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2016's big quake in New Zealand will likely prompt a rethink about how such events are expected to behave.

The sensor comes in orange, apple, banana and mango varieties and alerts to cooling problems.

The crater made by the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs reveals clues to the origins of life on Earth.

The new clouds include the rare, wave-like asperitas, after a long campaign by skywatchers.

A look at how the seed of a South American tree is increasingly being used as an alternative to ivory.

An award-winning artist brings ancient fossil discoveries to life through illustrations.

Scientists reclassify dinosaurs, putting British fossils at the base of their family tree.

The A-level student noticed something odd in radiation levels from the International Space Station.

Princess Anne has told the BBC's Farming Today she believes gene technology has important benefits to offer in terms of providing food.

The Princess Royal's views in a BBC radio show appear to be at odds with those of the Prince of Wales.

A report suggests a "dramatic" decline in the number of coal-fired power plants in pre-construction.

How the toxic pests, described as "dispersal machines", are thwarting efforts to halt their advance.

The ancient arthropod, found in Herefordshire, joins a long list of items named after the TV legend.

Sea otters may have been using stone tools for thousands or even millions of years, say scientists.

Nasa plans small satellite missions, which could open up new ways of exploring the Solar System.

President jokes while signing space agency funding bill

Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic, has taken the decision to remove the horns from its white rhinos for their safety.

A change in just a single 'letter' of the flu virus allows bird flu to pass to humans, according to scientists.

The comet visited by the Rosetta spacecraft is constantly being re-shaped, sometimes in dramatic fashion, a study suggests.

Earth's history is recorded in the magnetisation of its hard, outer shell.

Striking workers block the roll-out of the booster at the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

Too little new woodland is being created in England, say MPs, amid warnings of a "tree planting crisis".

The world continues to experience extreme climate trends after a record breaking 2016, says WMO.

Researchers discover five new sub-atomic particles that could help to explain how atoms are held together.

Knowing why some sperm succeed and others fail could help treat male infertility, researchers say.

How a sperm manages to reach the fallopian tubes is clear at last, scientists say.

The SpaceX Dragon capsule returns to Earth after its mission to the International Space Station.

How a remote community in Guyana is using cutting-edge software and equipment against deforestation.

The second man to set foot on the Moon, launches a virtual reality movie detailing his plan to get humans to Mars.

Taronga Zoo's baby pygmy hippopotamus - the first born in seven years - has made its first public appearance.

Researchers in the US are working with dolphins in an effort to work out why closely related whale species in the wild strand themselves on land.

Science correspondent Rebecca Morelle describes her violent encounter with Europe's most active volcano.

A computerised system for injecting medicine without using needles has won an innovation award at the South by SouthWest Interactive technology conference in Austin, Texas.

A bird that watched its own reflection for hours becomes the subject of internet fun.

Fifty years ago, the supertanker the SS Torrey Canyon hit rocks off the coast of Cornwall, spilling more than 100,000 tonnes of crude oil. But it was the clear-up operation that led to the real environmental disaster.

Researchers trace the parental history of Canadian rocks to a time just after Earth's formation.

Volcano watchers suffer cuts, bruises and burns as an explosion pelts them with hot rocks and steam.

Chile signs a historic deal with Kristine McDivitt Tompkins to create a "network of national parks”.

The UK's favourite yellow submarine is set to leave port for the Antarctic.

Chase planes flying behind a jet are providing new insights into aircraft pollution.

Germany will use its G20 Presidency to nudge world leaders towards a global price on carbon, say officials.

Record numbers of songbirds are still being killed on a British military base in Cyprus.

The art of science - captivating scientific images from the 2017 Wellcome Image Awards.

Astronomer Susan Murabana takes a telescope round Kenya to enthuse schoolchildren.

Could circular runways be the future of air travel? Aviation expert Henk Hesselink of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre believes so.

Extra cost of wind and solar power outweighed by energy saving, says report.

A deadly haze of air pollution over China in 2013 has been linked to the melting of Arctic sea ice.

Access to flower-rich habitats is key to the survival of wild bumblebees, say ecologists.

Hive heists in New Zealand are being blamed on the rising price of Manuka honey.

Soft drinks makers admit more needs to be done to stop people discarding single-use plastic bottles.