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Bloodhound Diary: Racing into 2016
This is the year Bloodhound aims to go supersonic
December warmest and wettest month
December was the wettest and warmest month on record - but the Met Office says this sort of extreme weather 'won’t become the new normal for decades'.
VIDEO: How warm December affected gardens
December 2015 was a double record-breaking month according to figures from the Met Office.
Delhi embraces car restrictions on key working day
First real test for Delhi car rationing plan
How do elements get their names?
How do elements get their names?
New elements added to periodic table
Four chemical elements have been formally added to the periodic table, completing the scheme's seventh row.
Rice and palm oil risk to mangroves
The threat posed by the development of rice and palm oil plantations to mangroves in South-East Asia has been underestimated, a study suggests.
Ascension Island to be marine reserve
The government is to create a marine reserve almost as big as the UK in the Atlantic waters of Ascension Island.
VIDEO: Goat and tiger's unlikely friendship
A goat and tiger live in the same enclosure at a Russian safari park but how long can it last?
Advance 'can help find other worlds'
The pull of gravity on a distant star can now be measured more accurately, shedding light on other worlds, say astronomers.
Seal pup drop 'good news' for reserve
The number of pups born at England's largest seal colony drops for the first time after nine years of rapid growth.
'Sewing' with molten glass and maths
US researchers design a "molten glass sewing machine" by combining 3D printing of glass with a mathematical model of the looping liquid threads.
VIDEO: Tim Peake's New Year space message
British astronaut Tim Peake delivers a New Year message from the International Space Station.
Mild, wet December sets weather records
Long-standing weather records have been smashed by a stormy, yet warm December, the Met Office's early figures suggest.
VIDEO: Extinction warning for Africa's rhinos
Africa's rhino population could face extinction within 10 years, animal welfare experts warn.
Unearthing Roman 'nerve centre' in Spain
Unearthing a Roman 'nerve centre' in Spain
El Nino 'could be as bad as 1998'
Nasa warns that the effects of the current El Nino weather phenomenon could be as bad as that of 1998, the strongest on record.
VIDEO: Is it time for more laws to govern space?
Clive Coleman investigates the statutes that have their origins in the Cold War space race.
Worries grow over 'strongest El Nino'
Ten of millions of people will face hunger, water shortages and disease in 2016 as the impacts of a powerful El Nino linger into 2016.
A science preview of the year 2016
The possibilities exciting our science team in the coming year
What happened to the UK's moon dust?
Files released by the National Archives shed light on how prime ministers viewed an official souvenir of moon dust that was given to the country by the US.
Should we solar panel the Sahara?
Should we cover the Sahara desert with solar panels?
Rare 'corpse flower' blooms in Australia
A 2m-tall flower, known for its pungent odour which has been likened to rotting flesh, blooms in South Australia's Mount Lofty Botanic Garden.
DNA sheds light on Irish origins
Scientists have sequenced the first ancient human genomes from Ireland - throwing light on the genesis of Celtic populations.
Astronaut concern for UK floods
British astronaut Tim Peake tweets a picture of northern England, taken from the International Space Station, and expresses concern for all those caught up in flooding.
VIDEO: £60,000 cloned puppies 'really cute'
A British couple have paid £60,000 for two puppies cloned from their dead boxer.
VIDEO: World's rarest magpie comes to UK
Conservationists at Chester Zoo have brought one of the world's most endangered birds - the Javan green magpie - into captivity.
Science: Best long reads of 2015 (part two)
More of our best Science and Environment articles from 2015
Science: Best long reads of 2015 (part one)
A collection of the best science and environment reads this year
VIDEO: Review 2015: The year in science
Rebecca Morelle looks back on the year in science – from a British astronaut blasting off into space, to efforts to halt global warming here on Earth.
Peake calls wrong number from space
UK astronaut Tim Peake tweets a light-hearted apology after calling a wrong number from the International Space Station and asking "is this planet Earth?".
2015: The year in science and environment
2015 in science and environment news
How chemists plan to sniff out bombs
Chemists are developing new sensors to sniff out explosives before deadly attacks can occur.
Threatened mountain goat gets help from the skies
Populations of Spanish ibex are being pushed to the brink by illegal hunting and disease. Now scientists are using drones in an effort to conserve the threatened species of mountain goat.
Inmarsat's big boost to UK space
Inmarsat, the British satellite telecommunications company, has awarded the contract to build its next-generation constellation to Airbus.
Vultures in a flap over turbulence
Vultures have developed the ability to tap into turbulent air as a way of gaining altitude according to a new study.
Restoring the 'forests of the sea'
Researchers are encouraging people to buy 'underwater Christmas trees' to help fund the restoration of seaweed that suddenly disappeared in the 1980s.
VIDEO: The secrets revealed by coastal erosion
Archaeologist Tom Dawson, explains how the public can help to log sites at risk of coastal erosion.
VIDEO: The greatest toy you can't buy?
BBC News catches up with engineers at the University of Cambridge who have developed a prototype game, using remote-controlled airships.
VIDEO: Fireball filmed over Nevada and California
US defence officials confirm a streaking fireball over the skies of Nevada and California was Russian space debris.
VIDEO: El Nino's effect around the world
BBC Weather's Nick Miller looks at how the effects of El Nino are being felt around the world.
Crows' tool time captured on camera
Ecologists observe wild New Caledonian crows making and using hook-shaped tools, thanks to tiny tail-mounted cameras.
VIDEO: Crows shoot selfie videos for science
New Caledonian crows have been caught in the act of making and using hook-shaped tools, thanks to tiny tail-mounted cameras.
ISS crew receives Christmas delivery
A Russian cargo vehicle carrying food and supplies has docked with the International Space Station - just in time for Christmas.
Dogs 'can read canine emotions'
Dogs can copy each other's expressions in a split-second just like humans, showing the ability to "read emotions", according to Italian researchers.
Faulty tool halts Nasa Mars mission
The US space agency, Nasa, suspends the March launch of its next mission to Mars because of fault in a key research instrument.
Celebrating '12 trees of Christmas'
Conservationists are unveiling their 12 trees of Christmas, in a bid to highlight the plight facing some of the world's threatened conifers.
VIDEO: SpaceX rocket lands back on earth
The private space technology company SpaceX successfully lands a rocket back on land after a mission into space.
US rocket in historic upright landing
US company SpaceX lands an unmanned rocket upright after putting satellites into orbit - the first time such a feat has been accomplished.
US wild bees decline as biofuels boom
A new study says that wild bees in the US are declining in many areas because of increases in the amount of corn being grown for biofuel.
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