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How to eavesdrop on urban bats with smart sensors
For the first time, urban bats are being monitored in real time using smart sensors at a London park.
UK CO2 and energy costs 'set to rise'
Household energy bills and carbon emissions will rise unless ministers devise new policies to save power, a report says.
Unleashing the power of moss to clean cities
A team of German designers has reinvented the tree to clean up urban air pollution. Using the natural power of moss, they hope to make city air safer to breathe.
'Boaty McBoatface' submarine returns home
The UK's favourite yellow submarine completes its first major science expedition in the Antarctic.
Raptor plunging to extinction in England
There are just four breeding pairs of the iconic bird of prey left in England.
Viewsnight: 'Scientific research isn't immune to sexism'
Journalist Angela Saini argues that it's easy for prejudice to affect scientific research.
Torus nuclear fusion project gets Brexit funding pledge
The government pledges to pay its "fair share" towards an EU backed nuclear project after Brexit.
Saving big cats
Amy Dickman has had some close shaves with big cats and humans while working with cheetahs and lions.
Africa agriculture pioneer wins 2017 World Food Prize
African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina wins the prestigious World Food Prize for his work to boost yields and farm incomes.
Chimps' strength secrets explained
The greater strength of chimpanzees, relative to humans, may have been explained by American scientists.
What happens when you're sleep deprived?
A new study is looking at the impact of sleep on your brain power.
SpaceX completes launch and landing double bill
The US rocket company makes two launches in just over 24 hours.
Pandas in Berlin: Meng Meng and Jiao Qing arrive in new home
Meng Meng and Jiao Qing arrive in Germany from China ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Yellowstone grizzly: Endangered or not?
The Yellowstone grizzlies are about to be taken off the endangered species list - after they were first added more than 40 years ago.
Splish splashing spinning gorilla
Zola has been cooling off in his favourite blue swimming pool at Dallas Zoo.
Watched chimps change their hunting habits
Wild chimpanzees have changed their hunting strategies in response to being watched and followed by scientists, observations suggest.
How the presence of humans can affect chimp hunting habits
Two chimp 'tribes' have developed different hunting habits in response to human presence.
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.
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