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No let-up in Cyprus bird poaching
Record numbers of songbirds are still being killed on a British military base in Cyprus.
The captivating images that celebrate science
The art of science - captivating scientific images from the 2017 Wellcome Image Awards.
Opening the skies to children in Kenya
Astronomer Susan Murabana takes a telescope round Kenya to enthuse schoolchildren.
Think again: Will circular runways ever take off?
Could circular runways be the future of air travel? Aviation expert Henk Hesselink of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre believes so.
Low carbon drive 'cuts household bills'
Extra cost of wind and solar power outweighed by energy saving, says report.
China's 'airpocalypse' linked to Arctic sea ice loss
A deadly haze of air pollution over China in 2013 has been linked to the melting of Arctic sea ice.
Flower-rich habitat boosts survival for bumblebees
Access to flower-rich habitats is key to the survival of wild bumblebees, say ecologists.
Hundreds of beehive thefts blamed on rising honey price
Hive heists in New Zealand are being blamed on the rising price of Manuka honey.
Huge plastic waste footprint revealed
Soft drinks makers admit more needs to be done to stop people discarding single-use plastic bottles.
Burning wood for energy ignites fierce academic row
Scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have become embroiled in a war of words over energy from trees.
Spiders top the global predator charts
The world's spiders consume between 400 million and 800 million tonnes of primarily insect prey every year, say scientists.
'Oldest plants on Earth' discovered
The origins of plants may go back hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to fossil evidence.
Anger over UK ship's damage to pristine reef
The ship damaged a large area of one of Indonesia's best coral reefs, in an area dependent on tourism.
B vitamins may have 'protective effect' against air pollution
B vitamins may offer some protection against particulate pollution, a small human trial suggests.
Giant green sea turtle goes overboard
A giant green sea turtle has been released off the Florida Keys after convalescing from an injury.
Electric solution for Mexico's roads
Hector Ruiz has made it his mission to convert cars in Mexico City to run on electricity.
Video captures moment plastic enters food chain
A video captures the moment plankton ingest a plastic microfibre.
Great Barrier Reef suffers unprecedented second year's bleaching
Scientists say there hasn't been enough time for the corals to recover from damage in 2016.
Ebola vaccine shows promise for gorillas and chimps
A trial suggests that an Ebola vaccine could protect gorillas and chimps from the deadly disease.
Clean air design
Russian architect Alexei Umarov thinks his HyperFilter building could be a pollution solution.
Can city 'smellfies' stop air pollution?
Could smelly maps linked to the odours of a city play a role in fighting dirty air? Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath follows his nose.
Machines v hackers
Security could increasingly rely on smart machines that spot cyber threats rather than on humans.
Robber fly: Hunting secrets of a tiny predator
The mid-air hunting strategy of a tiny fly the size of a grain of rice has been revealed by an international team of scientists.
Baby chimp thriving after rescue from traffickers
We revisit Nemley Junior who was freed from wildlife traffickers in Ivory Coast after a BBC News investigation.
Robber fly: Hunting secrets of a tiny predator revealed
A tiny robber fly the size of a grain of rice has an advanced hunting strategy, researchers discover.
Here comes the pollution pram
The scheme hoping to help parents steer their little ones away from exhaust fumes.
Oldest croc eggs discovered in dinosaur nest
The oldest crocodilian eggs known to science have been discovered in the cliffs of western Portugal.
Watching the scratching bear is good for you
Research from the University of California has found that watching nature programmes, such as Planet Earth II, is good for you.
DNA provides window into early Aboriginal history
Scientists use hair to locate where distinct groups lived in Australia up to 50,000 years ago.
Gravitational waves pioneer Ronald Drever dies
Scottish physicist Ronald Drever, one of the architects behind the discovery of gravitational waves, has died at the age of 85.
Neanderthals 'self-medicated' for pain
Neanderthals dosed themselves with painkillers and possibly penicillin, according to a study of their teeth.
How to super-size your memory, according to science
You can super size your memory to make it more like the brain of a world memory champion, a scientific study suggests.
Budget 2017: Robotics, driverless cars and 5G to get UK funds
The chancellor promises £270m to put the UK at the forefront of ground-breaking technologies.
Malta's Azure Window collapses into the sea
The popular limestone arch was featured on the first episode of Game of Thrones and several films.
Invasive snakes threaten forests on Pacific island of Guam
The Brown tree snakes that have almost wiped out bird populations on Guam may also be damaging its tropical forests.
Lighthouse city
How Stockholm is getting smarter by going greener.
Sentinel-2B satellite launched to photograph Earth
The Sentinel-2B spacecraft will take pictures to help create a complete map of Earth.
Sentinel satellite launched to picture Planet Earth
A key spacecraft in Europe's new multi-billion-euro Earth observation programme blasts into orbit.
Five ways to avoid breathing polluted air
Simple tips to avoid inhaling air from traffic and other common sources of pollution.
Satao, one of the last 'giant tusker' elephants, killed in Kenya
There are fewer than 30 such animals left in Africa after Satao II was apparently shot.
William Shatner's guide to Mars
The Star Trek actor takes you on a fact-fuelled cosmic journey to the mysterious Red Planet.
Prize for cracking brain's 'feel good' system
Three UK-based scientists who have studied the brain’s reward centre win a prestigious prize worth 1m euros.
Coal collapse drives down UK carbon emissions
A collapse in the use of coal has driven UK carbon emissions down to levels barely seen since the Victorian era, new figures show.
IBM's online quantum machine gets faster
IBM wants to open out quantum computing to the business community and increase usage for programmers.
Liver transplant pioneer Thomas Starzl dies aged 90
The surgeon carried out the first successful liver transplant in 1967 and helped normalise the surgery.
This boy's backpack could change you
14-year-old Logan is helping monitor his city's air - and the results may change your habits.
What does air pollution do to our bodies?
David Shukman examines the effect that air pollution has on our bodies.
Controversial gas from Peruvian Amazon arrives in UK
Supporters of fracking say the UK should extract its own gas - rather than import it from Peru.
Holidays in space
SpaceX is sending two tourists to the moon, but when can the rest of us look forward to space travel?
Ancient skulls give clues to China human history
Two skulls found in China shed light on the ancient humans who inhabited the region before the arrival of our own species.
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