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VIDEO: Time-lapse: Five years of the Sun
Space agency Nasa has released a time-lapse video showing the Sun over period of nearly five years - capturing one frame every eight hours.
UN agrees draft text for Paris
UN climate talks in Geneva have ended with agreement on a draft text for a new climate agreement to be discussed in Paris in December.
VIDEO: What should we say to aliens?
After Scientists said that they want to send messages to aliens - BBC World viewers have their say on what they would tell extraterrestrial life.
VIDEO: Net pioneer warns of digital 'Dark Age'
Our digital data, such as photos and documents, could be lost forever if we are unable to find ways of preserving old formats while new technologies take hold.
VIDEO: What is the digital 'Dark Age'?
Millions of us routinely upload photos and other personal information onto the internet, believing it will stay safe and be easily accessible.
VIDEO: Ultrasound glimpse of pygmy hippo baby
Ultrasound images of a baby pygmy hippopotamus kicking inside its mother's womb have been released by Melbourne Zoo.
Net pioneer warns of data Dark Age
Vint Cerf, a "father of the internet", says a way must be found to stop all our images and documents being lost through technological obsolescence.
Gannet colony 'is world's largest'
The Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth now has the world's largest colony of gannets following a count by experts.
'I'm close to a one-way ticket to Mars'
Why this 24-year-old wants a one-way trip
Conservation concern for UK insects
More than 30 British insect species have been classified as in danger of extinction, due to pollution and habitat loss.
US 'at risk of mega-drought future'
The American south-west and central plains may be on course for droughts the like of which they have not seen in over a 1,000 years, scientists say.
Plastic heading for oceans quantified
About eight million tonnes of plastic waste find their way into the world's oceans each year, a new scientific assessment suggests.
Scientists urged to seek alien contact
Scientists at a US conference in say the time has come to try actively to make contact with intelligent life on other worlds.
Dogs 'can spot happy human faces'
Dogs can tell the difference between happy and angry human facial expressions, a study suggests.
Ocean carbon leak 'ended Ice Age'
Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests.
Early results from farm bird count
Early results from a major count of farmland birds reveal sightings of several rare species.
Art and science collide to reopen Whitworth gallery
Making new art from old in a Nobel Prize winner's lab
Sao Paulo water crisis adds to Brazil business woes
Sao Paulo's water crisis hobbles Brazilian business
VIDEO: Do dogs know a happy face?
Dogs can tell the difference between happy and angry human facial expressions, a touch-screen study reveals.
VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a space weather satellite successfully launches from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on its third attempt.
'Space weather' mission launches
The Deep Space Climate Observatory launches from Florida on a mission to monitor both the Sun and the Earth.
Darwin finches' messy family tree
DNA analysis reveals frequent interbreeding between Darwin's famous Galapagos finches, and uncovers a gene linked to their different beak shapes.
Europe's mini-space shuttle returns
A prototype for a versatile mini-spaceplane has successfully completed its first test flight, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
VIDEO: How do you save an endangered pear?
Students at a college in Bedfordshire are trying to save an type of cooking pear, which is through have been first cultivated in the 13th century.
Popcorn's perfect recipe revealed
Physicists in France work out several details of what makes popcorn pop, including the critical temperature required.
Toucan 'to get prosthetic beak'
A toucan in Costa Rica, which lost part of its beak in an attack by youths, looks set to be fitted with a prosthetic replacement.
Urban areas 'provide haven' for bees
Britain's urban areas are home to more types of wild bee than farmland, say researchers.
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