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The greater strength of chimpanzees, relative to humans, may have been explained by American scientists.

A new study is looking at the impact of sleep on your brain power.

The US rocket company makes two launches in just over 24 hours.

Meng Meng and Jiao Qing arrive in Germany from China ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Yellowstone grizzlies are about to be taken off the endangered species list - after they were first added more than 40 years ago.

Zola has been cooling off in his favourite blue swimming pool at Dallas Zoo.

Wild chimpanzees have changed their hunting strategies in response to being watched and followed by scientists, observations suggest.

Two chimp 'tribes' have developed different hunting habits in response to human presence.

Kazakhstan's Expo 2017 provides a taste of what could be the future of greener and renewable energy.

The tiny satellite was designed by Rifath Sharrook, 18, and manufactured using a 3-D printer.

The shrinking size of whales over the 20th Century could help scientists detect when wildlife populations are in trouble, a study suggests.

OHB and SSTL will make the next eight, possibly even the next 14, satellites for Europe's GPS.

The conservation group WWF is warning that koalas could be wiped out in some Australian states amid deforestation and increasing attacks by livestock.

Could an effort to gather genetic data from its population of one billion people help India take the lead in advanced healthcare?

The obscure and difficult to reach tracts of the seabed being claimed in the hope they contain mineral riches.

A government plan to protect the UK's £13.7bn space industry has been laid out in the Queen's Speech.

Scientists crack the problem of why two-wheeled suitcases can rock from side-to-side and turn over.

Prof Stephen Hawking has called for leading nations to send astronauts to the Moon by the end of this decade.

After decades in the planning, a space mission to detect gravitational waves finally gets the go-ahead.

A million-year-long period of volcanic activity led to the rise of the dinosaurs, a study suggests.

The domestic cat is descended from wild cats that were tamed twice - in the Near East and then Egypt.

Any Brexit changes to the UK's wildlife laws will increase - not reduce - environmental protection, Michael Gove has pledged.

Forestry researchers condemn attempts to change the way carbon from trees is counted in Europe.

Volunteer rescuers have been learning how to save marine creatures when they wash up on the beach.

Science reporter Victoria Gill joins researchers in Arizona to find out how President Trump's wall could affect endangered desert wildlife.

Nasa chief engineer Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu on the robots that are changing the world.

How President Trump's "great wall" on US-Mexico border could affect endangered desert wildlife.

Wildlife photographer Joel Sartore has photographed more than 6,000 contained species so far. He explains why.

Sir John Sulston is elevated to the Companion of Honour in the Queen’s birthday list.

It'll be a tough journey - previous robots sent in to the ruined nuclear reactor didn't make it back.

Chinese scientists say their experimental Micius spacecraft paves the way for a new kind of internet.

Solving air pollution is a national not a local issue, says the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

The world's longest aircraft reached its highest altitude on its fourth test flight.

Scientists warn that hydroelectric dams in the Amazon could have a significant impact on the environment.

New details on an early megapode bird that lived alongside Australia's extinct giant marsupials.

Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the EU will not re-negotiate the Paris climate agreement.

Taking a walk along a virtual-reality beach helps ease dental patients' discomfort, a study finds.

The 25 endangered black-tailed godwits were hand-reared to ensure their survival.

Competition for nesting sites could explain why some birds and bumblebees are declining faster than others.

The owner of the vehicle said her family had all been stung by the 20,000 strong swarm.

Thousands of dying and dead fish were found in a river leading to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Bloodhound 1,000mph car will conduct some "slow speed" runs at Newquay airport in Cornwall.

Great Britain is in the top 10% of areas for harbouring alien species, according to a study.

A wildlife blogger captures unique footage of the endangered mammals living in a Shropshire brook.

Mayflies live for a day, humans live a century - if we’re lucky - but what is the oldest living organism on the planet?

The hands could become available on the NHS bringing life-changing improvements for patients.

Dr Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas has developed a new technique to help identify corpses.

The earliest known script was a tool developed to help run the economy.

Mangers of Prospect Park in New York are happy with their new employee.

World Land Speed record holder Andy Green examines how the extremes of speed and acceleration will affect the airflow around the Bloodhound supersonic car.