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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.

Astronaut Peggy Whitson has lifted off into space for her third mission to the International Space Station.

Nasa astronaut Peggy Whitson, 56, breaks more records as she heads to the ISS for the third time.

Delegates from more than 190 countries meeting in Marrakech issue a united call for action on climate change.

A genetic technique makes plants produce more food from sunlight - a key step in feeding the growing global population, scientists say.

A genetic technique makes plants produce more food from sunlight - a key step in feeding the growing global population, scientists say.

With an initial service soon to go live, Europe is extends its Galileo satellite-navigation system by putting up another four spacecraft.

Scientific analysis of one of the world's oldest cobs of corn shows how maize became one of our most popular cereals.

Astronomers claim to have discovered the roundest object ever measured in nature.

Private rocket firm SpaceX applies for US government approval for a large network of internet satellites.

The UK government has signed a document ratifying the world's first comprehensive agreement on tackling climate change.

A lump of faeces stored in the back of a Danish museum is traced back to a 17th-Century bishop.

One of the UK's most endangered songbirds is no longer on the brink of extinction, the RSPB says.

A third structure is found within the famous Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, experts say.

Pluto may harbour a slushy water ocean beneath its most prominent surface feature, known as the "heart".

Sampling DNA from seawater may be one way to check up on ocean life, according to research.

New research indicates that for brain connections to be properly formed in babies' brains, they need to feel safe, secure and loved.

The US secretary of state John Kerry says that the overwhelming majority of US citizens support the US taking action on climate change.

Researchers find traces of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in birds' feathers.

Archaeologists have discovered 81 "rare" tree-trunk coffins at a previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery, it is revealed.

The BBC's Bryony Hopkins asked Londoners for their idea of the perfect cup of coffee.

French president Francois Hollande says that the US must respect their commitments made under the Paris Climate Agreement.

Mathematicians are a step closer to understanding what makes a perfect cup of coffee.

German researchers compile a 400-species Citree database to encourage people to plant the "right tree for the right place" in urban areas.

An extinct bird that lived 120 million years ago had iridescent feathers, probably to attract a mate, fossil evidence shows.

Photos of a Russian bear with a tin can stuck in its mouth 'highlight the dangers of litter'.

The Paris climate agreement will survive a Trump presidency, says the US climate change envoy.

The UK's most famous dinosaur skeleton will start its national tour on England's Jurassic Coast.

Skywatchers are enjoying the latest "supermoon", after the moon made its closest approach since 1948.

2016 looks poised to be the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary data.

European scientists set out for Antarctica this week in a bid to find deeply buried ice that contains an ancient record of Earth's climate.

Declining US coal consumption played a significant role in keeping down global emissions of carbon dioxide, says a report.

The Royal Ballet and the School of Sport, Health and Applied Science (SHAS) at St Mary’s University, Twickenham have joined forces to deliver sports science support to dancers.

British red squirrels are infected with strains of the bacterium that causes leprosy, according to a study.

Rothamsted Research, a leading agricultural research institute, is attempting to make data from long-term experiments available to all scientists.

The British Beagle 2 spacecraft may have worked for several months on Mars, new analysis suggests.

Jake Yapp condenses the history of everything we ever thought we knew about vaccination into four minutes.

President-elect Donald Trump did not express many views about science and innovation on the campaign trail. But there are some clues to his positions on key issues.