judge launches the first of a series of scientific guides for the UK judiciary.

More than 70,000 seeds have been sent from Kew's Millennium Seed Bank to Lebanon, for vital crop research.

Thousands more cases - including violent and sexual crimes - could be affected by "manipulated" tests.

The weather service says the levels of a radioactive isotope were nearly 1,000 times normal levels.

Europe's top court says Poland must prove it has stopped logging in Bialowieza forest or face fines.

The spectacular albatrosses featured in the BBC's Blue Planet series have seen a big slump in numbers.

An asteroid that visited our Solar System from interstellar space is one of the most elongated celestial bodies known to science.

Simon Reinhard mastered the Method of Loci to become a European memory champion.