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Scientists identify 208 new minerals that owe their existence wholly or in part to humans.

Researchers discover fossils of what may be some of earliest living organisms.

Lasers reveal invisible details of the shape of a feathered dinosaur that lived 160 million years ago.

A new species of midge has been discovered but there is no need to reach for the insect repellent.

Radio signals from tags are helping hunters and harming conservation, warn scientists.

Two private citizens are reported to have paid large deposits to fly around the moon in 2018

A British Museum expert says the Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs are of international importance.

Environmental groups have launched a legal challenge to the government's rule change.

Spraybot can fit under floorboards to help insulate homes.

Artificial nests have a markedly different microclimate from tree cavities, a study suggests.

Huge numbers of draughty homes could stop it meeting emissions targets by 2050, a report says.

The US rocket company says the customers have already paid for the flight planned for late 2018.

Scientists at the University of Ottawa have developed a way of growing human cells and tissue on apples.

The environmental impact of producing a loaf of bread has been analysed in depth - from the farm to the supermarket shelf.

One of UK's top scientists, Sir Paul Nurse, says experts are being "derided and pushed back".

Hibatullah Akhundzada says more trees are needed "for the beautification of Earth".

The new funding will be made available for robotics research carried out by British universities.

The island that inspired the National Trust has finally been gifted to the conservation charity.

The UN’s new climate chief says she is confident, despite concerns about President Trump's policies.

The simple up-and-down motion of hand pumps could help scientists secure a key water source for 200 million people in Africa.

The government is to enshrine into law the idea that there should be no political interference in research funding.

A new report says that using wood pellets to generate low-carbon electricity is a highly flawed policy.

A third runway at Heathrow can only be justified if it does not breach climate change laws, MPs say.

Seven planets orbiting a single star have been discovered in a solar system 40 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers have discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star - a record number.

Science is facing a "reproducibility crisis" as scientists fail to reproduce others' work, it is claimed.

New video is released of the Antarctic ice crack that promises to produce a giant berg.

Doctors from a children's hospital have saved the life of a premature baby hippo.

Particles of debris from car tyres are ending up in the ocean as "plastic soup", a conservationist group warns.

Seven new species of night frog have been discovered in India, including four miniature forms.

Cincinnati Zoo's premature baby hippo Fiona needed urgent treatment for dehydration.

Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids each year, according to new data.

A method that can identify individual lemurs could improve the way the endangered species is tracked.

How Brexit might create complications for the way food in the UK is labelled.

A super-slippery coating for bottles could make getting liquids out much easier, US scientists say.

Scientists in Boston have found a way to get every last drop of ketchup out of the bottle.

The sequel to 2001's ocean series is due to be shown later this year on BBC One.

April's pro-science Washington rally has the full backing of the world's largest scientific membership organisation.

German research vessel Polarstern is set for a remarkable year-long expedition in the Arctic.

Friends of the Earth and Taxpayers' Alliance are normally at odds on policy, but both criticise HS2

The US rocket company sends a cargo ship to resupply the International Space Station.

The long-planned space mission that seeks to detect gravitational waves is on course to be selected this summer.

Citizen photos taken during August's total solar eclipse in the US will be spliced into continuous videos.

Long-dormant microbes are found inside giant crystals of the Naica mountain caves - and revived.

Billions of tiny plastic lentil-sized pellets can be spotted on UK shores - but how do 'nurdles' get there?

Genetically-modified hens that can lay eggs from different poultry breeds are helping scientists set up a "frozen aviary" to conserve rare birds.

The international competition to drive innovation in seafloor mapping announces the teams that will take part in its semi-final stage.

Researchers in Cardiff develop a new "highly-efficient" method of extracting disease-fighting compounds.

It's almost all under water, but Zealandia should be considered a continent, say researchers.

They say they are lacking the brains of people with disorders such as depression and PTSD.