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Chang'e-6 will bring home rock samples that could help scientists study how planets are formed.

Chang'e-6 will bring home rock samples that could help scientists study how planets are formed.

The mission hopes to bring rocks back to Earth from the far side of the Moon for the first time.

A rare plant has the largest genome of any organism on earth - holding 50 times more DNA than humans.

This extraordinary discovery was made by chance, during one man's birthday stroll on the mountains of Colorado.

The James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy.

The James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy.

Grindavik's mayor says larger lava flows than usual are heading towards the largely abandoned area.

Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.

Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.

How the beavers of west London are improving the local landscape for residents.

'I thought why don't we give it a try?' said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.

A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.

The High Court ruled that the Environment Agency and the UK government were implementing the law properly.

There could be up to seven major hurricanes of category three or higher this season, many more than usual.

The Euclid telescope mission, backed by Durham University scientists, releases dark Universe images.

Fire chiefs say specialist service equipment used in natural disasters and terror attacks needs to be replaced.

The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent auroral lights.

Scientists from Cambridge University find an ingenious way to decarbonise one of the world's most polluting materials.

One farmer in Lincolnshire told the BBC that a third of his farm could not be planted in time this year.

The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satellites, the Pentagon says.

Another big iceberg breaks from in front of the UK's Halley research base - the third in three years.

Scientists believe they avoided perils including artillery fire on their way to their traditional breeding ground.

A team of Royal Academy of Engineering scientists say the risk from human faeces is increasing.

One patient who lost movement in her hand can now use it to scroll on a smartphone.

A caretaker from Brixham says it is "probably the worst ailment" he has had in his adult life.

Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high.

Watch video of the super-fast Dana squid as it flashes its immense light-emitting organs.

The iconic trees evolved on Madagascar 21 million years ago and later spread to other countries.

Millions of litres of raw sewage were pumped into one of England's most famous lakes after a fault.

The endangered puffin - one of Britain's most iconic seabirds - is at the centre of a battle over the UK's post Brexit freedoms.

Illegal shipments of rosewood continue and some of the profit ends up with jihadists, research says.

Clues hidden deep in their trunks shows just how unprecedented last year's heat was.

A new national food security report finds the UK is too reliant on imports of fruit and vegetables.

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

Frantic efforts are being made to save the endangered mountain chicken frog, native to just two Caribbean islands.

Alok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.

A rare solar storm made the aurora borealis visible across the UK, including across the south.

A conservationist is on a mission to keep a Welsh island a sanctuary for native red squirrels.

The local wildlife trust hopes the tunnels will boost the reptile's numbers by encouraging mating.

One of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland.

Every year there are fewer African penguins and soon there may be none at all, scientists warn.

The policy comes despite global calls to drastically phase out fossil fuels to reach climate targets.

Targets to improve England's rivers, lakes and coastal water will fall well short, a key watchdog finds.

John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.

John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.

The great apes are proposed as gifts for palm oil importers, but conservationists voice concerns.

Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year.

First crewed space flight of Boeing's Starliner was postponed shortly before lift-off due to glitch.