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June 20th
Sixty years after his father did it first, Kelly Walsh dives to the deepest point in Earth's oceans.
June 19th
Greta Thunberg says the world needs to treat climate change with similar urgency to Covid-19.
June 19th
A new analysis says global sport faces major disruption from climate change in coming decades.
June 19th
Scientists estimate "lost allotments" in the UK could have provided 6% of the population with their "five-a-day" diet.
June 19th
A new Russian-German space observatory produces the most detailed ever all-sky image seen in X-rays.
June 18th
Animals sold in markets and restaurants in Southeast Asia harbour multiple coronaviruses, study shows.
June 17th
The Xenon 1T experiment may have found signs of a previously undetected dark matter particle.
June 17th
The football-like fossil has puzzled scientists since it was found in Antarctica almost a decade ago.
June 17th
Japanese researchers succeed in fertilising pears using pollen carried on a soap bubble.
June 17th
A genetic survey of ancient remains from Ireland reveals the existence of a Stone Age social elite.
June 17th
Britain and America pave the way for US companies to launch their rockets from UK soil.
June 17th
Could the least exciting bit of Elon Musk's empire end up being the most transformative?
June 17th
UK satellite manufacturers will soon have the use of one of the biggest test vessels in Europe.
June 16th
Self-isolation, job loss and fear of Covid-19 are just some factors affecting our mental health.
June 16th
Airbus-UK wins a contract to advance the design of a robot for the Red Planet with four big wheels.
June 15th
Queens "quack" when ready to hatch - but if two are free at the same time, they fight to the death.
June 15th
A group promoting alternatives to the car said one garden village could be seven miles from a shop.
June 15th
A joint European-Russian satellite observes a light in Mars’ atmosphere that's generated by oxygen.
June 15th
The firm expects prices to be lower as plans to cut carbon emissions are sped up in the wake of coronavirus.
June 14th
The UK-built Solar Orbiter will track by our star on Monday at a distance of just over 77 million km.
June 13th
Kathy Sullivan is the first person to ever travel to both space and the bottom of the ocean.
June 12th
With species fast disappearing, the world needs a single target for fighting extinction, say experts.
June 10th
Creating a job in insulation costs £59,000 compared to £250,000 for a job in road maintenance, a report suggests.
June 8th
Can abandoned British coal mines help tackle the climate crisis?
June 8th
The pandemic has seen CO2 emissions fall - but will these changes be permanent?
June 8th
CO2 is at the heart of our changing climate. Here's why.
June 6th
An expedition of top UK botanists into previously unexplored rainforest in Colombia found rare species.
June 6th
Pandemic hunting scientists warn of a 'perfect storm' for new diseases to emerge from wildlife.
June 6th
There are concerns coronavirus might be starting to spread in parts of England again.
June 5th
The US Air Force will pit an advanced autonomous aircraft against a piloted plane in tests.
June 4th
A top climate scientist has called for more investment in climate computing.
June 4th
The Covid crisis is putting the survival of one of the UK's largest zoos at risk.
June 2nd
The bee-eating Asian hornet has already reached the Channel Islands and beekeepers fear it could soon reach the UK mainland.
May 31st
A guide to SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle, which carried astronauts to the space station.
May 31st
BBC News profiles the space travellers who will launch in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule.
May 30th
Two astronauts launched into orbit for historic mission to the International Space Station.
May 28th
How SpaceX's stylish spacesuit differs from other attire flown by astronauts.
May 27th
Why has SpaceX launched astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa?
May 26th
Ahead of the launch of the Crew Dragon mission, the BBC explains what SpaceX actually does.
May 24th
These are the key phases in the first crew mission to go to orbit from the US in nine years.
May 22nd
BBC News answers questions about the first orbital launch of astronauts from US soil in nine years.
May 5th
BBC News looks at what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate.
May 1st
Use our translator tool to find out what all the scientific terms used to discuss climate change actually mean.