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An archaeological dig is under way on what experts say is a very rare undisturbed Bronze Age burial mound in Lancashire.

Russian, American and Japanese astronauts enter the International Space Station.

The Victoria Derbyshire programme discusses the controversial use of homeopathy by vets as more than 2,300 people sign a petition calling for the treatment to be banned.

Scientists have designed a robotic stingray powered by light-activated muscle cells.

About 1,000 of the UK's vets sign a petition calling for a ban on homeopathy being prescribed to animals.

Foreign fishing vessels operate illegally off the coast of Guinea, depleting its fish population and destroying marine life. Despite the economic and social consequences of illegal fishing, the Guinean government has failed to police its waters because it doesn't have money to operate surveillance equipment, as the BBC's Tamasin Ford reports.

A doomed Japanese satellite managed to capture a spectacular view of a cluster of galaxies 250 million light years away just before it died, scientists reveal.

A month-old male giant panda cub in Belgium's Pairi Daiza wildlife park is growing fast and gaining weight - but still not quite standing up.

The government’s climate change advisors have given a cautious green light to fracking in the UK.

Global per capita fish consumption passes the 20kg per year mark for the first time, but natural marine resources continue to be overfished, UN data shows.

How a celebrated milestone for the spoon-billed sandpiper turned to sadness.

Fossils of a sea worm that lived on the ocean floor about 500 million years ago are giving new insights into how early creatures evolved.

In July 1996, scientists in Scotland created the world’s first animal cloned from an adult cell

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.