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Can city 'smellfies' stop air pollution?
Could smelly maps linked to the odours of a city play a role in fighting dirty air? Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath follows his nose.
Machines v hackers
Security could increasingly rely on smart machines that spot cyber threats rather than on humans.
Robber fly: Hunting secrets of a tiny predator
The mid-air hunting strategy of a tiny fly the size of a grain of rice has been revealed by an international team of scientists.
Baby chimp thriving after rescue from traffickers
We revisit Nemley Junior who was freed from wildlife traffickers in Ivory Coast after a BBC News investigation.
Robber fly: Hunting secrets of a tiny predator revealed
A tiny robber fly the size of a grain of rice has an advanced hunting strategy, researchers discover.
Here comes the pollution pram
The scheme hoping to help parents steer their little ones away from exhaust fumes.
Oldest croc eggs discovered in dinosaur nest
The oldest crocodilian eggs known to science have been discovered in the cliffs of western Portugal.
Watching the scratching bear is good for you
Research from the University of California has found that watching nature programmes, such as Planet Earth II, is good for you.
DNA provides window into early Aboriginal history
Scientists use hair to locate where distinct groups lived in Australia up to 50,000 years ago.
Gravitational waves pioneer Ronald Drever dies
Scottish physicist Ronald Drever, one of the architects behind the discovery of gravitational waves, has died at the age of 85.
Neanderthals 'self-medicated' for pain
Neanderthals dosed themselves with painkillers and possibly penicillin, according to a study of their teeth.
How to super-size your memory, according to science
You can super size your memory to make it more like the brain of a world memory champion, a scientific study suggests.
Budget 2017: Robotics, driverless cars and 5G to get UK funds
The chancellor promises £270m to put the UK at the forefront of ground-breaking technologies.
Malta's Azure Window collapses into the sea
The popular limestone arch was featured on the first episode of Game of Thrones and several films.
Invasive snakes threaten forests on Pacific island of Guam
The Brown tree snakes that have almost wiped out bird populations on Guam may also be damaging its tropical forests.
Lighthouse city
How Stockholm is getting smarter by going greener.
Sentinel-2B satellite launched to photograph Earth
The Sentinel-2B spacecraft will take pictures to help create a complete map of Earth.
Sentinel satellite launched to picture Planet Earth
A key spacecraft in Europe's new multi-billion-euro Earth observation programme blasts into orbit.
Five ways to avoid breathing polluted air
Simple tips to avoid inhaling air from traffic and other common sources of pollution.
Satao, one of the last 'giant tusker' elephants, killed in Kenya
There are fewer than 30 such animals left in Africa after Satao II was apparently shot.
William Shatner's guide to Mars
The Star Trek actor takes you on a fact-fuelled cosmic journey to the mysterious Red Planet.
Prize for cracking brain's 'feel good' system
Three UK-based scientists who have studied the brain’s reward centre win a prestigious prize worth 1m euros.
Coal collapse drives down UK carbon emissions
A collapse in the use of coal has driven UK carbon emissions down to levels barely seen since the Victorian era, new figures show.
IBM's online quantum machine gets faster
IBM wants to open out quantum computing to the business community and increase usage for programmers.
Liver transplant pioneer Thomas Starzl dies aged 90
The surgeon carried out the first successful liver transplant in 1967 and helped normalise the surgery.
This boy's backpack could change you
14-year-old Logan is helping monitor his city's air - and the results may change your habits.
What does air pollution do to our bodies?
David Shukman examines the effect that air pollution has on our bodies.
Controversial gas from Peruvian Amazon arrives in UK
Supporters of fracking say the UK should extract its own gas - rather than import it from Peru.
Holidays in space
SpaceX is sending two tourists to the moon, but when can the rest of us look forward to space travel?
Ancient skulls give clues to China human history
Two skulls found in China shed light on the ancient humans who inhabited the region before the arrival of our own species.
Can trees give us cleaner air?
US study reveals how much trees help tackle urban air pollution
What's secretly in the swimming pool water?
Scientists have found something - but no one will admit to causing it.
DNA clues to why woolly mammoth died out
The last woolly mammoths were wracked with genetic disease and had a strange shiny coat, say scientists.
Scientists create 'artificial embryos'
Scientists have created a functioning mouse embryo in the lab
Amazon forest 'shaped by pre-Columbian indigenous peoples'
Ancient Amazon peoples planted a vast number of trees for food or building materials, a study argues.
Weather supercomputing ‘heads to Italy’
Europe's medium-range weather forecasts will cease to be constructed in the UK from 2020.
Huge Large Hadron Collider experiment gets 'heart transplant'
One of the Large Hadron Collider's huge experiments has been given what's described as a "heart transplant".
Nature report should be released now - MPs
The government's long-delayed 25-year plan for improving nature in England should be published immediately, MPs say.
Lasers reveal how Big Ben 'bongs'
Scientists use lasers to analyse how the sound of Big Ben's "bongs" is created.
Humans help cook up mineral bounty
Scientists identify 208 new minerals that owe their existence wholly or in part to humans.
Earliest evidence of life on Earth 'found'
Researchers discover fossils of what may be some of earliest living organisms.
'Best ever' view of what a dinosaur really looked like
Lasers reveal invisible details of the shape of a feathered dinosaur that lived 160 million years ago.
Scotland's non-biting midges
A new species of midge has been discovered but there is no need to reach for the insect repellent.
Tagged animals at risk from hunters and nature-lovers
Radio signals from tags are helping hunters and harming conservation, warn scientists.
Will SpaceX be ready to fly tourists around the moon?
Two private citizens are reported to have paid large deposits to fly around the moon in 2018
'Oldest' Iron Age gold work in Britain found in Staffordshire
A British Museum expert says the Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs are of international importance.
Fears for environment as automatic legal 'cost cap' scrapped
Environmental groups have launched a legal challenge to the government's rule change.
Can Spraybot make your home warmer?
Spraybot can fit under floorboards to help insulate homes.
Nest-boxes no substitute for tree cavities, says study
Artificial nests have a markedly different microclimate from tree cavities, a study suggests.
UK 'must insulate 25 million homes'
Huge numbers of draughty homes could stop it meeting emissions targets by 2050, a report says.
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