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Future of energy on show in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's Expo 2017 provides a taste of what could be the future of greener and renewable energy.
Indian teen celebrates as Nasa sends satellite to space
The tiny satellite was designed by Rifath Sharrook, 18, and manufactured using a 3-D printer.
Whale body size warning for species collapses
The shrinking size of whales over the 20th Century could help scientists detect when wildlife populations are in trouble, a study suggests.
German-UK team maintains Galileo success
OHB and SSTL will make the next eight, possibly even the next 14, satellites for Europe's GPS.
Koalas 'facing extinction' in some Australian states
The conservation group WWF is warning that koalas could be wiped out in some Australian states amid deforestation and increasing attacks by livestock.
India genome plan could boost healthcare
Could an effort to gather genetic data from its population of one billion people help India take the lead in advanced healthcare?
Race to the bottom
The obscure and difficult to reach tracts of the seabed being claimed in the hope they contain mineral riches.
Queen's Speech: Plan aims to secure space sector
A government plan to protect the UK's £13.7bn space industry has been laid out in the Queen's Speech.
Why suitcases rock and fall over - puzzle solved
Scientists crack the problem of why two-wheeled suitcases can rock from side-to-side and turn over.
Hawking urges Moon landing to 'elevate humanity'
Prof Stephen Hawking has called for leading nations to send astronauts to the Moon by the end of this decade.
Europe selects grand gravity mission
After decades in the planning, a space mission to detect gravitational waves finally gets the go-ahead.
Volcanoes 'triggered dawn of dinosaurs'
A million-year-long period of volcanic activity led to the rise of the dinosaurs, a study suggests.
How cats conquered the ancient world
The domestic cat is descended from wild cats that were tamed twice - in the Near East and then Egypt.
Brexit 'will enhance' UK wildlife laws - Gove
Any Brexit changes to the UK's wildlife laws will increase - not reduce - environmental protection, Michael Gove has pledged.
Scientists fear new EU rules may 'hide' forest carbon loss
Forestry researchers condemn attempts to change the way carbon from trees is counted in Europe.
Inflatable whales used as training tool
Volunteer rescuers have been learning how to save marine creatures when they wash up on the beach.
Trump's divided desert: Wildlife at the border wall
Science reporter Victoria Gill joins researchers in Arizona to find out how President Trump's wall could affect endangered desert wildlife.
Five robots that are changing everything
Nasa chief engineer Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu on the robots that are changing the world.
Divided desert: Wildlife and Trump's wall
How President Trump's "great wall" on US-Mexico border could affect endangered desert wildlife.
My 25-year project to photograph the world's animals
Wildlife photographer Joel Sartore has photographed more than 6,000 contained species so far. He explains why.
Genome pioneer John Sulston enters elite club
Sir John Sulston is elevated to the Companion of Honour in the Queen’s birthday list.
'Little sunfish' robot to swim in to Fukushima reactor
It'll be a tough journey - previous robots sent in to the ruined nuclear reactor didn't make it back.
China's quantum satellite in big leap
Chinese scientists say their experimental Micius spacecraft paves the way for a new kind of internet.
Air pollution plan 'unfair' on local authorities
Solving air pollution is a national not a local issue, says the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
Airlander 10: World's longest aircraft hits highest altitude
The world's longest aircraft reached its highest altitude on its fourth test flight.
Dams could 'permanently damage Amazon'
Scientists warn that hydroelectric dams in the Amazon could have a significant impact on the environment.
Ancient bird like 'a kangaroo-sized flying turkey'
New details on an early megapode bird that lived alongside Australia's extinct giant marsupials.
Juncker rejects US climate deal re-negotiation
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the EU will not re-negotiate the Paris climate agreement.
'Bottled nature' helps ease dental pain
Taking a walk along a virtual-reality beach helps ease dental patients' discomfort, a study finds.
Rare black-tailed godwits released into wild at Welney
The 25 endangered black-tailed godwits were hand-reared to ensure their survival.
The battle for nesting sites among the birds and the bees
Competition for nesting sites could explain why some birds and bumblebees are declining faster than others.
Bee swarm swamps car in Hull
The owner of the vehicle said her family had all been stung by the 20,000 strong swarm.
Mass death of fish in US river
Thousands of dying and dead fish were found in a river leading to the Gulf of Mexico.
Bloodhound supersonic car set for October trials
The Bloodhound 1,000mph car will conduct some "slow speed" runs at Newquay airport in Cornwall.
Global hotspots for alien invasions revealed
Great Britain is in the top 10% of areas for harbouring alien species, according to a study.
Rare water vole colony filmed by a Tesco supermarket
A wildlife blogger captures unique footage of the endangered mammals living in a Shropshire brook.
The oldest living thing on Earth
Mayflies live for a day, humans live a century - if we’re lucky - but what is the oldest living organism on the planet?
3D printed bionic hands trial begins in Bristol
The hands could become available on the NHS bringing life-changing improvements for patients.
Rehydrating the bodies
Dr Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas has developed a new technique to help identify corpses.
Trading tool
The earliest known script was a tool developed to help run the economy.
A goat's dream job?
Mangers of Prospect Park in New York are happy with their new employee.
Fiendishly complex
World Land Speed record holder Andy Green examines how the extremes of speed and acceleration will affect the airflow around the Bloodhound supersonic car.
Dogs and wolves share sense of fair play
Animals take umbrage when they feel that others are getting greater rewards than they are.
Therapy could stop superbugs on farms
Researchers show that it might be possible to develop an alternative to antibiotics for treating diseases in pigs and humans
Quack science
The biological trick that allows a female mandarin duck to become a male.
Objective truth ‘only hope' of democracy
Neil deGrasse Tyson challenges the treatment of science in the Trump administration
Renewables provide more than half UK electricity for first time
The National Grid says alternative fuel generated more electricity than coal and gas in the UK on Wednesday.
'Monster' rocket 'selfie' delights India
Onboard footage from the Indian space agency's 640-tonne rocket has been widely shared on Twitter.
'Oldest Homo sapiens' found
Fossils of five early humans have been found in North Africa that show Homo sapiens emerged at least 100,000 years earlier than previously recognised.
Wingsuit pilot Fraser Corsan 'breaks speed record'
A British man is thought to have broken the World Record for greatest peak speed flown in a wingsuit.
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