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Moon dust bag sold for $1.8m at New York auction
The bag was used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect the first ever samples of the Moon in 1969.
New Mexico boy trips over 1.2 million year old fossil
A 10-year-old boy's stumble unearthed a prehistoric skull, which he then got the chance to help excavate.
Black-winged stilts: Record year for UK breeding
The number fledging from the UK in 2017 is more than the total number for the previous 30 years.
Elephant seals 'recognise vocal rhythm'
Male elephant seals recognise the rhythm of one another's voices, researchers say.
US Republican asks Nasa if civilisation on Mars existed
A US congressman asked scientists if the Red Planet could have been occupied "thousands of years ago".
Poaching pushes pangolin closer to extinction
Pangolins in the forests of Africa are at risk of being pushed to extinction like their Asian relatives.
Australia human history 'rewritten by rock find'
Research shows Aboriginal people entered Australia up to 18,000 years earlier than thought.
Why dogs are friendly - it's written in their genes
Being friendly is in dogs' nature and could be key to how they were domesticated from wolves.
UK rhino eggs 'could save last northern whites'
A UK zoo is taking part in a radical plan to save the world's last northern white rhinos from extinction.
How did dogs become our best friends? New evidence
Dogs were tamed from a single wolf population between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago, a study suggests.
LISA Pathfinder: Time called on Europe's gravity probe
The European Space Agency turns off one of its most successful ever missions - LISA Pathfinder.
Scottish osprey chicks moved to Spain
The birds were collected under licence for translocation to a part of Spain where they have not bred for years.
Mighty T. rex 'walked rather than sprinted'
New research suggests the dinosaur could go no faster than a very brisk walking pace.
California votes to extend cap-and-trade climate law to 2030
Legislators vote to extend a programme that charges firms for releasing pollutants to the year 2030.
Is there such a thing as 'flying ant day'?
We're all used to ants sprouting wings and taking to the air during summer, but is there really such a thing as a "flying ant day"?
Telescopes to reach nine billion light years away
New radio telescopes far more powerful than any used before aim to shed light on extra terrestrial activity.
Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water
Satellite images show the colossal Larsen iceberg continuing to edge away from the White Continent.
Why the cheetah is a champion sprinter
New research reveals why bigger is not always better in the animal world when it comes to speed.
Newquay is go!
World Land Speed record holder Andy Green looks forward to the first, low-speed runs of the Bloodhound supersonic car.
Will wildcat lynx be reintroduced to the UK?
The wildcat could be reintroduced into the UK for the first time in 1,300 years.
Plastic found in remote South Pacific
A mariner says there is a "raft" of plastic debris spanning 965,000 square miles in part of the South Pacific.
Ancient underwater forest found in US
Scientists have dated the trees to a previous ice age 60,000 years ago, when sea levels were far lower.
A mission to the Pacific plastic patch
A "raft" of plastic debris spanning more than 965,000 square miles is floating in the South Pacific.
Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win maths' Fields Medal, dies
Acclaimed Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani dies of breast cancer aged 40.
World's large carnivores being pushed off the map
Six of the world's large carnivores have lost more than 90% of their historic range, new analysis says.
'Beam me up, Scotty'
Chinese scientists have "teleported" a photon particle to a satellite - could humans be next?
Butterfly numbers facing 'vital' period - Sir David Attenborough
Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough says species have suffered "significant declines" recently.
The farmer helping to cut cow farts
How reducing the methane from cows is helping to fight climate change
Waste products, not crops, key to boosting UK biofuels
The UK should focus on making fuel from chip fat, whiskey dregs and forest waste and not from crops like wheat
Gannet bonanza on Yorkshire cliffs
A gannet bonanza is confirmed on the towering cliffs of Yorkshire by research from the RSPB.
Bialowieza Forest: Poland sued over ancient woods logging
Polish logging in one of Europe's last remaining primeval forests is to go to the EU's top court.
Record number of environmental activists killed around the world
At least 200 campaigners in 24 countries were killed in 2016, according to a new report from Global Witness.
Behold Jupiter's Great Red Spot
A Nasa probe returns the most detailed pictures ever of one of the Solar System's biggest storms.
UK animal experiments fall by 5% - annual figures
Home Office annual figures show that animal experiments in the UK fell by 5% in 2016.
Timelapse of museum's new star attraction
Which creature is taking the place of Dippy the dinosaur?
Blue whale takes centre-stage at Natural History Museum
Move over Dippy - Earth's biggest animal is now the star attraction at the Natural History Museum.
Gif and image written into the DNA of bacteria
Images and a short film are inserted into bacteria DNA and recovered with 90% accuracy.
Swansea tidal lagoon review head Charles Hendry 'hopeful'
It is six months since an independent review backed a planned £1.3bn tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay.
Splitting the atom
The government is about to set out its position on membership of Europe's nuclear regulator after Brexit.
Do the oceans need new rules?
Why are scientists are worried about the open seas?
Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic
A block of ice a quarter the size of Wales calves from the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
'Make new rules' to save the oceans
New rules are urgently needed to protect the open seas, scientists warn.
Can a robot help solve the Atlantic's lionfish problem?
The invasive lionfish poses a number of threats in the Atlantic Ocean – can it be stopped by a robot?
Lark or night owl? Blame your ancestors
Our ancestors could be to blame for the wide variety of human sleeping habits, from larks to night owls.
Big cash boost for UK satellite sector
The UK government formally announces a more-than-£100m investment in new satellite and rocket test facilities.
First teleportation to low-Earth orbit
China teleports first object from the ground to satellite
Fusion energy pushed back beyond 2050
We will have to wait until the second half of the century for fusion reactors to start generating electricity, experts have announced.
Mesmerising video of a whale playing with dolphins
A whale appears to play with a pod of dolphins off the coast of Western Australia.
First vaccine shows gonorrhoea protection
The World Health Organization sees developing a vaccine as vital in stopping "super-gonorrhoea".
Galaxy Zoo: Citizen science trailblazer marks tenth birthday
Galaxy Zoo is one of the most successful citizen science projects ever conceived. We look back at what it's achieved over 10 years.
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