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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.
Zoo defends Harambe gorilla shooting
The director of Cincinnati zoo says he would do the same again after a gorilla, into whose enclosure a child fell, was shot dead.
Crocodile snatches woman night swimmer
A woman is feared dead after a crocodile attack in Australia's Daintree National Park.
Backlash over gorilla killing at US zoo
The killing of a gorilla at a zoo in the US city of Cincinnati after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosure triggers outrage on social media.
VIDEO: Can baking soda save the world?
US researchers are testing a key ingredient of baking soda as a means of capturing carbon dioxide.
Flexi-space room expansion complete
A new, expandable "room" has been opened up on the International Space Station.
Zoo gorilla shot as boy falls into moat
Zoo officials shoot dead a gorilla after it grabbed a four-year-old boy who fell into its enclosure in the US city of Cincinnati.
Jurassic 'sea monster' is unveiled
Piecing together the bare bones of a sea reptile that swam at the time of the dinosaurs.
Alma telescope peers into space
Alma telescope peers into space from Chile
VIDEO: Onboard camera captures rocket landing
An onboard camera has captured the successful landing of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, returning from space after launching an Asian communications satellite.
Cooling technologies become red hot
Sainsbury's is trialling new food-cooling technologies that promise to be more eco-friendly than current alternatives.
VIDEO: Ice blocks make fridges less 'stupid'
Roger Harrabin visits a factory in Wales that is using ice to make fridges more economical.
Geologists revisit giant Zion landslide
US scientists produce their most precise date yet for the colossal landslide that shaped the big red canyon running through what is now Zion National Park.
DNA 'tape recorder' to trace cell history
Researchers invent a DNA "tape recorder" that can trace the family history of every cell in a body.
Australia removed from UN climate report
All references to climate change's impact on World Heritage sites in Australia are removed from a UN report after a government request.
VIDEO: A haven for endangered water voles
The water vole has become Britain's most endangered mammal, but a project in Worcestershire is trying to reverse the decline.
VIDEO: Did Neanderthals create stone rings?
Stone rings thought to be created by Neanderthals have been found in France
VIDEO: Scientists try to inflate room on side of ISS
Scientists have suspended inflation of a new room on the side of the International Space Station.
Navy investigates 'lost submarine find'
The Royal Navy is investigating claims the wreckage of a British submarine lost during World War Two has been discovered off the coast of Sardinia.
Solar Impulse lands in Pennsylvania
The sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has landed in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, after a near-17-hour flight.
HS2 'over-priced' say transport experts
HS2 is an over-priced, gold-plated project and will fail in many of its objectives a group of transport experts warns.
Exxon takes 'small step' on climate
Shareholders at Exxon Mobil AGM reject most proposals but voted in favour of a resolution that could see a climate activist elected to the board in the future.
Neanderthal stone structures discovered
Researchers investigating a cave in France have identified mysterious stone rings that were probably built by Neanderthals.
Contract to construct giant telescope
The contract is signed that will lead to the construction of one of this century's key astronomical facilities - the European Extremely Large Telescope.
'Polar bear hybrid' shot in Canada
A possible grizzly-polar bear hybrid has been shot by a hunter in northern Canada.
'Dinosaur crater' drill project success
Success is declared by the team drilling into the Chicxulub Crater, the deep scar made in the Earth's surface by the asteroid that hastened the end of the dinosaurs.
Crayfish and worms may die out together
A study finds that bizarre, tentacled worms which live attached to crayfish are at risk of extinction, alongside the crayfish themselves.
VIDEO: Storm-chasers film Kansas tornados
A news crew has been filming tornados outside Dodge City in Kansas. At least two people were injured in severe storms.
Solar Impulse aims for Pennsylvania
The sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse takes off from Dayton, Ohio, on a 750km flight to Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania.
Cattle drugs 'could fuel climate change'
Dosing farm animals with antibiotics increases greenhouse gas emissions from cow dung, research suggests.
Yellowstone in 1871 and today
Stunning photos of Yellowstone beauty spots in 1871 and today
Exxon 'has to change or die' on climate
The world's biggest publicly traded oil company faces a critical AGM under pressure from a broad coalition of shareholders on climate change.
Galileo launch for satellites 13 and 14
Two more satellites in the Galileo network are launched to orbit, putting the EU's version of GPS on course to start services at the end of the year.
Sentinel satellite probes coral health
European scientists are working on techniques that would allow them to routinely monitor the health of corals worldwide from orbit.
Evolutionary engineer wins tech prize
US biochemical engineer Frances Arnold takes the million-euro Millennium Technology Prize for pioneering 'directed evolution'.
Fracking approval reignites row
Approval for fracking in North Yorkshire raises the prospect of the controversial technique being allowed at other sites and restarts an intense debate.
China's science revolution
Five glimpses inside China's scientific revolution
Juries 'could enter virtual crime scenes'
Virtual reality technology used in the gaming industry could be utilised to recreate crime scenes for jurors, researchers claim.
The gene's still selfish: Dawkins' famous idea turns 40
Scientist and author Richard Dawkins discusses his legacy - and giving up Twitter
VIDEO: 'Scary but beautiful' lightning on film
Darren Soh, a landscape photographer, creates a composite image that captures the beauty of Singapore's lightning storms.
Review call over European GM crop ban
The ban on GM crops by European countries should be reassessed, the president of UK science body the Royal Society has said.
Landmark fracking operation approved
An application to carry out fracking in England for the first time since a ban was lifted in 2012 is approved.
VIDEO: What fracking vote means- in 20 seconds
After a successful bid to frack for shale gas in a North Yorkshire village, John Moylan explains how the process works.
Lions and zebras being kept at UK homes
Wild animals including lions, crocodiles, rattlesnakes and zebras are being kept legally on private property across the UK, licensing figures reveal.
Scientist spots Turkish banknote error
Nobel chemistry laureate spots DNA error on Turkish banknote.
Fossil gives clues to ancient extinction
A strange sea-dwelling reptile fossil suggests there was a burst of evolution after the mass extinction 250 million years ago.
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