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Land Speed Record holder Andy Green has been celebrating the work done in Northern Cape, South Africa, to prepare the fastest ever race car track.

A public appeal to find a second rare left-coiled snail succeeds

Recent centuries have seen a big jump in the rates of erosion in the iconic chalk cliffs on England’s south coast, a new study finds.

Life in the southern hemisphere appears to have recovered more quickly than expected from the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.

The European Space Agency’s director general says he expects to have at least an interim report on the Schiaparelli crash within the month.

Concerns over a Trump presidency are set to dominate the start of global climate talks in Morocco.

A beach in Siberia has been transformed by naturally occurring giant snowballs.

Planet Earth II's camera crew came back from filming to find an unwanted visitor.

The Canadian military probes a mysterious Arctic pinging sound, officials tell the BBC.

An earthworm named Dave wriggles into the record books as the largest ever found in the UK - measuring a whopping 40cm (15.7in).

Researchers apply for a licence to carry out a trial of a genetically modified wheat crop in a small field in Hertfordshire.

The Paris agreement on climate change has come into force, with efforts due to continue next week on the way ahead.

Inventor Sir James Dyson is setting up his own technology institute to tackle the shortage of engineers.

Given the complexity of antibiotics resistance, what should we do to tackle the problem?

Ebola dramatically adapted to infect human tissues with ease in the first few months of the Ebola outbreak.

Authorities in Florida are releasing sterile flies in a bid to stamp out a flesh-eating livestock disease that has returned to the US for the first time in 30 years.

China has launched its biggest rocket to date - the Long March 5.

An analysis of national plans to cut carbon says they are still way above the levels needed to keep the rise in global temperatures under 2C.

Engineers finish assembling the telescope that will succeed Hubble. James Webb, as it is known, is now on track to be launched two years from now.

Thousands of school children have been helping to carry out experiments to see whether seeds that have been in space grow as well as those that have stayed on Earth.

The swiftness with which the first Aboriginal settlers spread across Australia is underlined by the discovery of an ancient rock shelter north of Adelaide.

New research suggests chipmunks and a type of mouse evolved stripes early in their evolution, which may have given them an advantage in outwitting predators.

The results of a mass schools experiment led by Tim Peake have been released.

Campaigners have won the latest battle in legal action against the UK Government over levels of air pollution.

A newborn rhino, born at Blank Park Zoo in the US city of Des Moines, has been taking her first bath.

Radical plans to overhaul the system of managing flood risk are called for by the Commons environment and rural affairs committee.

A team of scientists at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew embarks on the mammoth task of creating a single database of the world's medicinal plant species.

One of the world's biggest telescope projects might be forced to move its location.

There remains the potential for future quakes in Italy’s Apennines region, say scientists who have reviewed the latest satellite maps of the region.

Thousands of baby Taricaya turtles have been released into the Peruvian Amazon as part of an effort to save them from extinction.

The BBC is preparing to broadcast live from Churchill in Canada, which has become known as the polar bear capital of the world.

Archaeological remains at wetland sites across the world could be at risk of being degraded and lost to environmental change, say scientists.

Scientists have transformed the humble spinach plant into a bomb detector.

The last weekend of October sees ladybirds swarm public spaces, people's homes and ex-footballers.

The 'Prof of Goth' Nick Groom on the origin of the vampire

Planting trees is a cost-effective way to tackle urban air pollution, which is a growing problem for many cities, a study suggests.

After years of international negotiations, Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world's largest marine protected area.

The site where Europe's Mars lander crashed this month is revealed in new images.

Scientists have designed a new prototype battery that mimics the structure of the human intestines.

The furry rodents are thriving in the city's forests, researchers say.

A $100m initiative to listen for radio signals from aliens is targeting a star with an unusual dimming pattern.

Two strong earthquakes hit central Italy, damaging buildings and sending people into the streets.

A scheme that aims to re-establish one of King Henry III's favourite fish in the River Severn is given nearly £20m in funding.

Campaigners believe a long-standing proposal to establish a vast marine protected area (MPA) in the waters around Antarctica will be accepted this week.

Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970, according to a biodiversity report.

Misleading "live" video from the International Space Station stuns the internet.

The family of a scientist who died in Antarctica in a snowmobile accident pay tribute to him.

Millions of pounds are being spent unblocking drains all because of wet wipes being flushed down the toilet.

A parrot fossil has been discovered in Siberia - the furthest north these birds have ever been found.