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Scientists uncover evidence for a large-scale, prehistoric migration into Britain in the Bronze Age.

The government is urged not to abandon talks to let the UK take part in a €100bn EU research programme.

Elephant seal mums can distinguish their own offspring at just two days old, research shows.

Researchers say the fossil is at least 66 million years old and was about to hatch just like a chicken.

See the $10bn James Webb Space Telescope hoisted atop its launch rocket in French Guiana.

It is thought to have been more than 2.5m long and lived 326 million years ago in Northumberland.

The world’s first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality - but scientists are up in arms.

People from Britain or Ireland may have reached the remote Faroe Islands before the Vikings.

'Body count' study gives first estimate of animals killed in wildfires in Brazil's Pantanal wetland.

Katie Fields lost her father in the Kentucky twisters - just after urging him on a call to flee.

Debuting in the top 5, the album featuring endangered birds is above Justin Bieber and Abba.

A mouse has been spotted after attempts to eradicate the invasive rodents from a remote island.

The biggest space telescope ever built is ready to show us the first stars to light up the cosmos.

New Zealand scientists have used satellite tags to follow whales around the Southern Ocean.

The highest temperature recorded in the region last year - 38C (100F) - is officially confirmed.

Professionals in the field score similarly to the general public in brainpower, a study says.

Are tornadoes becoming more frequent, dangerous or unpredictable - and is the changing climate to blame?

An experiment is taking place on an industrial estate just outside Didcot in the south of England.

Laura Shepard Churchley's father, Alan, became the first American in space in 1961.

The government again promises a ban - but campaigners say it needs to set a date.

Where do you lose energy in your home? Here are some tips to save energy cheaply this winter

The rapid, global growth of dams is having a destructive impact on the habitats of tigers and jaguars.

Scientists hope the hi-tech sleeping bag will stop eyeballs being squashed by zero-gravity in space.

The loss of marshes, bogs and swamps is driving a global decline in dragonflies and damselflies, conservation research finds.

The test site is being built in Moray as part of the development of a space port in the Highlands.

The risk to humans is low but diseased birds should not be touched, officials say.

Recordings of fish 'whooping, croaking and growling' reveal reef coming back to life, scientists say.

Indonesia aims to use biofuels to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but it may damage its forests in the process.

Airbus will lead the construction of the Ariel observatory which will study 1,000 distant worlds.

The six men and four women could fly to the space station and on future missions to the Moon.

More funding is needed to prepare for pandemics and prevent gains from being lost, Dame Sarah Gilbert says.

The Fukushima disaster turned Japan away from nuclear. A new energy source may help it quit coal.

Dr Caoimhe Rooney, from Belfast, keeps one eye on calculus and the other fixed firmly on the stars.

Researchers discover coastal species living on debris miles from their natural surroundings.

A gene editing technique may prevent the slaughter of animals not needed by the livestock industry.

The oil giant said the economic case for investment in the controversial project was "not strong enough".

Ministers are told they must agree tougher policies to get the UK on track to meet goals set at COP26.

The empty brown fields of winter countryside could be transformed under new land subsidy rules for England.

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season has now officially ended, and it's been the third most active on record.

Scientists say they have made a major step forward in storing information in molecules of DNA.

With a similar landscape to other worlds, it could aid research into extra-terrestrial missions.

The number of cyclists being killed on rural English roads rose sharply over the last year.

Ethics experts publish a report as the government considers whether to allow gene-edited farm animals.

The fungal networks in soil can help fight climate change but are under threat, experts say.

Efforts to create "green jobs" need to intensify if the government is to meet its target, a report says.

Nasa has asked the private sector to design new spacesuits that can be used on the Moon.

The mosaic, part of a villa complex, is said to be one of the most significant found in Britain.

Olaf Scholz will head a three-party coalition with broad plans for transition to a green economy.

A spacecraft has started its journey as it aims to deliberately nudge an asteroid off course.

English universities begin programmes to attract more ethnic minority students into research.