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What does space sound like?
An astrophysics professor and contemporary music producers have teamed up to create a special remix of some of the observatory's historic archive recordings.
Could microwaves rid rail lines of leaves?
A UK company has come up with a new technique to remove leaf residue from railway lines. The new microwave technology is being trialled.
How trees use the Wood Wide Web.
Forester Peter Wohlleben thinks trees talk to each other through their roots and fungal networks.
Gravitational pull 'has role in quakes'
The gravitational forces responsible for high tides may also play a role in triggering major earthquakes, a study suggests.
Yacht sails through low-ice Arctic sea routes
A project led by adventurer David Hempleman-Adams that aimed to sail the Arctic’s North East and North West passages in a single season has completed its quest.
Russia's Norilsk Nickel admits 'red river' responsibility
Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel admits one of its industrial plants is responsible for turning an Arctic river blood-red.
Solar tuk-tuk arrives in UK after road trip from India
An engineer arrives in the UK in his solar-powered tuk-tuk seven months after setting off from India on a 6,200 mile (9,978 km) journey.
Jeff Bezos names big next rocket New Glenn
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos says the big, re-usable rocket he has been developing inside his Blue Origin space company will be called New Glenn, after John Glenn.
Pump CO2 into rocks, report urges
An Olympic-style delivery agency could ensure the costs of implementing carbon capture and storage technology are kept to a minimum, says a parliamentary report
US government halts oil pipeline opposed by Native Americans
The US government blocks the building of an oil pipeline in North Dakota opposed by Native Americans, shortly after a district judge rules it can go ahead.
A surgeon's downfall
Ground-breaking work on synthetic organ transplants made Paolo Macchiarini one of the most famous doctors in the world. Now his reputation lies in tatters.
Sleep 'prioritises memories we care about'
Researchers discover that during sleep the thoughts you care about are more likely to enter your memory.
Cumbrian lakes hold a centuries-long flood record
Written in the sediments of north-west England's lakes is a record of extreme flood events - information that can inform future flood preparedness.
How Star Trek inspired 'two generations' of scientists
Star Trek has had an “inspirational relationship” with the space programme, says Robert Picardo, who played the medical hologram in Star Trek Voyager.
Musk: SpaceX fireball probe uncovering 'complex failure'
An investigation into how a SpaceX rocket exploded on the launchpad is uncovering 'the most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years' says founder Elon Musk.
Flight test for Virgin's replacement rocket plane
Virgin Galactic has flown its new rocket plane for the first time in a “captive-carry test” above California.
Nasa launches probe to study asteroid Bennu
A probe called Osiris-Rex will sample the asteroid, which is on Nasa's list of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids.
World's wilderness reduced by a tenth since 1990s
The world's wilderness is vanishing at an "alarming" rate, say conservationists.
Animal diaries
Specially designed tags that act as 'daily diaries' are revealing previously unknown animal behaviours.
Dormice in Britain 'vulnerable to extinction'
Britain's native dormouse has declined by more than a third since the year 2000 according to a new report by wildlife charity, the People's Trust for Endangered Species.
Fair game?
Lion hunting in South Africa is a big business, but some groups seem are shooting "canned meat" - animals bred in captivity just to be hunted, the BBC's Alastair Leithead reports.
Asteroid probe begins seven-year quest
Nasa launches its Osiris-Rex probe, which will try to grab a sample of rock from an asteroid and return it to Earth.
Giraffe DNA study identifies four distinct species
A study into the DNA of giraffes reveals they are not one species, but four.
This invention by a British student could save millions of lives across the world
A British student has invented a mobile fridge to transport vaccines on long journeys at the right temperature.
Global effort launched to preserve precious sites
UK researchers launch a global effort to source photos of threatened or destroyed cultural landmarks and compile them into 3D reconstructions, housed within an online map.
Giraffe genetic secret: Four species of tallest mammal identified
It is a famous, gentle giant of the African savannah, but the giraffe's genetics have only just revealed that there is not one species, but four.
Hundreds of key sites in England at risk of floods
As many as 530 key infrastructure sites across England are vulnerable to flooding, according to a government review.
Astronomers search for the vanishing star
Astronomers at St Andrews university have observed tantalising glimpses of how our own planet may have been born
DNA confirms cause of 1665 London's Great Plague
DNA testing has for the first time confirmed the identity of the bacteria behind the Great Plague of London.
Yosemite National Park unveils 400-acre expansion
Yosemite National Park in California is to gain a 400-acre addition, its largest expansion in nearly 70 years.
India and Nepal concern over Tibet flood advice gap
India and Nepal are concerned about flash floods due to a lack of information from China about the state of glacial lakes and rivers in Tibet.
Smartphone study on weather and pain reveals early data
An 18-month study looking at how the weather affects chronic pain reveals some surprising preliminary results.
Solar tuk-tuk journey halted by robbery in France
A seven-month solo journey from India to the UK in a solar and electric-powered tuk-tuk has been paused after the driver's passport was stolen near Paris.
Older drivers no more dangerous, accident data study says
Elderly drivers are less likely to have an accident than young motorists, a study suggests - challenging the idea they are more dangerous on the roads.
Oesophageal cancer tests raise hopes for earlier detection
UK researchers are developing ways to spot the early signs of oesophageal cancer, which is often not detected until its advanced stages.
Arctic Ocean shipping routes 'to open for months'
Shipping routes across the Arctic are going to open up significantly this century even with a best-case reduction in CO2 emissions, a new study suggests.
Swedish Nobel judges fired in Karolinska medical scandal
Two judges are asked to leave a Swedish panel that picks the Nobel prize for medicine in a scandal over a disgraced Italian transplant surgeon.
Could air pollution cause brain damage?
New research suggests air pollution could be contributing to diseases such as Alzheimer's.
Planet smash-up 'brought carbon to Earth'
Much of Earth's life-giving carbon could have been delivered in an asteroid collision about 4.4 billion years ago, a theory suggests.
Airlifting ice from the alps
Ice taken from a retreating Alpine glacier is moved into a freezer at the start of a mission to store it permanently in Antarctica.
Endangered glaciers: Alpine ice begins Antarctic voyage
Ice taken from a retreating Alpine glacier is moved into a freezer at the start of a mission to store it permanently in Antarctica.
Philae: Lost comet lander is found
Europe's comet lander Philae, last seen in November 2014, has been identified in new pictures from the Rosetta probe.
Freddie Mercury: Asteroid named after late Queen star to mark 70th birthday
Freddie Mercury is honoured with an asteroid named after him to mark what would have been his 70th birthday.
Skye's Storr Lochs Monster fossil unveiled in Edinburgh
The fossilised skeleton of a 170 million-year-old Jurassic predator discovered on the Isle of Skye is unveiled in Edinburgh.
Mary Rose: How the dead were digitised
Human skulls and other artefacts found aboard the Tudor shipwreck, the Mary Rose, are being exhibited online for the first time.
Drone films white southern right whale calf off Australia
Researchers have captured images of an extremely rare white southern right whale calf off swimming with its mother off the coast of Western Australia.
Pressure grows on UK to ratify Paris climate change deal
Pressure is growing on the UK government to ratify the Paris climate change deal immediately.
Mary Rose shipwreck skulls go online in 3D
For the first time, skulls and other artefacts from the 1545 wreck of the Mary Rose warship are being exhibited online, as part of a project testing the limits of digital archaeology.
Fracking fight
Grace Livingstone talks to members of Mapuche indigenous communities living near a fracking site in Argentina about their concerns for their health and their environment.
Giant pandas rebound off endangered list
Decades of conservation efforts by China lead to a rise in the number of giant pandas, as they are taken off the endangered species list.
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