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The President of the UK's Royal Society warns that onerous restrictions on immigration of scientists would spell "disaster" for the UK economy

A warming world will release vast amounts of soil carbon into the atmosphere, which in turn risks triggering dangerous climate change, scientists warn.

New proposals from the European Commission see binding targets for energy efficiency as key method of curbing carbon.

Australian researchers say platypus venom could pave the way for new type 2 diabetes treatments.

The Cassini spacecraft is beginning the end phases of its mission to Saturn that will eventually see it disposed of in the giant planet's atmosphere.

The giant manta ray could be a "predator of the deep" preying on other fish, say scientists.

Data shows the volume of Arctic sea-ice is heading for a record-equalling low for the month of November.

The new satellite that Europe and Russia put in orbit at Mars on 19 October has sent back its first images of the planet.

Scientists have made a rare find: a new species of beetle from Antarctica.

Scientists might have found the root cause of vision problems that affect some astronauts.

Japan estimates the cost of dealing with the Fukushima nuclear disaster has doubled, reports say.

This year saw the worst-ever destruction of coral on the Great Barrier Reef, a new study finds.

England spends nearly four times more on activities that may cause flooding than it invests to combat flooding, a think tank says.

Scientists say they have discovered 30 new species of animal in subterranean caves, following a two-year search.

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Cut off from the outside world, quake-hit Kaikoura's businesses face uncertainty but vow to hold on.

European research ministers will be asked for just over €400m (£345m) to put a rover on Mars in 2021 when they meet next week in Switzerland.

Women of science around the world sign a pledge to combat discrimination in the wake of the US election.

Ephemeral wetlands are poorly understood habitats and are being lost to future generations as a result of poor land-use practices, warn scientists.

The world needs to produce more food to feed a growing population, but is automation and sensor technology the answer?

Plans to expand Heathrow Airport are set to breach the government’s climate change laws, advisers warn.

Scientists are warning there’s now so much space debris in low-Earth orbit that action needs to be taken.

A controversial pesticide, linked to a decline in insect species, may soon be banned in Canada.

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Historic codebreaking site Bletchley Park could be turned into a cyberdefence training college.

Archaeologists in Egypt unearth what they describe as a city that dates back more than 5,000 years.

The claws of coconut crabs have the strongest pinching force of any crustacean, according to research.

Log books from the early Antarctic expeditions indicate that the area of summer sea-ice around the continent has barely changed in size in a century.

The melting Antarctic glacier that now contributes more to sea-level rise than any other ice stream on the planet began its big decline in the 1940s.

The European Space Agency's preliminary report into the Schiaparelli crash on Mars confirms the probe became confused about its altitude.

Nasa astronaut Shane Kimbrough has been showing off the specialties he'll be preparing for the crew's Thanksgiving meal aboard the ISS this year.

A study of plants and animals suggests many will be unable to adapt quickly enough to survive predicted changes in rainfall and temperature.

Trump won 218 counties that voted for Obama in 2012. In Pennsylvania, supporters in one of these counties discuss their hopes for the next four years.

The "Freiburg Cup", which comes with a deposit of €1, is going down well with German students.

A nearly complete dodo skeleton is sold at auction for £280,000.

A London NHS hospital trust has teamed up with tech giant Google to share patient data in the hope of saving lives.

Charging for plastic bags has seen a 40% drop in the number found on beaches, say conservationists.

Some councils are considering a levy on workplace car parking - but face strong opposition from businesses.

A new weather satellite that maps cloud "waves" could help pilots avoid turbulence.

The genetic code that underpins the Ginkgo tree has been laid bare by a team of researchers led from China.

Prime Minister Theresa May announces an additional £2bn a year by 2020 for UK research and innovation.

UK scientists will be cock-a-hoop about Theresa May's promise of an extra $2bn in research funds, but the money will not allay their concerns about the approaching Brexit.

Theresa May backtracks on her pledge to require companies to put worker representatives on boards.

A disease posing a "very serious threat" to the EU's olive industry is recorded on the Spanish island of Mallorca for the first time.

Theresa May is being warned not to use scientists and academics as pawns in negotiations over Brexit.

The next head of the UN global climate talks calls on the US to save Pacific islands from global warming.

The Obama administration bans offshore drilling in the Arctic but Donald Trump could rip up the ban.

Representatives from 47 of the world's most disadvantaged nations have promised that they will generate all their future energy needs from renewables.

From tractor beams to warp drive, sci-fi has inspired serious real-life research.

The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs moved rock huge distances as it dug out a crater in what is now the Gulf of Mexico, scientists say.