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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.

Solar Impulse 2 sets off from New York to cross the Atlantic, one of the toughest stages of its attempt to fly around the globe using solar energy.

British astronaut Tim Peake has said he is elated to be back on earth after six months onboard the international space station.

President Barack Obama draws attention to the dangers of climate change while on a visit to Yosemite National Park in California.

UK astronaut Tim Peake is safely back on Earth after a historic mission to the International Space Station.

Footage shows the descent of UK astronaut Tim Peake and two other crew members as they touched down in Kazakhstan.

Tim Peake is returning home after his Soyuz capsule made a crucial engine burn.

British astronaut Tim Peake has boarded the spacecraft that will return him to Earth following an historic six-month mission to the space station.

Ocean experts call for international action to generate the kinds of maps of global seabeds that space missions have already returned for the Moon and Mars.

A horde of giant spider crabs has amassed in waters near Melbourne. Australian aquatic scientist Sheree Marris filmed this incredible footage.

Arctic sea-ice may have hit a record low in May but that does not mean September will set a new minimum mark, say polar experts at Reading University, UK.

A crater on Mars is named Langtang, in tribute to one of the worst-hit villages during the 2015 Nepal earthquake.

Newly sequenced genomes of soil bacteria have led to questions about how differing land management affects the organisms' behaviour, on agriculture and emissions.

British astronaut Tim Peake is due back to earth six months after blasting off into space.

A massive population of giant spider crabs amasses in waters off the Australian city of Melbourne.

Biggest ever deep Atlantic exploration mission launched by UK scientists.

Criticism is made of the use of a UK-government-funded ice breaker to guide a luxury cruise in the Arctic, as worries grow over the environmental impact of tourists.