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US cars 'must be left out of post-Brexit trade deal'
UK safety campaigners raise concerns about an increase in the number of US deaths caused by SUVs.
Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures
Researchers have developed a tiny lightweight video camera that can be carried by a beetle.
Scientists shed light on how the blackest fish in the sea 'disappear'
Experts have shed light on the mystery of how the blackest fish in the deep sea are camouflaged.
The bilbies 'thriving' after a 100-year absence in New South Wales
The marsupial has bred in the wild in New South Wales for the first time in a century.
Climate change: Summers could become 'too hot for humans'
Rising global temperatures could see summers that are too hot to work in.
Solar Orbiter: Closest ever pictures taken of the Sun
The European Solar Orbiter probe captures images just 77 million km from the Sun's surface.
UK electrical waste mountain growing
Households and businesses in the UK are producing 1.45 million tonnes of electrical waste a year.
Climate change: Siberian heatwave 'clear evidence' of warming
The heatwave would have been almost impossible without human-caused climate change, a study says.
Trump weakens environmental law to speed up infrastructure projects
The president hails the changes as "historic", but critics say they are designed to avoid scrutiny.
Desert telescope takes aim at ageing our Universe
A telescope high in the Atacama Desert in Chile enters the debate about the age of the Universe.
Nuclear blast sends star hurtling across galaxy
A star has been sent hurtling across the galaxy after undergoing a partial supernova.
Fertility rate: 'Jaw-dropping' global crash in children being born
Nearly every country will see their populations fall as the world has fewer babies.
Aztec palace's remains uncovered off Mexico City's main Zócalo plaza
The location of ruler Axayácatl's palace was later used by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Coronavirus: How to talk about conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories have thrived during the pandemic - what's the right way to talk to someone who believes them?
Mythbusters host Grant Imahara dies at 49
He was known for Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project, and made models for the Star Wars prequels.
Natural solutions boosted to help prevent floods
Hollows in the ground to catch and store heavy rain water are among projects that will get cash.
Winter wave of coronavirus 'could be worse than first'
Modelling suggests there could be a deadly second peak, killing more than 100,000 people in the UK.
Coronavirus: How did Florida get so badly hit by Covid-19?
Florida is becoming the new US epicentre - but what's behind the rising case counts?
Coronavirus: Why attitudes to masks have changed around the world
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump both publicly wore face masks for the first time. Why now?
New equation ‘could predict earthquakes better’ say Edinburgh experts
Researchers in Edinburgh produce a new mathematical model aimed at improving how earthquakes are predicted.
Comet captured streaking across Stonehenge night sky
Comet Neowise has been spotted by stargazers across the UK as it heads past Earth.
Saving one of the world's rarest antelope
There are fewer than 500 hirola living in the wild, down from thousands just 40 years ago.
Coronavirus: Escaping to space in lockdown
For those who have felt trapped by lockdown measures, the night sky could offer an escape.
Coronavirus: How can we make post-pandemic cities smarter?
Will the "anthropause" brought on by lockdowns make our cities greener, cleaner and quieter in future?
Iron Age 'mystery' murder victim found in Wendover
A Stonehenge-style wooden formation and a lead-lined Roman burial are also among the finds.
OneWeb sale to UK-Bharti group gets court approval
A New York court hearing accepts the plan to pull the OneWeb satellite company out of bankruptcy.
Free home insulation: Too good to be true?
Questions remain over the Green Homes Grant, which aims to make homes more energy efficient.
Venice test brings up floodgates for first time
The system of 78 mobile barriers has taken years to construct and its design goes back to the 1980s.
Nasa Mars rover Perseverance is attached to rocket
The US space agency's next rover is placed atop of the rocket that will send it to the Red Planet.
European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
The European mammals will restore a rich habitat for local wildlife, conservationists say.
England's future water supplies at 'serious risk'
MPs warn some regions will run out of water within the next 20 years unless "urgent action" is taken.
Climate change: Road plans will scupper CO2 targets, report says
The majority of emissions cuts from electric cars will be wiped out by new road-building.
Coronavirus: Dirty air 'on the rise again' in UK cities
As Britain eases out of its Covid-19 lockdown, nitrogen vehicle emissions look to be going back up.
Clean energy future 'is vital' - UN chief
The UN Secretary-General tells a meeting that it is "vital" the world moves towards clean energy.
JCB electric digger wins top MacRobert engineering prize
An all-electric construction vehicle from the Staffordshire firm wins this year's MacRobert Award.
Elon Musk says full self-driving Tesla tech 'very close'
A future software update could activate full "level-five" autonomy in cars, the Tesla founder says.
Extinction: One third of all lemurs 'on the brink'
A third of all the lemur species on Earth are "one step from extinction".
Gorillas in Nigeria: World's rarest great ape pictured with babies
The sighting of young Cross River gorillas in Nigeria eases fears they will soon die out.
Climate change: 'Rising chance' of exceeding 1.5C global target
The chance of breaching one of the Paris accord goals in the next five years has doubled, a study says.
Coronavirus: Is India the next global hotspot?
India's confirmed cases are going up rapidly, but it's not all bad news.
The tech behind Virgin Orbit's mission to space
Marc Cieslak looks at how Virgin Orbit plans to launch its rockets from a plane.
Evidence found of epic prehistoric Pacific voyages
New evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia.
Why are we 'milking' crabs for a coronavirus vaccine?
Horseshoe crab blood is used to help develop medicine, but some people want the practice stopped.
Rosewood smuggling in The Gambia: Shipping firm halts timber exports
A BBC investigation found vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from The Gambia.
Coronavirus: WHO rethinking how Covid-19 spreads in air
The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles.
New government unit to take over Covid response
There are questions over whether the Joint Biosecurity Centre has the expertise needed for the job.
Coronavirus: 'The masks you throw away could end up killing a whale'
As the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more protective equipment is ending up in the sea.
Esa and Nasa line up satellites to measure Antarctic sea-ice
Aligning polar satellites will enable the first ever reliable maps of Antarctic sea-ice thickness.
Siberian Arctic 'up to 10 degrees warmer' in June
The average temperature in the region reached a record high in some area, EU data shows.
Sunak to unveil £2bn home insulation scheme
The chancellor will announce some households could get grants up to £10,000 for energy-saving projects.
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