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SpaceX rocket set to return to flight

The US SpaceX rocket company hopes to resume operations after a launch pad explosion in September.

14 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Alien bird risk from pet trade

The trade in caged birds poses a risk to native species if birds manage to escape, research suggests.

13 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

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Orcas reveal the origin of menopause

By studying the long lives of killer whale families, researchers say they have solved the evolutionary mystery of the menopause.

12 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Fossils find place on tree of life

11 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

£1.3bn tidal lagoon backed by review

12 January 2017
From the section Wales
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Warming world 'harming insects'

10 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Monkey tries to mate with deer

10 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Trump win 'won't sway world on climate'

10 January 2017
From the section UK Politics

Chimps craft special tools for drinking

10 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

'Missing element' found in Earth's core

10 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Mother-baby bonding insight revealed

9 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Urbanisation 'detected in evolution'

7 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

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New gibbon species named by Star Wars fans

11 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

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Inside the secret lives of polar bears

11 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

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Blind mice have sight restored

11 January 2017
From the section Health

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Clash of cultures over Amazon dams

10 January 2017
From the section Latin America & Caribbean

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Chimp drinking culture caught on video

10 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

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Life inside China's most polluted city

6 January 2017
From the section Asia

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'Star Wars gibbon' is new species

11 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

'Puppy talk' - why do we use it?

11 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Features

Peggy's face at last

Hopes rise for scientists studying Saturn’s rings

Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent

13 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Nightmare on the pill

My battle with depression, anxiety and panic

11 January 2017
From the section Magazine

Prawn vs Parasite

The unlikely weapon against an endemic disease

Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent

11 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment
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Obama: Green energy shift 'irreversible'

9 January 2017
From the section Science & Environment

Uncertain future for UK nuclear fusion lab

David Shukman Science editor

29 November 2016
From the section Science & Environment

Trump nominee to rekindle climate battle?

Matt McGrath Environment correspondent

8 December 2016
From the section Science & Environment

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