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Updated 2025-07-01 08:00
Oranges bug 'hacks insect behaviour'
A deadly disease of citrus plants spreads by manipulating its insect host, research suggests.
New director general takes Esa reins
Johann-Dietrich Woerner moves from the German space agency to head up the European Space Agency.
Light crystals clinch physics medal
US physicist Eli Yablonovitch, who first created "photonic crystals" to repel, trap and steer light, will receive the Newton Medal from the UK's Institute of Physics.
'Leap second' delays midnight
Midnight came later on Tuesday as for the first time in three years an extra second was added to the official time set by atomic clocks.
VIDEO: 'I feel like I can fly forever'
A solar-powered plane that is attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean is encountering its first weather front.
Solar plane attempts to cross front
A solar powered plane is encountering its first weather front during its attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean.
Babbler bird calls 'convey meaning'
A bird can communicate by rearranging sounds into calls that convey meaning in the same way that humans use language, say scientists.
VIDEO: Leap second: What does it mean?
Midnight will come later tonight, as for the first time in three years, an extra second is added to the official time set by atomic clocks.
China climate change plan unveiled
China - the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases - has announced details of its climate action plan.
Climate change 'action needed'
The UK must take urgent action to prepare for the impacts of climate change in the UK, according to a report submitted to the government.
China 'to set out climate pledges'
China is set to reveal how much it will cut carbon emissions by beyond 2020, says Premier Li Keqiang during a visit to Europe.
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on life in space
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on life in space
US court blocks key pollution change
The US Supreme Court blocks a key government attempt to limit pollution from the country's power plants after industry challenges the changes.
Council blocks fracking application
An application to start fracking at a site in Lancashire is rejected by county councillors.
VIDEO: 'No going back' for Solar Impulse
A solar-powered plane has passed the "point of no return" in its second bid at making a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean.
Solar plane passes 'no return' point
A solar-powered plane passes the "point of no return" after leaving Japan for a second attempt at a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean.
China's carbon crunch
Charting China's climate change ambitions
SpaceX rocket explodes after launch
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket breaks apart in flames after lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida - its first failure in 19 launches.
VIDEO: World's smelliest plant blooms in Edinburgh
One of the world's largest and smelliest flowers has blossomed for the first time in Scotland.
Does the future of wildlife lie in captivity?
Does the future of wildlife lie in captivity?
In search of stag beetles
On a family hunt for the now rarely-seen stag beetle
Call for more protection for seagrass
Seagrasses - the underwater plants that act as nursery grounds for young fish - need more protection, according to Welsh scientists.
The making of a metrosexual gorilla
The good-looking gorilla that captivated women in Japan and beyond
UCL: 'Hunt will not be reinstated'
The president of University College London says that Prof Sir Tim Hunt will not be reinstated after his controversial comments about women.
Scientists try to understand heatwave
Scientists in India and Pakistan say higher temperatures were just one factor in the recent heatwaves and other causes such as air pressure, humidity and sea breezes played a role.
VIDEO: Sir David tells Obama how to save planet
The distinguished broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, has been on a visit to the White House at the personal invitation of President Obama.
UK GM wheat 'does not repel pests'
A strain of genetically modified wheat developed in the UK has failed to repel pests as intended in field trials.
VIDEO: Lemurs 'could vanish from wild'
The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years.
Sat firm eyes huge rocket campaign
The OneWeb company, which aims to take affordable internet connectivity to every part of the globe, says it will need the biggest commercial rocket campaign in history to get all of its satellites in orbit.
Madagascar's lemurs cling to survival
The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years.
Face of bizarre sea creature revealed
One of nature's most bizarre animals - Hallucigenia - is finally revealed in its entirety after specimens in Canada reveal its missing face.
'Hoff crab' gets formal scientific name
A hairy Antarctic crab that was dubbed "The Hoff" when it was first found in Antarctic waters gets a formal scientific description and name.
VIDEO: Taking giraffes for a scientific walk
How zoo giraffes are helping veterinary scientists to find out if very long, spindly legs are a help or a hindrance for walking.
Climate change: Is the Dutch court ruling 'a game changer'?
Is the Dutch court ruling 'a game changer'?
Drastic action to save endangered tortoise
In a desperate bid to save one of the world's most endangered animals, conservationists are taking the controversial step of defacing the last survivors.
VIDEO: Hands on nature at Oxford museum
Oxford University Museum of Natural History has been shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year.
Netherlands ordered to cut emissions
A court in the Netherlands orders the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020, in a class action suit launched by activists.
EU climate chief slams UK wind policy
The EU's climate chief says the UK's scrapping of subsidies will make it harder to meet renewables targets and an official describes the move as "mind-boggling".
VIDEO: Racehorses still getting quicker
Racehorses are continuing to get quicker, a study of winning times spanning 165 years of racing indicates.
Wild beaver gives birth in England
A female from the first wild beaver colony in England for hundreds of years has given birth to at least two young.
Racehorses 'still getting quicker'
Racehorses are continuing to get quicker, a study of winning times spanning 165 years of racing indicates.
The man who keeps finding new species of shark
The man who keeps discovering new species
The medical conundrum of plane stowaways
How could someone survive at -56C with no oxygen?
US universities on symbolic visit to Iran
US universities make symbolic return to Iran
Bid for UK's fracking return debated
A bid to start the UK's first fracking operation in four years near the Lancashire coast is being examined
'Radical' land reform plan unveiled
The Scottish government publishes "radical" proposals aimed at widening the ownership of land across the country.
VIDEO: Christopher Nolan on Interstellar science
Director Christopher Nolan talks about the importance of accurate science in making his film Interstellar, after a leading scientific journal calls for it to be shown in school lessons.
Call to show Interstellar in schools
A scientific journal calls for the film Interstellar to be shown in school science lessons.
EU Sentinel satellite to track crops
The second of the European Union's Sentinel Earth-observing satellites launches on a mission that will allow scientists to map the performance of the world's crop harvests.
Neanderthals mixed with us in Europe
Modern humans and Neanderthals interbred in Europe, according to an analysis of 40,000-year-old DNA.
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