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Solar Impulse flies over night-time New York
A plane powered only by the sun travels to New York City for a photoshoot at the Statue of Liberty, ahead of crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Nobel prize winners warn leaving EU poses 'risk' to science
A group of 13 Nobel prize-winning scientists warn leaving the EU poses a "key risk" to British science.
Extraterrestrial honour for UK astronaut Tim Peake
Astronaut Tim Peake is recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Light pollution 'affects 80% of global population'
More than 80% of the world's population lives under light-polluted skies, a study suggests.
Petra, Jordan: Huge monument found 'hiding in plain sight'
Archaeologists using satellite imagery discover a huge, ceremonial monument at the Petra World Heritage site in southern Jordan.
Hummingbird moths colonise UK
A hummingbird-like moth may have colonised the UK, according to conservationists.
China's giant glass bridge hit with sledgehammer
BBC Click smashes one of the panels on the world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge to see how safe it is.
Experiment 'turns waste CO2 to stone'
Scientists think they have found a smart way to constrain carbon dioxide emissions - just turn them to stone.
MPs criticise government over flood protection plans
The government is failing to do enough to protect communities at risk of flooding and needs to do more long-term planning, MPs say.
Names proposed for new chemical elements
Nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson are the names proposed for the four new chemical elements added to the periodic table in January.
Scientists say three-person DNA babies are 'safe'
Using DNA from three people to create a baby is safe, according to a major research study, by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre at Newcastle University.
Tim Peake's message from space ahead of return to Earth
Six months after Tim Peake blasted off to the International Space Station, he is preparing for his return to Earth.
Tim Peake on the ISS: 'I miss the feeling of rain'
British astronaut Tim Peake has been on the International Space Station for nearly six months, where the climate is unsurprisingly constant.
Hobbit find shows tiny humans shrank 'rapidly'
Researchers discover fossils that suggest the famous Hobbit species shrank on the Indonesian island of Flores within the space of 300,000 years.
Isle of Man kayaker's close encounter with basking shark
A kayaker has filmed a close encounter with a 23ft (7m) basking shark off the south coast of the Isle of Man.
Rise of mammals 'began well before dinosaur extinction'
Mammals began to flourish well before the end of the dinosaur age, a new study finds.
Global origins of local food favourites
Italy's tomatoes and Thailand's potent chillies, although closely associated with these nations, have their historical roots elsewhere, a study reveals.
VIDEO: Drone footage shows NZ whales from above
Footage of Bryde's whales feeding has been caught on camera.
Bleaching 'devastates' UK tropical reef
Up to 85% of the corals in the Chagos Marine Reserve of the British Indian Ocean Territory are estimated to have been damaged or killed in the current global bleaching event.
Gravity space mission passes big test
The Lisa Pathfinder mission, which was designed to demonstrate the technologies needed to detect gravitational waves in space, has been a stunning success, say officials.
Origin of mystery deep-sea mushroom revealed
Australian scientists have used genetic material to pinpoint the origin of the deep-sea mushroom, an unusual gelatinous creature first dredged up near Tasmania in 1986.
Cancer cure needs Ebola-level action
The hunt for a cancer cure should be treated with as much urgency as the Ebola outbreak, says US Vice-President Joe Biden.
Bid to grow transplant organs in pigs
US scientists try to grow human organs inside pigs to solve the transplant shortage by injecting human stem cells into pig embryos.
VIDEO: Lab tries to grow human organs inside pigs
Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs.
PM and Boris clash over EU fishing laws
David Cameron and Boris Johnson clash over the impact of the EU on the UK's fishing industry, during an interview with the BBC's Countryfile programme.
Hubble clocks faster cosmic expansion
The Universe may be expanding up to 9% faster than previously thought, according to new measurements from the Hubble Space Telescope.
'Lost city' was created by nature
Ancient underwater remains thought to be a "long lost city" are in fact the result of a naturally occurring phenomenon, researchers find.
Snails decide using 'two brain cells'
Snails use two brain cells to make "complex decisions", a team of scientists finds.
Flat lens promises revolution in optics
A flat lens made of paint whitener on a sliver of glass could revolutionise optics, its US inventors say.
Astronomers probe below Jupiter's clouds
US astronomers have managed to peer deep into the atmosphere of Jupiter using a radio telescope here on Earth.
Plastic in sea 'like fast food for fish'
Young fish become hooked on eating plastic in the seas in the same way that teenagers prefer unhealthy fast food, researchers say.
Nepal drains dangerous Everest lake
Nepal's army begins work to drain rising waters in a lake near Everest, one the highest projects of its kind.
Monk held over tiger skin 'smuggling'
A monk is detained for attempting to smuggle tiger skins and fangs from a Buddhist temple accused of animal trafficking, Thai authorities say.
First two Slovenian 'dragon eggs' hatch
Following a four-month wait, the clutch of eggs belonging to a curious Slovenian cave salamander has started to hatch.
King Tut's knife 'made from meteorite'
A dagger entombed alongside the mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was made with iron that came from a meteorite, researchers say.
MPs sound alarm on neglected soils
MPs warn that continued soil degradation risks putting some of the UK’s most productive agricultural land beyond profitable use within a generation.
VIDEO: Meet science's most famous insect
The scientific mystery behind one of British science's most famous insects has finally been solved.
Pluto's 'beating heart' explained
The spectacular, flat landscape that dominates the left side of Pluto's icy "heart" can now be explained, say scientists.
Textbook moth's dark secret revealed
Scientists unravel details of the famous mutation that turned moths black during the industrial revolution.
MSPs back fracking ban as SNP abstain
MSPs vote in favour of a Labour amendment calling for an outright ban on fracking in Scotland as SNP members abstain.
World's longest rail tunnel opens
The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel is officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work.
Forty dead tiger cubs at Thai temple
Forty dead tiger cubs are found in a freezer at a famous Thai Buddhist temple that is being closed amid accusations of trafficking and abuse.
UK's 'oldest' hand-written document found
Roman tablets discovered during excavations in London include the oldest hand-written document ever found in Britain, archaeologists say.
University responds to missed aurora
Aurora Borealis watchers switch from using detection equipment in England to kit in Scotland after missing spectacular displays in March.
VIDEO: Peake: Spacewalk my finest moment
While Tim Peake has been in space he has handed out Brit Awards, run the London Marathon, and even done a spacewalk.
Green energy surges to record levels
The world added far more renewable energy sources than fossil fuels in 2015, with developing countries overtaking richer nations on green spending.
Swiss Gotthard rail tunnel - an engineering triumph
The world's longest, deepest rail tunnel just opened
Asteroids 'dumped water in molten Moon'
Water found deep in the Moon was delivered when icy asteroids splashed into magma oceans 4.3 billion years ago, a study suggests.
Baking soda 'sponge' to capture carbon
Scientists in California are testing a spongy material made with the key ingredient of baking soda as means of capturing carbon emissions.
Officials seize tigers from Thai temple
Wildlife authorities in Thailand are removing tigers from a controversial Buddhist temple after accusations of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse.
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