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After its much heralded re-start last year, has the Large Hadron Collider found a new particle?

Gardeners searching the web for advice on the best way to tackle Japanese knotweed are likely to find confusing and contradictory advice, a study says.

Random shifts in the paths of Atlantic storms during the summer are more responsible for changes in temperatures than greenhouse gases, according to a new study.

The US space agency's Juno probe puts itself in orbit around Jupiter after a five-year-journey.

The US space agency has successfully put a new probe in orbit around Jupiter.

The UK is almost certain to miss its EU 2020 targets for renewable energy, the National Grid says.

Meet the furry stars of Singapore who live in Marina Bay, the heart of Singapore's central business district.

What has been the human and scientific impact of cloning since Dolly the sheep's birth in 1996?

The US space agency says its Juno probe is in good shape as it prepares to orbit Jupiter and begin a survey of what lies beneath the giant planet's obscuring clouds.

Dr Chris Lintott explains why he's looking forward to Juno's arrival at Jupiter.

The Bloodhound supersonic car project is back on track thanks to new sponsorship, and now aims to break the land speed record in October 2017.

China has fitted the final piece on what is set to be the world's largest radio telescope, the size of 30 football fields and worth $180m (£135m).

The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale finds out more about the development of new military technology, including whether a drone can be chemically "grown".

This lion's role on a farm in northern Russia will surprise you.

When the US space agency’s latest probe to Jupiter tries to enter into orbit around the planet on Tuesday, it will be relying on a British rocket engine.

UK science is one of the biggest winners from Britain's membership of the EU. Now it stands to lose the most from Brexit.

Three orangutans rescued from forest fires in Indonesia are returned to the wild by International Animal Rescue workers.

Prof Sir Tom Kibble is posthumously awarded the highest UK honour for physics.

Futurologist Alvin Toffler predicted everything from the rise of the Internet to the decline of the nuclear family, but he wasn't always right

Researchers say they have found the first clear evidence that the thinning in the ozone layer above Antarctica is starting to heal.

The president of the Royal Society calls on the government to guarantee the residency of EU citizens in the UK.

The UK government has set a world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s.

The Rosetta probe will be crash-landed on Comet 67P on Friday 30 September, the European Space Agency has confirmed.

A world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s is set to be confirmed by the British government, cutting emissions by 57%.

Sir Paul Nurse says UK science will suffer unless any post-Brexit agreement allows the free movement of people.

Human disturbances are putting the Amazon rainforest at greater risk of fire, say researchers.

Human disturbances are making the Amazon rainforest 'more flammable' say researchers.

Prime Minister David Cameron is being urged to ratify the Paris climate agreement before leaving office.

Scientists in Switzerland have created a robotic salamander that mimics the gait of the ancient amphibian in great detail.

Nasa has conducted a second round of test on a booster which is designed to send human beings deep into space.

The UK Science Minister, Jo Johnson, says that world class research will "endure" following the Brexit.

Two wings from birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have been found preserved in amber.

Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, on its 100th anniversary.

UK science must fight to make sure it is not an after-thought as Britain renegotiates its relationship with the EU, say research leaders.

The mayor of Buenos Aires announces his administration has taken over the running of the city's zoo after a series of scandals.

Eight universities across northern England join forces to form a scientific powerhouse at the launch of a five-year, £16m global food research programme.

The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, lands in the southern Spanish city of Seville to complete its historic Atlantic crossing.

The growth of border fences in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years is a "major threat" to wildlife, according to a new study.

How a shipping container became a last sanctuary for one of the world's most endangered amphibians, the mountain chicken frog.

Pollution from many popular diesel cars is much worse when it is colder than 18C outside, new research suggests.

In June 1997, astronauts on the Russian space station Mir faced disaster after the worst collision in the history of manned space flight.

Milder winters have contributed to a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions across the EU over the past quarter of a century.

British astronaut Tim Peake describes his dramatic journey home to Earth from the International Space Station.

Tim Peake says he would go back into space "in a heartbeat" after his six-month mission to the space station.

Iceland's fishing minister says the country would "never join the European Union" because the industry is thriving outside the bloc.

Tim Peake speaks at his first news conference since returning from the International Space Station.

Temperatures around the world are rising faster than scientists can develop varieties that can cope with a warmer world, according to a new study.

Night-time vision evolved millions of years ago in early mammals, a study suggests.

Andy Green says a new source of funding means preparations to run the Bloodhound 1,000mph supersonic car in South Africa next year can resume.

The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight in China has topped a newly published list of supercomputers.