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Ahead of Monday's eclipse in the US, here are four tips from the Faroe Islands, which experienced one in 2015.

Now Sharon and Billy Hahs are preparing for one in their own backyard.

A planetary takeover by ocean algae 650 million years ago was the kick that transformed life on Earth.

Scientists trace nuclear waste from Sellafield over 15,000km to Bermuda to see how the ocean transports carbon.

Trump is once again allowing hunters in Alaska to shoot bear cubs and hibernating bears, but is this as bad as it sounds?

Indian scientists say they can monitor the physiological health of elephants by analysing their dung.

UK shale deposits were formed 55 million years too late to trap large amounts of gas, a professor warns.

Japanese researchers have taught chimps the rules of rock-paper-scissors.

Elgin Energy is granted planning permission for a 20MW project near Urquhart in Moray

A dinosaur that seemed to be an evolutionary mishmash turns out to have a key place in history.

The Shetland Monkeyflower has a bigger flower with a wider throat than its ancestors.

Can 10 men and a dog, led by British explorer Pen Hadow, become the first to sail to the North Pole?

How can a brass band and a steam train help you understand the universe?

Campaigners plan to plant enough trees to counteract the climate impact of the US President.

The Galapagos Conservation Trust has announced the winners in its annual photographic competition.

The facility in the north of Norway will take advantage of cheap energy and the cool air.

A rare female brown bear had to be shot in the Italian Alps as it threatened humans, a governor says.

The lesser horseshoe bats moved in to the belly of a triceratops at the Wildlife and Dinosaur Park.

Cassini is on its final five full orbits of Saturn, getting close enough to directly "taste" its gases.

One of the just 100 white moose in Sweden has been filmed in the Varmland region.

A display of hundreds of shooting stars has been captured by stargazers from across the UK.

Researchers uncover the evolved ability of goldfish to generate alcohol when deprived of oxygen.

BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin reviews Al Gore's climate movie sequel.

Scientists respond furiously to claims about climate change made in a BBC radio interview.

Pigs have been freed of viruses that stop them being viable organ donors.

In different parts of Europe, rivers are flooding earlier or later because of rising temperatures, say scientists.

Long-term global warming and a strong El Niño effect combined to set a new record for the planet.

Scientists revise their estimate of the bulk of a colossal titanosaur, but not by much.

The former US vice president says the US will meet its targets "in spite of Donald Trump."

The prehistoric cannibals of southern England marked up the bones of the people they ate.

The animals were filmed by the Essex Wildlife Trust which says the rust is harmless to them.

Fossils of the first "winged" mammals, from 160 million years ago, are discovered in China.

Even light exposure to oil from disasters like the Deep Water Horizon oil spill makes flying more difficult for birds.

A controversial new fishing technique is being tested in the Netherlands using electric pulses.

One day, the immunotherapy could free patients from daily insulin injections.

The size of a tennis court, it will shield the vision of the biggest space telescope ever built.

A video tracks the behaviour of the protective atmospheric layer over Antarctica across all of 2016.

New images have been released of wildfires that continue to burn close to the Greenland ice sheet.

Scientists study the chemistry of penguin plumage to track the birds' movements.

The eight foxes have started "training" in the back garden of a family in Leicester.

Chantek could also clean his room, make and use tools and learn the route to a restaurant.

There are huge uncertainties in greenhouse gas totals due to inaccurate data, the BBC finds.

Thousands of the "rare" tadpoles have been spotted at a reserve despite adverse breeding conditions.

There are now four species of wild snake native to the UK, not three as scientists first thought.

The algorithm learned to recognise sarcasm, allowing it to spot hate speech faster than humans.

The first record of a pine marten living in Yorkshire for about 35 years

A rash of new incinerators could make it impossible for the UK to meet future recycling targets.

Lisa Kikuchi of SenSprout tells the BBC how she is developing soil moisture sensors to help Japan's farmers.

It's ziplines versus a Sunoco pipeline in one Pennsylvania family's backyard.

How can the UK can keep household bills down while also meeting environmental targets?