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Bid to delay air pollution plan fails

The UK Government has lost a court bid to delay publication of its air pollution strategy.

27 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Cassini signal picked up by Nasa

The Cassini spacecraft is back in contact with Earth after diving in between Saturn's rings and cloudtops.

27 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

First Americans claim sparks controversy

A study that claims humans reached the Americas 130,000 years ago, much earlier than previously suggested, has run into controversy.

26 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Baby humpback whales 'whisper' to mums

26 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

'Fossil' groundwater's modern secret

26 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Builders 'behind UK flooding risk'

26 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Physics of throwing calculated

26 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Climate change could transform gardens

26 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Primitive human 'lived more recently'

25 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Family tree of dog breeds reveals secrets

25 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

'World's oldest fungus' discovered

25 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Lamb-in-a-bag test of artificial womb

25 April 2017
From the section Health

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Should designer cats be banned?

27 April 2017
From the section UK

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Why does this rhino have 24-hour security?

25 April 2017
From the section Africa

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What Trump wouldn't want to do in space

24 April 2017
From the section US & Canada

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The hedgehog friendly village

22 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

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Empty third seat at ISS launch

20 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

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Birth of baby orca filmed at SeaWorld

21 April 2017
From the section US & Canada

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Munch inspired by 'screaming clouds'

24 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

New Zealand quake's unexpected benefit

20 April 2017

Features

Iceberg 'doodles'

The strange and beautiful shapes on polar sea-floors

25 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Machine learning

How one type of AI is already in your life

25 April 2017
From the section Technology

Circular runways

Answering critics of a radical redesign for airports

21 April 2017
From the section Magazine

Restless mountains

Satellites to monitor every land volcano on Earth

19 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

'Penguin Pompeii'

Antarctic scientists stumble across an ancient stench

Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent

11 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

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Whale world

Stunning footage shows feeding and social habits

18 April 2017
From the section US & Canada

Analysis

Renewables' deep-sea mining conundrum

David Shukman Science editor

11 April 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Trump's plan changes US climate narrative

Matt McGrath Environment correspondent

28 March 2017
From the section Science & Environment

'Fake research' comes under scrutiny

27 March 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Air quality

Programmes, video and downloads: Solutions to air pollution from across the world

10 March 2017

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