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Students in the Netherlands have come up with this novel design.

Almost 2,000 plants new to science have been identified in the past year, but many are at risk.

Much of the packaging we put in the recycling bin ends up in landfills, but a design competition backed by Prince Charles is aiming to tackle the issue.

"One boy said: I'm going to kiss it in the mouth," the snake's owner said.

The countries most vulnerable to climate change say the rapid implementation of the accord is key to their survival.

Rare left coiled snail, Jeremy, has been rejected by potential mates and is now stuck in a love triangle.

Scientists suggest smaller plants are better at absorbing air pollution around tall buildings.

Scientists have decoded the genome of a snail involved in the spread of a deadly parasitic disease.

A leaked letter throws doubt on the legal basis for sharing 1.6 million patient records with DeepMind.

The uninhabited Pacific island is littered with 37.7 million pieces of plastic debris, scientists say.

Meet the scientist behind one of the biggest science projects in the Middle East.

How an entrepreneur is bringing water to the deserts of Pakistan by using goats as currency.

A fishing ban extension is said to be the best hope for the world's most endangered marine species.

The London-based satellite operator puts up a fourth spacecraft in its global broadband network.

Swansea University researchers are using the models to understand how best to use tidal power.

The iguana chase won Planet Earth II the Bafta for Must-See Moment.

How different Earth's history might have been if the space rock had struck a different location.

A pod of orcas make several close passes of a fishing boat off the coast of Orkney.

Tokamak Energy thinks its mini fusion generators will allow the company to test ideas faster than their competitors.

New research suggests that less dust means more dirty air in major Chinese population centres.

Tens of thousands of people marvel over shots of brightly lit Belgium taken from space.

A recent conference in Bahrain brought together experts in Islamic archaeology to discuss the lessons of the past and how to safeguard Muslim heritage for future generations.

President Trump will make "the right decision for the US" as he reviews the climate change policy.

A sheriff's helicopter crew warns paddle-boarders they are swimming with sharks off the California coast.

Two big cats including the African lion are most at risk from extinction due to loss of prey, say scientists.

Noam Chomsky argues the Republican Party is the most dangerous organisation in human history.

Campaigners say there should be greater scrutiny of industry bodies that are involved in UN climate talks.

Male Kentish glory moths are to be counted with the aid of bits of rubber coated in the scent of female moths.

The fossil of a hatchling dinosaur dubbed Baby Louie is recognised as a new species of feathered dinosaur.

Scientists release groundbreaking medical scans that reveal how the human brain develops.

Data collected from air quality monitoring stations shows high levels of pollution at the site.

An exotic grass planted as a biomass crop could be a valuable habitat for the brown hare, scientists say.

Yet more remains are presented of the extraordinary naledi people who appeared to cache their dead.

Delegates are wary of changing the Paris climate agreement just to keep the Americans on board.

After almost two years in orbit, the X-37B Orbit Test Vehicle has returned to Earth - but what has it been doing?

The creature's shell made a 8.5m-long mark as it drifted along the seafloor 150 million years ago.

What was the US Air Force's X-37B doing during its almost two years in orbit?

Land Speed Record holder Andy Green describes how the Bloodhound supersonic car will drive in a straight line.

Climate negotiators meet in Bonn amid concern that the US president could shun the Paris accord.

The French collection was incinerated by Australian biosecurity officers due to missing paperwork.

The minefields laid in the Falkland Islands 35 years ago have been a blessing for penguins, which are not big enough to trigger explosions. But now the time has come for their home to be demined.

Scientists in Germany have invented an indoor sun.

The satellite, funded by India, will help South Asian nations boost their communication services.

The scheme is part of the government's draft clean air plan, which critics dismissed as "toothless".

After a protracted legal battle, ministers are forced to reveal anti-pollution proposals.

Watch the moment a young ape is freed after two years locked away in a wooden cage in Indonesia.

A fossil found on Skye of the early mammal suggests it had a set of milk teeth, say palaeontologists.

Two coders will share a $55,000 prize for what a Nasa official calls the "ultimate 'geek' dream assignment.

Scientists are counting albatrosses on remote islands from satellite images.

Super-sharp images from a US satellite are keeping track of remote bird-breeding sites.